Regards de femmes Marie-Catherine Girod

• Louise Farrenc (1804 - 1875): Les Italiennes, Op. 14:
• 1Farrenc: Les Italiennes, Op. 14: I. Cavatina No. 106:50
• Hélène de Montgeroult (1764 - 1836):
• 2Montgeroult: Piano Sonata, Op. 5 No. 3: III. Presto05:07
• Anna Bon (1738 - 1767): 6 Harpsichord Sonatas, Op. 2:
• 3Bon: 6 Harpsichord Sonatas, Op. 2: I. Sonata in G Minor04:37
• Amy Beach (1867 - 1944): 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 102:
• 4Beach: 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 102: II. Dancing Leaves01:17
• 5Beach: 2 Piano Pieces, Op. 54: I. Scottish Legend02:40
• Agathe Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907): 4 Sketches, Op. 19:
• 6Backer-Grøndahl: 4 Sketches, Op. 19: No. 2, Allegretto Leggiero02:20
• Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896): 3 Romances, Op. 21:
• 7Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 21: I. Andante04:34
• Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847): 4 Lieder for Piano, Op. 8:
• 8Hensel: 4 Lieder for Piano, Op. 8: IV. Wanderlied. Presto02:49
• Ethel Smyth (1858 - 1944):
• 9Smyth: Variations on an Original Theme (of an Exceedingly Dismal Nature)12:34
• Mel Bonis (1858 - 1937): 5 Pièces pour piano, Op. 109:
• 10Bonis: 5 Pièces pour piano, Op. 109: V. Mélisande02:24
• Jeanne Barbillion (1895 - 1992): Provence:
• 11Barbillion: Provence: I. Bord de mer, le soir04:31
• 12Barbillion: Provence: II. Fête de soleil03:08
• Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918): 3 Morceaux:
• 13Boulanger: 3 Morceaux: I. D'un vieux jardin02:24
• Henriëtte Bosmans (1895 - 1952): Six Préludes:
• 14Bosmans: Six Préludes: I. Moderato assai01:37
• 15Bosmans: Six Préludes: II. Lento assai02:16
• 16Bosmans: Six Préludes: III. Agitato01:20
• 17Bosmans: Six Préludes: IV. Allegretto01:27
• 18Bosmans: Six Préludes: V. Cantando e dolente01:57
• 19Bosmans: Six Préludes: VI. Presto ma non troppo02:51
• Germaine Tailleferre (1892 - 1983):
• 20Tailleferre: Impromptu02:01
• Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944):
• 21Chaminade: Toccata, Op. 3903:25
• Maria Hester Park (1760 - 1813): Sonata in F Major, Op. 4:
• 22Park: Sonata in F Major, Op. 4: I. Menuet03:06
• Emilie Zumsteeg (1796 - 1857):
• 23Zumsteeg: Polonaise No. 302:16
• Clara Gottschalk Peterson (1837 - 1910):
• 24Peterson: Staccato polka02:08
• Total Runtime01:19:39

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Was the golden age of the piano that of a defeat for female composers? If they occupied an important place in ancient and baroque music, the bourgeois society which emerges from the Enlightenment limits their access to the conservatory and to the quarry.

Marie-Catherine Girod explores this key moment and reveals to us the talent of the resistance fighters of the classical and romantic periods, and of the first modernism, those whose history has retained the name, such as Fanny Mendelssohn or Clara Schumann, or of whom she is rediscovering it today.

Marie-Catherine Girod, piano

Marie-Catherine Girod
Her interpretations, aided by irreproachable technique and personal involvement, have thereby allowed audiences to become familiarised with composers such as Abel Decaux, Charles Tournemire, Paul le Flem, Vincent d'Indy, Maurice Emmanuel, Louis Aubert and Gabriel Dupont, as well as English composers Arnold Bax and York Bowen, without for all that neglecting the major Classical and Romantic repertoires in which she excels, as her discs of Chopin, Rachmaninov, Weber and Mendelssohn attest. Regurlarly invited by leading festivals in France (Bagatelle Chopin festival, Nohant) and abroad ( Husum in Germany, devoted to rare music for piano), she frequently participates in radio broadcasts on French radio.

Her discography, which includes some thirty releases, is impressive for the large number of world premiere recordings. The Diapason d'Or, Choc du Monde de la Musique and 10 de Répertoire, have rewarded her musical choices that are as original as they personal: here, Pierre Octave Ferroud and Gabriel Dupont rub shoulders with Manuel Rosenthal and Gustav Samazeuilh. She has twice received the Grand Prix de l'Académie du Disque Français: for her interpretation of the sonatas of Georges Auric, Henri Dutilleux and André Jolivet, then for the complete sonatinas of Maurice Emmanuel. Finally, her recording devoted to Arthur Lourié was awarded the Gran Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros. Concert artist and teacher, Marie Catherine Girod is also the director of a conservatory in Paris area. In all her public appearances, made by passion, enthusiasm and sensibility, Marie-Catherine Girod carries the evidence of her art to the highest levels.

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