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Composer of the Week: Ethel Smyth (1858-1944): 1: Stepping Out

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This week Donald Macleod is joined by conductor Odaline de la Martinez, an authority on this week's subject - Ethel Smyth. The composer studied at Leipzig Conservatory in 1877 under Heinrich von Herzogenberg. After some early chamber works, her British orchestral debut was with the Serenade in D, followed by the Mass in D, which was first performed by the Royal Choral Society in 1893.Â

Serenade in D - BBC Philharmonic, conductor Odaline de la Martinez

String Quartet in E minor (1st mvt) - Archaeus Quartet

Mass in D (Sanctus) - Janis Hardy (alto), Plymouth Festival Orchestra, conductor Philip Brunelle

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald Macleod
Guest:
Odaline de la Martinez
Producer:
Johannah Smith
Source: Radio Times

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