“Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?” So pondered Clara Schumann, remembered as one of the finest pianists of all time.

In “Wonder Women!”, pianist and humorist Sarah Hagen delves into the remarkable stories and piano music of forgotten female composers from the classical repertoire. This recital will highlight piano works by 18th and 19th century composers, including Clara Schumann, Cécile Chaminade, Dora Pejačević, and others. Included will be stunningly gorgeous music by Marianna Martines, who lived in the same circles as Haydn and Mozart, and often joined Mozart in piano duets at the musical soirées she and her sister held in their Viennese home.

PROGRAMME

Mel Bonis (1858-1937): Meditation

Marianna Martines (1744-1812): Sonata in G major
Allegro brillante
Andante
Allegro Assai

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847): Mélodie Op. 4 No. 2
Delphine von Scauroth (1813–1887): Songs Without Words, Op. 18 No. 2
F. Mendelssohn Hensel: Allegro vivace, from HN 392


Marianne von Auenbrugger (1759-1782): from Sonata in E-flat major, Largo

Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944): Guitar

Dora Pejačević (1885-1923): Violets
Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907): Song of the roses
D. Pejačević: Rose

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875): Nocturne
Clara Schumann (1819-1896): Nocturne Op. 6 No. 2
Amy Beach (1867-1944): Nocturne Op. 107
M. Bonis: At Dusk