In honor of International Women’s Day, I thought I might point out a powerful symphony written by the Croatian composer, Dora Pejačević (1885-1923). The Symphony in F-sharp minor for large orchestra, Op. 41 (1916 – 1917, rev. 1920; dedicated to her mother baroness Lilla Vay de Vaya), is a sweeping composition and the culmination of her orchestral writing. Pejačević has a substantial body of work, including art songs, chamber pieces, solo piano compositions, and four orchestral works, written in a lush, late romantic style. She was quite a talent, and, because of her social standing, received proper training so that her […]
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Vox Satanae – Episode 393 This week we hear works by Francesco Cavalli, Francesco Manfredini, Ferdinando Carulli, Henryk Wieniawski, Dora Pejačević, and Rodion Shchedrin with performances by The Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and Ensemble, Thomas Hengelbrock, The Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Alexandre Lagoya, Bartłomiej Nizioł, Sinfonia Varsovia, Grzegorz Nowak, The Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Ari Rasilainen, Monika Cerovčec, Danijela Perosa, Martina Borse, Stjepan Franetović, Ivana Grašić, The Croatian Radio-Television Chorus, and Tonči Bilić. Download Episode #393 (177 Minutes).