There is a female Beethoven: Furore – 25 years of publishing

At the time it was a sensation: in 1986 business woman, Renate Matthei, from Kassel in Germany founded a music publishing house which was dedicated exclusively to music and books written by and about women from various centuries. Her ambitious company has been extremely successful and in 2011 Furore will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Today Furore is still the only music publisher of its kind, publishing in the region of 1.200 compositions from various epochs by approximately 150 women from Europe, America, Asia and Australia...
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This year there is a lot to celebrate important anniversaries: TThe birthday of the composer Louise Greger 1930 "Germany's greatest lyric composer of the present," the 150th anniversary could be celebrated on December 27, 2012. Her complete work is published at Furore.
The death of Marianna Martines , one of the most important composers of Mozart's time in Vienna anniversary, will be on 13 December 2012 for the 200th. Some of her cantatas and chamber music is published at Furore. Emilie Mayer , the "female Beethoven," was born on 14 May 1812 in Friedland (Mecklenburg). To celebrate her 200th anniversary the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra performs its fifth Symphony, on Feb. 26, 2012.
And also works by Mel Bonis (75th year of death), Margarete Schweikert (125th birthday) and Elisabeth von Herzogenberg (155th birthday) could be played in special concerts in 2012. Among contemporary composers the anniversaries are: Janet Beat (75th birthday), Florentine Mulsant (50th birthday) (60th birthday).

Margarete Schweikert: Songs and Chamber Music

In cooperation with the SWR Salto Records International has produced this CD with a cross section of the work of Margarete-Schweikert, which focuses on the art song.

Item no.: SAL 7019 Price: 18,90 €