Episodes
Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers: (BBC Four Sunday 24 September 2023)
Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers: airs Sunday 24 September 2023 on BBC Four.
What is this episode about
Five female composers from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century are examined by Danielle de Niese, each of whom achieved fame during her lifetime but has since been largely forgotten.
Women have always composed, despite the common perception that Western classical music is dominated by male geniuses. Women like Hildegard of Bingen, Francesca Caccini, Clara Schumann, Florence Price, and Elizabeth Maconchy fought hard to achieve their goals despite the challenges they faced from society. They fell into obscurity, and only recently have some of them begun to resurface.
When can we see the episode
Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers: airs Sunday 24 September 2023 at 9:50pm on BBC Four
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