Louise Reichardt

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So Lit Song Lit

Cincinnati Song Initiative

71 episodes

6 days ago

This is So Lit Song Lit, where we reimagine the repertoire by introducing less familiar songs through sound clips and lively discussion! Together we’ll be exploring songs by composers that you may or may not have heard of already, showing how they compare to standard works, and giving you a taste of what they sound like. Join us down the rabbit hole as we expand the song canon!

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Louise Reichardt

So Lit Song Lit

19 minutes

1 month ago

Louise Reichardt

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Louise Reichardt (1779-1826) came from a musical family in Berlin, and grew up to be a composer and choral conductor, establishing a choral society in Hamburg, Germany. Her Italian songs have a bel canto feel to them, and her German Lieder tend more toward folk melodies. Her mother Juliane was also a composer; some of her songs are available on IMSLP and more can be sourced through inter-library loan.

Much of the information this season comes from Karin Pendle's Women and Music: A History.

Musical clips performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, piano:

Ombre amene a mi che piante (Sei canzoni di Metastasio)
Non turbar quand io me lagno (Sei canzoni di Metastasio)
Für die Laute (Louise Reichardt: Songs)
Die Blume der Blumen (Louise Reichardt: Songs)

There are also pieces by Louise Reichardt in 24 Italian Songs and Arias by Women Composers and Joys Abiding: Soprano and Baritone Duets by Historical Women Composers.

Recorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.

"Exactly" counter--Ellen 2 (11), Toni 0 (2)

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