Tag: Cécile Chaminade
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Monday Link Round Up: March 6, 2017
News to start your week! The Guardian has reviews of two new CDs of works by women. The first are works for piano and orchestra, including the Amy Beach Concerto, Dorothy Howell’s D Minor Concerto, and Cécile Chaminade’s Konzertstück. Read the review here. There is also a new recording by pianist Diane Ambache featuring the chamber works of Grażyna…
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Cécile Chaminade
French born Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) was arguably one of the best known women to compose music in her lifetime and was extremely popular in America. Known for her salon pieces, Chaminade also scored many large works. She was able to achieve a strong music education despite her father’s disapproval. She performed some of her earliest…