Susan Tomes - Women and the Piano [CD] | CD

Susan Tomes – Women and the Piano [CD]

Description

"During my whole pianistic education, no teacher ever suggested I learn a piece by a female composer." So writes pianist and author Susan Tomes, who is setting out to redress the historical neglect of women composers and pianists. Her new album, covering 250 years of piano history, gives a clear voice to at least 7 virtually unknown names. Their individual stories are revealed in Tomes's thoughtful and deeply researched notes, allowing us to glimpse, often for the first time, their profound talents. Here Schumann, Mendelssohn and Chaminade feature alongside U.S. master Amy Beach. But surprises are aplenty, including a Sonata in A major by Haydn's earliest piano pupil, Marianne Martínez, and a "Caprice" by Polish virtuoso Maria Szymanowska, who courageously toured Europe and was appointed first-ever pianist to the Tsarina's St. Petersburg court. Tomes's solo debut on Hyperion forms a counterpart to her book "Women and the Piano" (Yale University Press, 2024), which documents the history

Highlights

• 17 tracks

Track Listing

Disc 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Rondo. Adagio
03. III. Tempo di minuetto
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Largo
06. III. Rondo. Allegro
07. Etude No. 106 in B Major
08. Caprice sur la romance de Joconde
09. Abschied von Rom, H-U. 352
10. II. Notturno. Andante con moto
11. No. 3, Agitato
12. Romance, Op. 5
13. Un bal en rêve, Op. 26
14. No. 1, Melody in F Major
15. No. 3, Dreaming
16. Etudes de concert, Op. 35: II. Automne
17. Razor blades

Format Details

• Label: Hyperion
• Genre: Classical
• Format: CD

• Format: CD
• Genre: Classical
• Released: 2026-12-04