Women had to struggle for recognition as composers well into the 20th century, and many of their works remain undiscovered because music, like painting and literature, was considered a predominantly male domain for a long time. Why do you think it’s important to focus on female composers?

Statistics reveal a bleak picture of the limited impact of female composers in all areas of classical music. Yet there are so many treasures to be unearthed! We aim to rediscover this wonderful music, which was thought to have been forgotten, and to perform as much of it as possible. The fact that these works also enrich the constantly growing yet comparatively small body of repertoire written for cello and piano is, of course, a bonus…. (from the booklet notes)

You’ll find works by six “Grandes Dames”: Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Lera Auerbach, Amy Beach, Flora Geisselbrecht, and Rita Strohl. Which criteria did you use in making your selection?

Rita Strohl’s Sonata has been part of our concerts for several years now, and we wanted to introduce that work with a series of shorter works to begin the album. Thus, although the first five pieces are thoroughly different, the order we have chosen for them is deliberate; we feel that there is a kind of common thread running through them. The track-list is conceived like a concert programme; the last piece, Rita Strohl’s melancholy “Solitude”, fulfills the function of an encore.

01. Marilies Guschlbauer – 3 Romances, Op. 22 No. 3, Leidenschaftlich schnell (Performed on Cello & Piano)
02. Marilies Guschlbauer – Postlude for Cello and Piano
03. Marilies Guschlbauer – Capriccio in A-Flat Major, H-U. 247
04. Marilies Guschlbauer – 4 Sketches, Op. 15 No. 3, Dreaming (Version for Cello & Piano)
05. Marilies Guschlbauer – Mein Schatten kann übers Wasser gehen
06. Marilies Guschlbauer – Sonate dramatique Titus et Bérénice I. Moderato – Molto movimento Intercertitude de Titus
07. Marilies Guschlbauer – Sonate dramatique Titus et Bérénice II. Vivace Appartements de Bérénice
08. Marilies Guschlbauer – Sonate dramatique Titus et Bérénice III. Lento – Tristamente Bérénice sait tout
09. Marilies Guschlbauer – Sonate dramatique Titus et Bérénice IV. Allegro molto movimento Le terrible moment approche
10. Marilies Guschlbauer – Solitude
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