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Classical Discoveries is paying tribute to music by women composers from all over the world in observance of Womens History month.
History was not very kind to women in the past as they were destined to be wives and mothers and were kept away from education and culture by controlling fathers and husbands.
Women were forbidden to write, compose or paint and the only way for some, to escape that path was to join a convent, however these often had many restrictions on creativity.
The lucky ones born to wealthy or artistic families were allowed to be creative, however some of them could not escape the sad destiny of having their works claimed by men.
Many woman did not sign their works or they used a male name and in addition it has been suggested by many researchers that most Anonymous compositions were created by women.
Only recently, recording technology and general awareness have brought to light women composers going back many centuries, proving that dispise of all unfavoritable circumstances, woman's contribution to humanities is equal to that of their male counterparts.



6:00am - 7:00am
(H*01)...Elizabeth Poston - "In Praise of Woman" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor, Graham Johnson, piano - Hyperion - CDA66709
(M*01)...Jeanne E. Shaffer - Three Faces of Woman - Richard Stoltzman, clarinet with Warsaw National Philharmonic, George Manahan, conductor - MMC - MMC2094
Elizabeth Weichsell Billington - Sonata I in D Major, Opus I - Hester Park - CD 7703
(N*02)...Florence Price - Song to the Dark Virgin - Darryl Taylor, tenor, Maria Corley, piano - Naxos - 8.559136
(C*02)(N*02)...Violet Archer - Ten Folksongs for four Hands (Book I) - Pierre Beaudet and Guy Bourassa, pianists - CBC Records - PSCD 2027-5
(H*01)...Rosa Giacinta Badalla - "Non plangete" - Roberta Invernizzi, Soprano with Bizzarrie Armoniche - Opus 111 - OP 30341
(B*02)... Margaret Sutherland- Concerto for String Orch . - Queensland Symphony Orch., Patrick Thomas, conductor - ABC Records(Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - 465 734-2

7:00am - 8:00am
(Q*01)...Lili Boulanger - Psalm 24 - Symphonic Choir of Namur, Philharmonic Orch. of Luxembourg, Mark Stringer, conductor - Timpani - 1C1046
(E*03)...Ester Magi - Vesper - Strings of the Estonian Natinal Symphony Orch., Aivo Valja, conductor - Eesti Radio - ERCD 031
Elodie Lauten -"The Empress" from "The Deus Ex Machina Cycle" - Baroque Ensemble conducted by Mimi Stern-Wolfe - 4Tay Inc. - CD 4013
(M*04)...Vitezslava Kapralova - Military Sinfonietta - Czech Symphony Orch. of Brno, Frantisek Jilek, conductor - Matous - MK 0049-2
Constanza Porter, arr Paul Caldwell - Psalm 117 - St. Cecilia Youth Chorale and brass ensemble, Paul Caldwell, conductor - Marcus Media - No Number Given
(K*01)...Libby Larsen - Symphony No. 4, "String Symphony" - Scottish Chamber Orch., Joel Revzen, conductor - Koch International Classics - 3-7481-2

8:00am -9:00am
Rachel Portman - Selection from "The Cider House Rules" - Conducted by David Snell - Sony Classical - SK 89031
(A*01)...Sirvart Karamanuk - The Hard Year - Komitas Chamber Choir, Hovhanes Mirzoyan, conductor - Albany Records - TROY 478
(L*01)...Kay Gardner - Rainforest - Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Carolann Martin, conductor - Leonarda - LE 327
Grazyna Bacewicz - "Scherzo" - Ewa Kupiec, Piano - Hanssler Classic - CD 93.034
(A*07)...Attr. to M.L. Naryshkina - On the Hills - Talisman - Dorian Recordings - DOR-93244
(V*01)...Vera Stanojevic - Notturno - Moravian Philharmonic Orch., Jiri Mikula, conductor - Vienna Modern Masters - VMM 3045
Teresa Procaccini - "Musica Barbara" - "Sinfonietta", Orch. of the Radio Tele. Bulgaria - Edipan - PAN CDC 3005
Maya Jobarteh - Fountain of a People's Hope - Tricom Records - TriCD 1002

9:00am - 10:00am
(M*03)...Chiara Margarita Cozzolani - "Messe Paschale" - Magnificat, Warren Stewart , conductor - Musica Omnia - mo0209

10:00am - 11:00am
(M*03)...Chiara Margarita Cozzolani above (Conclusion)
(V*01)...Nancy Van De Vate - Overture to the Opera "All Quiet on the Western Front" - Moravian Philharmonic, Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor - Vienna Modern Masters - VMM 4004
(A*01)...Franghiz Ali-Zadeh- Music for Piano - Composer, Prepared Piano - BIS - CD-827
(L*02)...Loreta Narvilaite - "Call-Light" - Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Center - LMIPCCD 011-012
(I*01)...Eleni Karaindrou - Selections from the soundtrack to "Trojan Women" - ECM New Series - 472 139-2
(A*01)...Karolina Eiriksdottir - Five Pieces for Orch. - Icelandic Chamber Orch., Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor - ITM - 7-01
Keiko Abe - "Michi" - Rebecca Kite, marimba - Percussion, Minneapolis, Mn - CD-9301