Probably a XIXth century woman couldn’t contribute significantly as an artist, composer or concert organizer, right?
And if we apply the critical eye of early music to more recent times, what do we get? Here we take a step aside to discover the work of Clara Wieck-Schumann (1819-1896), a genius pianist and talented composer, overshadowed by a composer husband at a time when married women were kept out of the public sphere. Natasha Loges, professor of musicology, tells us about her career as a pianist after her husband's death and how concerts were scheduled in the 19th century, at the height of the Romantic period.
CREDITS
guest Natasha Loges, musicologist
interview & editing Andrew Burn
production REMA
credits music
Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau
performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset
Camera Lucida 2014
All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques
design Doretta Rinaldi
original drawings Vincent Flückiger
cover score Folio, An einem lichten Morgen, op. 23, 1872 (Library of Congress, ML96.S4148)
music
Piano Sonata in G Minor 2. : Adagio, Scherzo & Rondo - Robert Schumann
performed by Franz Vorraber
Hommage à Schumann, Thorofon 2012
Romanze, Leidenschaftlich schnell - Clara Schumann
performed by Flóra Fábri, Martin Jantzen
live recording, 2021
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K.331. I. Tema con variazione - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Improvisation 3
Moments musicaux Op. 94 D. 780: III. Allegro moderato in F Minor - Franz Schubert
composed and performed by Josep Colom
Moments musicaux, MarchVivo 2022
