Legacy
Donald Macleod and Laurie Stras explore Barbara Strozzi’s legacy, both in her own time and today.
Donald Macleod and Laurie Stras explore Barbara Strozzi’s legacy, both in her own time and today.
The singer, and composer Barbara Strozzi neither held any position at church or court, nor had a consistent patron, and yet she published eight volumes of her own music, and had more secular music in print than any other composer of the era. Over the course of this week, Donald Macleod is joined by Professor Laurie Stras to explore the life of this extraordinary musician, and the world of 17th-century Venice in which she lived and worked. This was a world in which, despite the acknowledged successes of female artists in literature and music, being a successful composer seems to have aroused suspicion, and brought accusations of impropriety.
In Friday’s episode, Donald and Laurie explore the final years of Barbara Strozzi’s life and discuss her legacy as a composer, both in her own time, and today
Conclusione dell’opera, Op 1’25
Fieri Consort
Parasti in dulcedine, Op 5, No 8
Olga Pasiecznik, soprano
Altri Stromenti
Lucie belle deh ditemi perche, Op 8, No 7
Emanuela Galli, soprano
La Risonanza
Fabio Bonizzoni, conductor
Salve Regina, Op 5
Anna Jobrant, soprano
Serikon
Erik Westberg, conductor
Gite, o giorni dolenti, Op 2, No 21
Peggy Belanger, soprano
Michel Angers, theorbo
Consort Baroque Laurenita
L’amante modesto, Op 1, No 13
Cappella Mediterranea
Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, conductor
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Barbara Strozzi
Conclusione dell'opera, Op1, No 25
Ensemble: Fieri Consort.- FIER003VOV.
- Fieri Records.
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Barbara Strozzi
Parasti in dulcedine (Al Sacremento), Op 5, No 8
Singer: Olga Pasichnyk. Ensemble: Altri Stromenti. -
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Barbara Strozzi
L'Astratto, Op 8, No 4
Singer: Emőke Baráth. Orchestra: Il Pomo d’Oro. Director: Francesco Corti.- Erato : 9029563221.
- Erato.
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Barbara Strozzi
Salve Regina, Op 5
Singer: Anna Jobrant. Ensemble: Serikon. Conductor: Erik Westberg.- FOOTPRINT : FRCD073.
- FOOTPRINT.
- 5.
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Barbara Strozzi
Gite, o giorni dolenti , Op 2, No 21
Performer: Michael Angers. Singer: Peggy Bélanger. Ensemble: Consort Laurentia.- STR33948.
- Stradivarius.
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Barbara Strozzi
L'amante modesto, Op.1, No 13
Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea. Conductor: Leonardo García Alarcón.- Ambronay : AMY020.
- Ambronay.
- 10.
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- Fri 3 Mar 2023 12:00BBC Radio 3
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