Top 10 Most Famous Pieces by Female Classical Composers

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Enjoy this video showing the most famous pieces by 10 female classial composer ranked by views on a single YouTube video.

0:00 10th Place: Francesca Caccini - Primo Libro delle Musiche, XII. Aria: Lasciatemi qui solo, 1618
0:32 9th Place: Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Céphale et Procris, Act IV, Scene III, Funeste mort, 1694
1:05 8th Place: Louise Farrenc - Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op.45, I. Allegro deciso, 1857
1:46 7th Place: Lili Boulanger - 2 Pieces for Violin and Piano, I. Nocturne, 1911/1914
2:30 6th Place: Amy Beach - Romance, Op.23, 1893
3:07 5th Place: Barbara Strozzi - Che si puó fare?, 1664
3:49 4th Place: Clara Schumann - Piano Concerto, Op.7, I. Allegro maestoso, 1833-1835
4:13 3rd Place: Fanny Mendelssohn - Notturno, H.337, 1838
4:49 2nd Place: Cécile Chaminade - Concertino pour flûte, Op.107, 1902
5:25 1st Place: Hildegard of Bingen - O virga ac diadema, 12th Century

Attribution

Title: Clara Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, Mvt. 1 (Op. 7)
Author: mariobros12aa
Changed: Yes

Title: Chaminade - Concertino
Author: Alex Murray (flute) and Martha Goldstein (piano)
Changed: Yes

Composer(s): Various

Original Music: Various © (1100-1914)

[PianoMusicBros]

Time to honor some great pieces by female classical composer. What's your favorite piece written by a female composer?

[Capyrate]

I am quite ashamed I knew literally none of these composers or pieces, excepted Clara Schumann, but I'm also very happy I got the opportunity to discover new names and music. 😊 Some of these pieces are typically things I would listen to and enjoy, so I'm going to do some research. Thanks for the video!

[themakerofweird]

I love watching these help me learn more about classical music and the great composers

[fuzfckz]

Some of the comments need to calm the hell down. Dont expect Jaine Sebastian Bach and Joannah Brahms but instead judge these composers, some of them amateurs and dilitants, for their limited opportunities and especially their will to create music. All of these women very audibly have tremendous respect for the styles they engaged in, have some decency

[ethancolmancomposer]

It’s interesting how few female composers have any recognition.

[ratfou]

You had to put the Melanie Chasselon’s Nocturne « Abandon » which is incredible !

[hm]

Why all the hate in the comments?? I genuinely don’t understand

[benjaminkomar]

Very well done, sir. The only thing that bothers me is the fact, that Maiden's prayer from Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska is missing.

[FallenCreed]

Hey! Another banger! Love your content! Keep it up!

[Γιώργος]

Lili Boulanger has many great pieces that reach genius levels.

[kongkonasahadola]

Can you make a video on best pieces of 21st century composers?

[andresmaynez]

Can you do a video of Antonio Salieri pls 🙏🏻

[mariki]

Those retaining negativity should learn about Lili Boulanger. If she didn't die so early she would've had the same status as Debussy, considering they graduated together.

[chamber]

Its so sad to know that these composers could've created some of the best music ever written but were discriminated against and never thought or allowed to learn or create music just because they were women. Regardless, the pieces they have written are beautiful and I've discovered some fine composers :)

[Emiliasooo]

There is also Germaine Tailleferre, but she would by in the 11th place

[lgmg]

why nobody's talking about 2:29 ? it's catchy.

I liked it so much I searched for the full piece, and it turns out I'm even more impressed.. Credits to K Piano Music

[becauseicangaming]

An excellent video for Women's history month!

[일베박멸-so]

체칠레 샤미나데의 플룻과 오케스트라를 위한 콘체르티노 Op.107 이 곡을 작곡자하고 곡명을 전혀 모르고 처음으로 접하여 감상하는 사람들은 스메타나, 드보르작, 야나첵의 작품인줄 알고 인식하여 의아하고 착각합니다.
그정도로 체코슬로바키아의 국민악파풍의 칼라하고 분위기랑 이미지들이 짙은 곡입니다.
아마도 샤미나데는 체코슬로바키아 국민악파 작곡자들의 작품들에 짙은 영향을 받아 오마쥬하여 작곡한 작품일듯 합니다.

[일베박멸-so]

격세지감인 만큼 여성이라는 이유로 오랫동안 주목받지 못하여 잊혀졌고 묻혀졌던 여성작곡자들은 작품들하고 함께 재주목되어 재평가되어야 합니다.

[mrrodgers]

Jennier Higdon? Caroline Shaw? Julia Wolfe? Joan Tower? Meredith Monk?