E5 - International women violinists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Ribbons & Bows Podcast 5 

In this episode,   women violinists who hailed from other countries in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Because no history of women violinists in this period would be complete without at least nod to the international women on the scene, in this program, we will meet five superlative Russians: Nathalie Boshko, Cecelia Hansen, Margaret Pardee, Lea Luboshutz, and Frances Berkova. Three greats from Great Britain, Isolde Menges , Orrea Pernel, Ida Haendel;.  Two French fiddlers: Genette Neveu &  Renee Chemet. Two Hungarian Rhapsodizers, Jelly D’Aranyi, Stefi Geyer. And Italian immortal Valentina Crespi.  We’ll cover a lot of ground, in this international survey so we hope you’ll join us! Let’s pack up our bags and get going!

Podcast 5 Featured Violinists

Isolde Menges, Orrea Pernel, Ida Haendel, May Harrison, Valentina Crespi, Sefi Geyer, Lea Luboshutz, Frances Berkova, Nathalie Boshko, Cecelia Hansen, Margaret Pardee, Jelly d’Aranyi, and Renee Chemet

Podcast 5 Other Mentions

Leopold Auer, Carl Flesch, John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Colin Davis, Joyce Rathbone, Andre Tchaikowsky, Sir William Glock, Miecyzslaw Michalowicz, George Enesco, Hubay, Bela Bartok, Hans-Heinz Schneeberger, Othmar Schoeck, Efrem Zimbalist, Mischa Elmann, David Oistrach, Eugene Ysaye, Ivan Galamian, Louis Persinger, Sascha Jacobsen, Albert Spalding, Myra Hess, Joseph Joachim, Robert Schumann, Yehudi Menuhin, George Kulenkampff, Jules Boucherit, Nadia Boulanger, Line Talluel

Podcast 5 Music & Credits

• Maud Powell- Souvenir (Drdla)
• Deborah Tien-Price/Karen Shinozaki Sor – Sonata for Violin KV454 2nd Movement (Mozart), Romanze (Kreisler), Concerto Op 64 (Mendelssohn), Symphonie Espagnole (Lalo), Nocturne in C#m (Chopin), Violin Concerto No 1 in D major Op 6 (Paganini)
• Deborah Tien-Price – Partita No 1 in Bm (Bach)
• Josh Workman – War Theme
• Ginette Neveu – Violin Concerto in D major Op 61 (Beethoven)

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About Ribbons & Bows 

An exciting new podcast series from Elfenworks Productions, LLC “Ribbons & Bows ~ American Women in Violin History”  delves into the stories of dozens of pioneering American women who helped shape today’s robust violin scene.  These are fabulous tales of perseverance,  vision, and hope.   Why has so little been said about them, in history books, until today?  More importantly, won’t you please join us for an enchanting trip down memory lane as we call them back to us to tell their stories, ensuring they’ll never be lost in the mists of time?  You’ll love these brave and beautiful souls, as you share their experiences back in the days when little girls were not encouraged to play violin.  After all, who among us hasn’t felt like the odd one out, the person interested in trying something different, in going where they didn’t exactly fit in?  Ribbons & Bows… a Podcast Series with accompanying downloadable CD release from Elfenworks Productions, LLC,  expected in 2018.