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Release Date: 30 January 2026
Label: Outhere / Alpha
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 3701624512319
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Composer/Series: Piano Heroines
Description
After a 'spellbinding' album for Alpha devoted to her American roots (Alpha1071), pianist Claire Huangci now celebrates female composers, acknowledging: 'The realities these women faced are difficult to imagine for any modern woman in the field.' Clara Wieck (who became Schumann after her marriage to Robert in 1840) was a mother of eight and the main breadwinner, constantly on tour. Fanny Hensel composed largely in private, often publishing under her brother's name. Amy Beach's career was practically silenced during her marriage; only upon her husband's death did she return to the stage. Florence Price faced both racial and gender discrimination and later raised two children alone. Across the centuries, the voices of these women reach us thanks to musicians like Claire: 'In their music, we don't just hear history. We hear transformation. Heroines is my way of listening back--and adding my voice to theirs.'
Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Alain Altinoglu
La Nereide
Justin Taylor
Emmanuel Ceysson; Veronique Gens; Quatuor Voce
Barbara Hannigan; David Chalmin; Katia Labeque; Marielle Labeque
Ensemble Altera; Christopher Lowrey
Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian; Cafe Zimmermann; Pablo Valetti
Yubo Zhou
Yang Bao, Jeeihn Kim, Mark Chen, Lindan Burns, Seoyeon Koo, Griffin Seuter
Laurence Mekhitarian
Duo GlossArte
Claire Huangci
Various
Sharonrose Pfeiffer
Seung-Yeun Huh
