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Helen Cawthorne - A Womans Hand Vol. 2 [CD]

Helen Cawthorne - A Womans Hand Vol. 2 [CD]

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There has been an upsurge of interest over recent years in Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's life and work, prompted both by her bicentenary in 2005 and a more general impulse to re-examine undervalued and neglected female composers.

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The title of the CD is a reference to the back-handed compliment of a contemporary critic who opined that her compositions 'did not betray a woman's hand' but displayed, rather, 'a masculine seriousness'. However, her case is not a simple matter of gender prejudice. The limitations placed on Fanny's musical life were as much, if not more, due to her elevated social position. As the daughter of a prominent and wealthy banking family, whose grand Berlin home was a prestigious cultural and intellectual centre, it was considered unthinkable that she should pursue a professional musical life of any kind, either as a pianist or as a composer. At the same time, it was that very background of intellectual vigour and sophisticated cultural influence that shaped an exceptional musical talent. Fanny's closeness to her brother Felix and the demanding academic and musical training that they shared from a young age has been well documented, as has the acknowledgement that Fanny was an exceptionally accomplished pianist, equal or even superior to her brother. Hers is a distinctive voice (inescapably, a singing voice), working in a limited compass, perhaps, but embracing huge variety, from passion and tumult to utter serenity. (Notes courtesy of John France, MusicWebInternational)

'The second volume in this series of selected piano works by the early Romantic composer Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel draws on music from across the whole span of her adult life, from the exquisite Klavierstuck in E minor H-U 29, written when Fanny was just sixteen years old, to the dramatic Lied H-U 456, written just months before her early death in 1847. Eighteen short pieces make up this second volume. Lyricism is very much to the foreground, interspersed with moments of passion and exuberance, in a collection that complements the wide range of character and energy encountered in A Woman's Hand volume 1.' Helen Cawthorne

Helen Cawthornestudied with the German pianist Annekate Friedlander before entering the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded major prizes as a solo pianist, accompanist and chamber musician. Her subsequent career has reflected this diversity, and a special interest in working with singers and string players in the Romantic repertoire has been complemented by premieres of over thirty newly commissioned works. Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room debuts came early in her career, and she has returned many times to the Southbank Centre, most recently with the eight-hand piano ensemble Piano40, in their tenth appearance at the venue.

Allegro molto vivace e leggiero in B major, H-U 414

Lied. Andante espressivo; piu Allegro in Eb major, H-U 456

Andante con moto in E Major, H-U 452

Notturno. Andantino in G Minor, H-U 337

Allegro molto vivace in Ab major, H-U 369

Klavierstuock. Largo con espressione in E minor, H-U 322

Klavierstuock in F minor, H-U 145

Pastorella in A major, H-U 425

Klavierstuock. Allegro molto in A minor, H-U 376

Klavierstuock in E minor, H-U 29

Villa Mills. Allegretto grazioso in E major, Op. 2 No. 3, H-U 357

Allegro molto vivace in A major, Op. 2 No. 4,H-U 394

Notturno napolitano in B minor,deest

Gondelfahrt Serenata in G minor, H-U 345

Abschied von Rom. Ponte Molle. Andante con espressione in A minor, H-U 352

Andante cantabile in Db major, H-U 417

Klavierstuock. Allegro con spirito in F major, H-U 303

Andante con espressione in Bb major, H-U 314

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There has been an upsurge of interest over recent years in Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's life and work, prompted both by her bicentenary in 2005 and a more general impulse to re-examine undervalued and neglected female composers.

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The title of the CD is a reference to the back-handed compliment of a contemporary critic who opined that her compositions 'did not betray a woman's hand' but displayed, rather, 'a masculine seriousness'. However, her case is not a simple matter of gender prejudice. The limitations placed on Fanny's musical life were as much, if not more, due to her elevated social position. As the daughter of a prominent and wealthy banking family, whose grand Berlin home was a prestigious cultural and intellectual centre, it was considered unthinkable that she should pursue a professional musical life of any kind, either as a pianist or as a composer. At the same time, it was that very background of intellectual vigour and sophisticated cultural influence that shaped an exceptional musical talent. Fanny's closeness to her brother Felix and the demanding academic and musical training that they shared from a young age has been well documented, as has the acknowledgement that Fanny was an exceptionally accomplished pianist, equal or even superior to her brother. Hers is a distinctive voice (inescapably, a singing voice), working in a limited compass, perhaps, but embracing huge variety, from passion and tumult to utter serenity. (Notes courtesy of John France, MusicWebInternational)

'The second volume in this series of selected piano works by the early Romantic composer Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel draws on music from across the whole span of her adult life, from the exquisite Klavierstuck in E minor H-U 29, written when Fanny was just sixteen years old, to the dramatic Lied H-U 456, written just months before her early death in 1847. Eighteen short pieces make up this second volume. Lyricism is very much to the foreground, interspersed with moments of passion and exuberance, in a collection that complements the wide range of character and energy encountered in A Woman's Hand volume 1.' Helen Cawthorne

Helen Cawthornestudied with the German pianist Annekate Friedlander before entering the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded major prizes as a solo pianist, accompanist and chamber musician. Her subsequent career has reflected this diversity, and a special interest in working with singers and string players in the Romantic repertoire has been complemented by premieres of over thirty newly commissioned works. Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room debuts came early in her career, and she has returned many times to the Southbank Centre, most recently with the eight-hand piano ensemble Piano40, in their tenth appearance at the venue.

Allegro molto vivace e leggiero in B major, H-U 414

Lied. Andante espressivo; piu Allegro in Eb major, H-U 456

Andante con moto in E Major, H-U 452

Notturno. Andantino in G Minor, H-U 337

Allegro molto vivace in Ab major, H-U 369

Klavierstuock. Largo con espressione in E minor, H-U 322

Klavierstuock in F minor, H-U 145

Pastorella in A major, H-U 425

Klavierstuock. Allegro molto in A minor, H-U 376

Klavierstuock in E minor, H-U 29

Villa Mills. Allegretto grazioso in E major, Op. 2 No. 3, H-U 357

Allegro molto vivace in A major, Op. 2 No. 4,H-U 394

Notturno napolitano in B minor,deest

Gondelfahrt Serenata in G minor, H-U 345

Abschied von Rom. Ponte Molle. Andante con espressione in A minor, H-U 352

Andante cantabile in Db major, H-U 417

Klavierstuock. Allegro con spirito in F major, H-U 303

Andante con espressione in Bb major, H-U 314

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Allegro molto vivace e leggiero in B major, H-U 414

Lied. Andante espressivo; piu Allegro in Eb major, H-U 456

Andante con moto in E Major, H-U 452

Notturno. Andantino in G Minor, H-U 337

Allegro molto vivace in Ab major, H-U 369

Klavierstuock. Largo con espressione in E minor, H-U 322

Klavierstuock in F minor, H-U 145

Pastorella in A major, H-U 425

Klavierstuock. Allegro molto in A minor, H-U 376

Klavierstuock in E minor, H-U 29

Villa Mills. Allegretto grazioso in E major, Op. 2 No. 3, H-U 357

Allegro molto vivace in A major, Op. 2 No. 4,H-U 394

Notturno napolitano in B minor,deest

Gondelfahrt Serenata in G minor, H-U 345

Abschied von Rom. Ponte Molle. Andante con espressione in A minor, H-U 352

Andante cantabile in Db major, H-U 417

Klavierstuock. Allegro con spirito in F major, H-U 303

Andante con espressione in Bb major, H-U 314

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