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Composer Profile: Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

As part of International Women's Day, Lucie Skeaping looks into the life and music of French Baroque composer Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, who served at the court of Louis XIV.

As part of International Women's Day, Lucie Skeaping looks into the life and music of French Baroque composer Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, who from the age of five served at the court of Louis XIV. She was renowned throughout Paris as a teacher and harpsichordist, was the first woman in France to compose an opera, and is remembered today for her innovative sonatas and cantatas. In the famous chronicle Le Parnasse françois her portrait was published alongside the motto ‘I contended for the prize with the great musicians’.

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Music Played

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Suite in F major: Tocade

    Performer: Carole Cerasi.
    • METRONOME.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Trio sonata no. 3 in D major

    Ensemble: Camerata Moderna.
    • MD & G.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Trio sonata no. 2 in B flat major

    Ensemble: Ensemble Variations.
    • ACCORD.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Esther

    Performer: Huguette Grémy-Chauliac. Performer: Catherine Giardelli. Performer: Jean-Louis Charbonnier. Singer: Veronique Malet.
    • PIERRE VERANY.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Suite in G major

    Performer: Carole Cerasi.
    • METRONOME.

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  • Sun 8 Mar 2020 14:00
    ±«Óătv Radio 3

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