Female Conductors

About this playlist

Although things are slowly improving, it's a sad truth that there are very few female conductors currently working with the top orchestras, compared to their male counterparts. However, as this playlist demonstrates, there is no shortage of incredibly gifted, dynamic women on the podium.

Tracklist

Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K173db

1. Allegro con brio

London Mozart Players

7:54

2. Andante

London Mozart Players

4:05

3. Menuetto

London Mozart Players

2:57

4. Allegro

London Mozart Players

4:17

Strauss: Metamorphosen, TrV 290

Metamorphosen

West Australian Symphony Orchestra

27:47

Brahms: 3 Songs, Op. 42

Brahms: 3 Songs, Op. 42: I. Abendständchen

Choeur de Chambre Accentus/Laurence Equilbey

2:13

Brahms: 3 Songs, Op. 42: II. Vineta

Choeur de Chambre Accentus/Laurence Equilbey

2:58

Brahms: 3 Songs, Op. 42: III. Darthulas Grabesgesang

Choeur de Chambre Accentus/Laurence Equilbey

4:33

Händel: Trio Sonata No.1 in B minor, HWV386b

Handel: Trio Sonata in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: I. Andante

Emmanuelle Haïm

3:15

Handel: Trio Sonata in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: II. Allegro

Emmanuelle Haïm

2:42

Handel: Trio Sonata in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: III. Largo

Emmanuelle Haïm

2:57

Handel: Trio Sonata in B Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: IV. Allegro

Emmanuelle Haïm

2:00

S. Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14

I. Allegro

James Buswell

10:18

II. Andante

James Buswell

8:41

III. Presto in moto perpetuoso

James Buswell

4:02

Glanert: Frenesia

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

15:56

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.19 in F major, K459

1. Allegro vivace

Mitsuko Uchida

12:35

2. Allegretto

Mitsuko Uchida

7:51

3. Allegro assai

Mitsuko Uchida

8:07

Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

No. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht

Katarina Karneus

3:54

No. 2. Ging heut' morgen ubers Feld

Katarina Karneus

4:13

No. 3. Ich hab' ein gluhend Messer

Katarina Karneus

2:58

No. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen

Katarina Karneus

5:04

Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel (Allegro moderato)

Christian Svarfvar, Joana Carneiro and London Philharmonic Orchestra

9:18

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in Eb major, Op. 107

1. Allegretto

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

6:38

2. Moderato

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

12:59

3. Cadenza

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

6:52

4. Allegro con moto

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

4:57

Respighi: Pini di Roma, P141

I. I pini di Villa Borghese

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

2:46

II. Pini presso una catacomba

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

6:45

III. I pini del Gianicolo

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

7:12

IV. I pini della via Appia

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

5:18

Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra

I. Presto

Alexej Gorlatch;Alondra de la Parra

6:57

II. Andante rapsodico

Alexej Gorlatch;Alondra de la Parra

5:13

III. Allegro cappricioso ma tempo giusto

Alexej Gorlatch;Alondra de la Parra

5:14

Rachmaninov: 3 Russian Songs, Op. 41

Rachmaninov : 3 Russian Songs Op.41 : I "Over the stream, the swift dream"

Anu Tali

3:37

Rachmaninov : 3 Russian Songs Op.41 : II "Ah, Vanka, you are so dashing"

Anu Tali

4:49

Rachmaninov : 3 Russian Songs Op.41 : III "My cheeks, so white, so rosy"

Anu Tali

3:59

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op. 22

I. Andante sostenuto

Brigitte Engerer, Andrea Quinn and Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

11:27

II. Allegro Scherzando

Brigitte Engerer, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and Andrea Quinn

6:06

III. Presto

Brigitte Engerer, Andrea Quinn and Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

6:37

Nyman: The Diary of Anne Frank

If

Jess Gillam

4:40

Tallis: Videte miraculum

Videte miraculum

Ora Singers and Suzi Digby

9:55

Curated by

Guy Jones

Head of Curation

About this playlist

Curated by

Guy Jones

Head of Curation