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La Femme - Journey of Female Composers / Goranci, World Chamber Orchestra
Naxos

La Femme - Journey of Female Composers / Goranci, World Chamber Orchestra

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Composer
Kassia, Suad Bushnaq, Francesca Caccini, Flaka Goranci, Nazife Aral Guran, Annamaria Kowalsky, Miria
Artist
Flaka Goranci, Dima Orsho, Zoryana Kushpler, Teodora Miteva, Donka Angatsch
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Oct 28, 2022
Catalog #
8551470
UPC
730099147033

About

Through much of history the language of women has been told through men, but La Femme turns this narrative upside down. All of these composers share an unrelenting will to be artistic, often in opposition to the societies in which they found themselves. From the very earliest medieval verses by Kassia via the blind virtuoso Maria von Paradis’ famed Sicilienne and Holocaust victim Ilse Weber’s moving Wiegla, to powerful modern statements by the likes of Niloufar Nourbakhsh and Flaka Goranci’s own contribution, The Speech of Love - this entire project is dedicated to all creative women in music.

CONTENTS:

  • Suad Bushnaq: The Borrowed Dress (From "The Borrowed Dress")
  • Dima Orsho: Those Forgotten on the Banks of the Euphrates
  • Jasmin Reuter: Salomea
  • Trad.: Ой не світи місяченьку
  • Weber, I: Wiegala
  • Paradis: Sicilienne in E-Flat Major
  • Nourbakhsh: The Window
  • Flaka Goranci: The Speech of Love
  • Pejačević: Blumenleben, Op. 19
  • Ella Milch Sheriff: Zeh hayofi
  • Annamaria Kowalsky: Perpetuo (Encore Version)
  • Kassia: Pelagia
  • Vratchanska: Peperuga
  • Nazife Aral Güran: 3 Concert Etudes for Piano
  • Trad.: Со маки сум се родила
  • Zebeljan: Sarabande for Chamber Clarinet, Violin & Piano
  • Caccini, F: 36 Solo Songs & Duets, No. 29, Chi desia di saper

REVIEWS:

This is a very interesting concept album, highlighting not only the creativity and artistry of women but also giving priority to their beliefs and passions. Sources range from the mediaeval period to the present day with an emphasis on the more contemporary. A variety of styles and media are employed – art song, piano solo, western and eastern influences, acoustic instruments and electronic timbres. This is a far-reaching project to educate and inspire and a very enjoyable program.

-- Lark Reviews (Stephen Page)

This disc celebrates female composers and highlights their battle against prejudice. It should be a given that members of half of the world’s population can lead, innovate, make discoveries and create art as well, or better than, the other half. Flaka Goranci has showcased composers whom we should know better. I look forward to hearing more from her and from them. She is also the leading performer, and her stunning voice is ably and sympathetically accompanied by the World Chamber Orchestra conducted by Konstantinos Diminakis.

Goranci has outstanding collaborators. Dima Orsho sings alongside her in Arabic. Zoryana Kushpler performs the Ukrainian folk song. Violinist Maximilian Bratt, cellist Teodora Miteva and pianist Donka Angatscheva make a faultless contribution. This brilliant disc should be cherished and shared around. It shows how women are the equal of men. It comes with my highest recommendation.

-- MusicWeb International

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 The Borrowed Dress (arr. K. Gashi for orchestra) 07:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Borrowed Dress (arr. K. Gashi for orchestra)
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Suad Bushnaq
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  2. 2 Those Forgotten on the Banks of the Euphrates (arr. K. Gashi for 2 voices and orchestra) 07:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    Those Forgotten on the Banks of the Euphrates (arr. K. Gashi for 2 voices and orchestra)
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Dima Orsho
    Performer
    Dima Orsho, Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  3. 3 Salomea 03:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    Salomea
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Jasmin Reuter
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  4. 4 Oi ne sviti misecenku (arr. Z. Kushpler for 2 voices, violin and piano) 03:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Oi ne sviti misecenku (arr. Z. Kushpler for 2 voices, violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci, Zoryana Kushpler
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  5. 5 Wiegala 01:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Wiegala
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Ilse Weber
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
  6. 6 Sicilienne (attrib. to M.T. von Paradis) (arr. T. Miteva for cello and orchestra) 03:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sicilienne (attrib. to M.T. von Paradis) (arr. T. Miteva for cello and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Samuel Dushkin
    Performer
    Teodora Miteva
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  7. 7 The Window 02:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Window
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Niloufar Nourbakhsh
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci, Niloufar Nourbakhsh
  8. 8 The Speech of Love (arr. F. Goranci and T. Schauer for narrator, voice and orchestra) 03:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Speech of Love (arr. F. Goranci and T. Schauer for narrator, voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Flaka Goranci
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  9. 9 Blumenleben (Life of Flowers), Op. 19: No. 5. Rose 02:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Blumenleben (Life of Flowers), Op. 19: No. 5. Rose
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Dora Pejačević
    Performer
    Donka Angatscheva
  10. 10 Zeh hayofi 03:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Zeh hayofi
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Ella Milch-Sheriff
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci, Donka Angatscheva
  11. 11 Perpetuo (2020 encore version) 02:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    Perpetuo (2020 encore version)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Annamaria Kowalsky
    Performer
    Maximilian Bratt
  12. 12 Pelagia (arr. T. Miteva for voice and cello) 02:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pelagia (arr. T. Miteva for voice and cello)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Kassia
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci, Teodora Miteva
  13. 13 Peperuga 03:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    Peperuga
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  14. 14 3 Concert Etudes: No. 1. Dantel 03:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    3 Concert Etudes: No. 1. Dantel
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Nazife Güran
    Performer
    Donka Angatscheva
  15. 15 So maki sum se rodila (arr. V. Velkovska-Trajanovska for voice and orchestra) 04:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    So maki sum se rodila (arr. V. Velkovska-Trajanovska for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  16. 16 Sarabande (version for clarinet, violin and piano) 04:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sarabande (version for clarinet, violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Isidora Žebeljan
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  17. 17 Il primo libro delle musiche: Chi desia di saper (arr. K. Gostynski for voice and orchestra) 02:59
    Track
    17
    Title
    Il primo libro delle musiche: Chi desia di saper (arr. K. Gostynski for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Francesca Caccini
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  18. 18 6 Mélodies et une havanaise: No. 4. Haï luli!, VWV 1106 03:34
    Track
    18
    Title
    6 Mélodies et une havanaise: No. 4. Haï luli!, VWV 1106
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Pauline Viardot
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci, Donka Angatscheva
  19. 19 Hana 03:55
    Track
    19
    Title
    Hana
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Eriona Rushiti
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  20. 20 Bésame mucho (arr. T. Schauer for voice and orchestra) 03:59
    Track
    20
    Title
    Bésame mucho (arr. T. Schauer for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Consuelo Velázquez
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra
  21. 21 Pata Pata (arr. T. Schauer for voice and orchestra) 03:21
    Track
    21
    Title
    Pata Pata (arr. T. Schauer for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Miriam Makeba, Jerry Ragovoy
    Performer
    Flaka Goranci
    Ensemble
    World Chamber Orchestra