Neglected/Forgotten Female composers

[mjames]

Can you guys recommend me some compositions by female composers (not just piano music)?

i just made an awesome discovery, Dora Pejačević's Symphony in F Sharp Minor...oh mah gawd it's so lovely. And her fantasie for orchestra and piano.....oh jesus....It's all too sweet. I haven't given her solo piano works a chance yet, but I will soon.

I'm already familiar with Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Wieck, and Cecile Chaminade :O

Of course don't get me wrong, I don't judge music based on the sex of the composer....

[thalbergmad]

Indeed, Pejacevics neglect is almost impossible to explain. The fantasy is that good, it is almost painful. The piano concertos by Miriam Hyde are almost as good and the 2 concertos by Marie Jaell that were broadcast last year, possibly even superior to the Pejacevic.

I am developing a passion for Leopoldine Blahetka. There is a delicious Polonaise on you tube.

Thal


 

[pbryld]

Clara Wieck

Clara Schumann is definitely not forgotten. Her piano output isn't that special so not really 'neglected' either I'd say.

[vektorblake]

I'm a big fan of Sofia Gubaidulina, specifically her piece "Chaconne" is a great one:

  It is one of those songs that at first seems very brash and random but after a few listens becomes quite catchy in its own way. I find myself humming some of the main themes.

She wrote a handful of other piano solo works and some orchestral/concerto-type works as well, search around for them. I think Spotify has some collection albums if you use that.

[senanserat]

I'm a big fan of Sofia Gubaidulina, specifically her piece "Chaconne" is a great one:

  It is one of those songs that at first seems very brash and random but after a few listens becomes quite catchy in its own way. I find myself humming some of the main themes.

She wrote a handful of other piano solo works and some orchestral/concerto-type works as well, search around for them. I think Spotify has some collection albums if you use that.

Musical Toys' the Fisherman 's Song is amazing.