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Against All Odds: Important Women Composers of the Baroque.
These three composers—Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre in Paris; Anna Bon di Venezia in Germany; and Marianna Martines in Vienna—were counted among the musical luminaries of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This concert features their important contributions to the musical repertoire as both virtuoso keyboardists and acclaimed composers.
Jonathan Salamon, harpsichord
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The program:
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665 – 1729)
Suite in F major, from Pièces de clavecin (1687)
I. Tocade
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Cannaris
Anna Bon (c. 1739 – c. 1769)
Sonata in C major, Op. 2 No. 4
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro assai
Marianna Martines (1744 – 1812)
Sonata in G major (1769)
I. Allegro brillante
II. Andante
III. Allegro assai