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Episode 291 – Unique Recordings by Legendary Female Pianists

In the previous programme, we heard recordings by some legendary male pianists. Today, it is the turn of some legendary female pianists, with recordings dating from the 1940s to the 1970s.

We begin with Dame Myra Hess (pictured) performing a Toccata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Clara Haskil then plays a Mozart piano concerto. Annie Fischer follows with a Beethoven piano sonata, while Monique de Bruchollerie performs a Toccata by Saint-Saëns. Finally, Marcelle Meyer plays the Toccata from Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin.

Playlist:

1. Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata in G major, BWV 916
   Myra Hess (piano) – recording from 1950
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto in C minor, K. 491
   Clara Haskil (piano), Orchestre Lamoureux, conducted by Igor Markevitch – recording from 1960
3. Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
   Annie Fischer (piano) – recording from 1977/78
4. Camille Saint-Saëns – Toccata, Op. 111
   Monique de Bruchollerie (piano) – recording from 1947
5. Maurice Ravel – Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin
   Marcelle Meyer (piano) – recording from 1948

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