HerMusic: Orchestral Works

HerMusic: Orchestral Works

Donne Foundation

Orchestral Works by women composers 🎻 For much of the history of Western music, composition was the exclusive exercise of men, especially when we think about the major orchestral works pieces performed in concert halls all over the world. This playlist will allow you to discover the rich, powerful and diverse repertoire or orchestral pieces written by women composers. 🎧 Our dedicated team at Donne, Women in Music will update this playlist regularly, so keep coming back to discover more. If you like a piece, add it to your library and invite others to listen. 🌐 www.donne-uk.org 🖱@donne_uk

I. Allegro maestoso

Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble, Katia Tchemberdji, Jürgen Bruns

15:04

Vivaco (Perpetuum mobile)

5:53

III. Minuetto da capo. Allegretto

Howard Shelley, London Mozart Players

4:06

Strum

Catalyst Quartet

6:53

Pologne

Samuel Friedmann, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

10:10

I. Saudade

Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Giedrė Šlekytė

16:51

La nuit et l'amour

Patrick Davin, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

5:49

III. Rondo

Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre National de France, Jean Martinon

4:51

I. Tempo moderato

Er-Gene Kahng, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Ryan Cockerham

13:35

II. Andante

Christoph König, Solistes Européens Luxembourg

7:02

I. First Light

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Ward Stare, Yolanda Kondonassis

6:52

Movement IV

Sunwook Kim, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung

4:37

III. —

Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble, Harri Ahmas, Osmo Vänskä

5:20

III. Scherzo. Molto allegro

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

7:12

VI. Agnus Dei

BBC Symphony Chorus, Duncan Rock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, Susanna Hurrell, Catriona Morison, Ben Johnson

7:42

#metoo

Mei-Ann Chen, Chicago Sinfonietta

13:07

Ouverture pour une comédie

Samuel Friedmann, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

10:10

I. Turbulent, Tense

Maxim Rysanov, Kristina Blaumane, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

7:19

III. Allegro

Neubrandenburg Philharmonie, Sebastian Tewinkel, Ewa Kupiec

9:09

Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra

Angela Malsbury, Howard Shelley, London Mozart Players

7:11

I. —

Harri Ahmas, Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble, Osmo Vänskä

9:26

II. Meteors

Giedrė Šlekytė, Gabrielius Alekna, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

5:01

Violin Concerto No. 2

Ryan Cockerham, Er-Gene Kahng, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

14:16

Movement II

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sunwook Kim, Myung-Whun Chung

9:05

IV. Allegro

Howard Shelley, London Mozart Players

6:24

Concertstück in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 40

Rosario Marciano, Louis de Froment, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

15:50

Golden Kitsch – Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (Live At Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, 2017)

Claire Edwardes, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey

17:43

IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro

NDR Radiophilharmonie, Leo Mcfall

8:27

IV. Finale

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:52

III. Allegro non troppo

Isata Kanneh-Mason, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Holly Mathieson

10:11

II. Adagio cantabile

Laurence Equilbey, Insula Orchestra

10:33

I. Allegro moderato

Brussels Philharmonic, Xavier Phillips, Hervé Niquet

6:46

I. Andante sostenuto. Allegro

Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey

9:34

Symphony in E Minor, Op. 32, I. Allegro con fuoco

10:46

IV. Presto

Stefan Malzew, Neubrandenburg Philharmonie

7:01

Movement II

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, Alban Gerhardt

2:57

III. Allegro

Ryan Cockerham, Er-Gene Kahng, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

4:34

I. Mambo (Live)

Gabriela Montero, Carlos Miguel Prieto, The Orchestra of the Americas

11:44

The Space Between Stars

Jessica Cottis, Sydney Symphony Orchestra

13:21

III. Un poco adagio cantabile

Leo Mcfall, NDR Radiophilharmonie

6:11

IV. Bewegt

Aleksandra Maslovaric, Katarina Aleksic, Budapest Symphony Orchestra

5:34

III. Allegro

Stefan Malzew, Neubrandenburg Philharmonie

7:39

II. Adagio con estro poetico

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, Peter Donohoe

8:20

I. Allegro moderato

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe, Sakari Oramo

12:41

III. Lullaby

Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare, The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

4:54

III. Scherzo. Vivace

Christoph König, Solistes Européens Luxembourg

5:56

V. Benedictus

Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Hurrell, Duncan Rock, Catriona Morison, Ben Johnson

6:05

III. Finale: Allegro vivo

Jürgen Bruns, Katia Tchemberdji, Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble

8:38

IV. Allegro assai

Laurence Equilbey, Insula Orchestra

8:12

Movement I, "Aniri"

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, Alban Gerhardt

9:48

Movement IV

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, Alban Gerhardt

7:16

Šu For Sheng And Orchestra

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Wu Wei, Myung-Whun Chung

21:19

II. Adagio

Neubrandenburg Philharmonie, Stefan Malzew

10:38

IV. Oubli

Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Debora Waldman

2:39

II. Longing

Kristina Blaumane, Maxim Rysanov, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

8:42

Piano Concerto in C Sharp Minor, Op. 45, IV. Allegro con scioltezza

7:51

I. Un poco adagio - Allegro assai

NDR Radiophilharmonie, Leo Mcfall

11:08

I. Kyrie eleison

BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Catriona Morison, Susanna Hurrell, Sakari Oramo, Ben Johnson

9:09

III. I Believe in Pride of Race

Malcolm J. Merriweather, The Dessoff Choirs

3:05

V. in Waves and Torrents [Ocean]

Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Niels Muus

12:47

Dancing On Tiptoes

ACO Collective, Rachel Bruerville

3:08

III. Allegro molto

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Bowes, Kenneth Woods

10:10

IV. Still [The Tarn]

Niels Muus, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

7:34

I. Allegro appassionato

Neubrandenburg Philharmonie, Stefan Malzew

11:22

Movement III

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, Alban Gerhardt

8:06

II. As a Solid [Ice]

Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Niels Muus

5:48

II. Adagio

Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble, Jürgen Bruns

10:08

Movement III

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, Sunwook Kim

4:53

II. Andante ma non troppo

Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner

3:23

IV. I Believe in the Devil

The Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm J. Merriweather

1:33

Starburst

3:31

III. Allegro venezolano (Live)

Gabriela Montero, The Orchestra of the Americas, Carlos Miguel Prieto

6:55

I. I Believe in God

The Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm J. Merriweather

2:33

III. Falling Drops [Rainshower]

Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Niels Muus

4:42

Overture

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

9:21

I. when you're broken up

Marin Alsop, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Inbal Segev

4:44

I. Lebhaft

Katarina Aleksic, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandra Maslovaric

2:39

No. 1, Nimble Feet

Mei-Ann Chen, Chicago Sinfonietta

2:35

II. Adagio cantabile

Laurence Equilbey, Insula Orchestra

9:09

III. Radiant

Kristina Blaumane, Maxim Rysanov, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

4:52

III. Juba Dance

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:41

Symphony in E Minor, Op. 32, IV. Allegro di molto

10:49

I. Adagio - Allegro energico

NDR Radiophilharmonie, Leo Mcfall

10:05

II. Confiance "Comme un enfant met sa main dans celle de son père"

Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Debora Waldman, Marie Perbost

4:41

I. Allegro

Howard Shelley, London Mozart Players

7:47

Overture

Rumon Gamba, BBC National Orchestra of Wales

6:12

III. Lustig

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandra Maslovaric, Katarina Aleksic

5:00

II. Scherzo

Jorge Rotter, Siegerland Orchestra

2:31

II. Especially do I Believe in the Negro Race

Malcolm J. Merriweather, The Dessoff Choirs, Janinah Burnett

3:25

Piano Concerto in C Sharp Minor, Op. 45, I. Allegro moderato

17:48

II. Andantino sostenuto

Brussels Philharmonic, Xavier Phillips, Hervé Niquet

4:49

III. Allegro vivace

Leo Mcfall, NDR Radiophilharmonie

7:05

III. Vivace molto

Brussels Philharmonic, Xavier Phillips, Hervé Niquet

4:36

II. Andante

London Mozart Players, Howard Shelley

8:03

I. Tunnel

Gabrielius Alekna, Giedrė Šlekytė, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

8:51

II. Poco adagio

Katia Tchemberdji, Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble, Jürgen Bruns

4:43

II. —

Sinfonia Lahti Chamber Ensemble, Harri Ahmas, Osmo Vänskä

4:01

III. Darkness of Light

Gabrielius Alekna, Giedrė Šlekytė, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

4:54

IV. Sanctus

Duncan Rock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Chorus, Catriona Morison, Susanna Hurrell, Ben Johnson

4:40

III. Minuetto. Moderato

Laurence Equilbey, Insula Orchestra

4:27