Women Composers (2018) Kostenlos Anschauen

• 79%
• 2018
• Dokumentarfilm
• Musik

When Leipzig pianist Kyra Steckeweh realised that her repertoire almost exclusively consisted of music composed by men, she began searching for pieces written by female composers. Her research in archives, libraries, and publishing houses quickly brought to light a variety of remarkable piano pieces that have been buried in history and rarely performed.. Steckeweh sees a lot of catching up to do, which is why the focus of her piano recitals has since shifted to the music of women composers. At the beginning of 2016 her album, "En dehors", with piano works by Mel Bonis and Lili Boulanger, was released and in 2017 she recorded another album with piano works by Fanny Hensel and Emilie Mayer. With these releases she has brought to our attention and delight four very different composers, all of whom left a diverse body of work. In addition to the in-depth examination of the music, Steckeweh, as a pianist and historian, seeks to look "behind the notes": How did these women live? What ...