Palazzetto Bru Zane
Four Hands - Roberto Prosseda & Alessandra Ammara
Roberto Prosseda and Alessandra Ammara, piano four hands
Concert programme
Cécile CHAMINADE: Six Pièces romantiques op. 55
Mel BONIS:
Suite en forme de valses op. 35-39
Pièces à 4 mains pour piano dont deux mains très faciles
Marie JAËLL:
Voix du printemps
Douze Valses et Finale op. 8
Although the names of the great pianists of the nineteenth century generally mentioned today are those of men (Chopin, Liszt, Rubinstein, etc.), the instrument itself was mostly played by women during this period. The main reason for this is quite simple: it was practically the only instrumental teaching available to them. For example, though it was “mixed” from the time it opened, the Paris Conservatoire restricted women’s access throughout the century to theory, singing and keyboard classes only. The piano, an indispensable piece of furniture in the bourgeois salon, rapidly became the main vehicle for the expression of female creativity, while forcing it to remain outside the visible field of public activity.
📖 Programme notes: https://bru-zane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Programma-di-sala-17-12-20.pdf
recorded in Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane, December 2020
video: Maco Film
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