Maria Eduarda Mendes Martins: Douce Dame Jolie

A piece for piano, spoken voice, and electronics by composer Maria Eduarda Mendes Martins. Composed for pianist Luciane Cardassi.

Composed for pianist Luciane Cardassi, this piece offers a number of sound combinations within the world of piano, electronics, and voice, following the 14th century song structure called 'Virelai'. Douce Dame Jolie is a rendition of the song with same name, composed in ca. 1350 by composer and poet Guillaume de Machaut.

Dora Pejačević: Phantasie concertante in D minor, Op. 48

A piece for piano and orchestra by composer Dora Pejačević(1885-1923). Performed by the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, with Volker Banfield on piano.

Phantasie concertante in D minor, Op. 48 (1919) A thrilling, lushly scored late Romantic piano concerto by Croatian composer Dora Pejačević (1885-1923). A member of the Pejačević noble family, she studied music privately in Zagreb, Dresden and Munich, but was largely self-taught in composition.