Skriveno u Lišću, Op. 23, Nr. 6 | Dora Pejačević

Recorded on December 5th, 2023 with Joel Dickerson as collaborative pianist.

From Wikipedia:

Countess Maria Theodora Paulina (Dora) Pejačević (10 September 1885 – 5 March 1923) was a Croatian composer, pianist and violinist and one of the first composers to introduce the orchestral song to Croatian music. Her Symphony in F-sharp minor is considered by scholars to be the first modern symphony in Croatian music. Pejačević is noted for her vocal compositions, piano miniatures, and string quartets, which were heavily influenced by the expressionist and modernist trends of the time.

Maria Theodora Paulina Sophie von Lumbe, poznata kao Dora Pejačević (Budimpešta, 10. rujna 1885. – München, 5. ožujka 1923.), bila je hrvatska skladateljica i violinistica, rodom iz slavonske grofovske obitelji Pejačević.

It was a pleasure discovering a female composer from the Balkan classical music repertoire and to sing something in my native language. I often struggled with singing always in a foreign language and when my colleagues in the US sing in English they have a chance to connect to the text on a different level than me. I am looking forward exploring more art signs by this wonderful composer and hopefully do some more research into her music and discover other hidden gems of music from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.