La femme: Journey of Female Composers Flaka Goranci, World Chamber Orchestra

• Suad Bushnaq (b. 1982): The Borrowed Dress (From "The Borrowed Dress") [Arr. K. Gashi for Chamber Orchestra]:
• 1 Bushnaq: The Borrowed Dress (From "The Borrowed Dress") [Arr. K. Gashi for Chamber Orchestra] 07:05
• Dima Orsho (b. 1975): Those Forgotten on the Banks of the Euphrates (Arr. K. Gashi for Solo Voice & Chamber Orchestra):
• 2 Orsho: Those Forgotten on the Banks of the Euphrates (Arr. K. Gashi for Solo Voice & Chamber Orchestra) 07:02
• Jasmin Reuter (b. 1981): Salomea:
• 3 Reuter: Salomea 03:16
• Traditional: Ой не світи місяченьку (Arr. Z. Kushpler for Soprano Duo, Violin & Piano):
• 4 Traditional: Ой не світи місяченьку (Arr. Z. Kushpler for Soprano Duo, Violin & Piano) 03:21
• Ilse Weber (1903 - 1944): Wiegala (Arr. F. Goranci for Voice):
• 5 Weber: Wiegala (Arr. F. Goranci for Voice) 01:18
• Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759 - 1824): Sicilienne in E-Flat Major (Arr. T. Miteva for Cello & Chamber Orchestra):
• 6 Paradis: Sicilienne in E-Flat Major (Arr. T. Miteva for Cello & Chamber Orchestra) 03:27
• Niloufar Nourbakhsh (b. 1992): The Window:
• 7 Nourbakhsh: The Window 02:35
• Flaka Goranci: The Speech of Love (Arr. F. Goranci & T. Schauer for Voice & Chamber Orchestra):
• 8 Goranci: The Speech of Love (Arr. F. Goranci & T. Schauer for Voice & Chamber Orchestra) 03:59
• Dora Pejačević (1885 - 1923): Blumenleben, Op. 19:
• 9 Pejacevic: Blumenleben, Op. 19: No. 5, Rose 02:15
• Ella Milch-Sheriff (b. 1954): Zeh hayofi:
• 10 Sheriff: Zeh hayofi 03:25
• Annamaria Kowalsky (b. 1991): Perpetuo (Encore Version):
• 11 Kowalsky: Perpetuo (Encore Version) 02:51
• Kassia (810 - 865): Pelagia (Arr. T. Miteva for Voice & Cello):
• 12 Kassia: Pelagia (Arr. T. Miteva for Voice & Cello) 02:35
• Albena Petrovic Vratchanska (b. 1965): Peperuga:
• 13 Vratchanska: Peperuga 03:57
• Nazife Aral Güran (1921 - 1993): 3 Concert Etudes for Piano:
• 14 Güran: 3 Concert Etudes for Piano: No. 1, Dantel 03:26
• Traditional: Со маки сум се родила (Arr. V. Trajanovska for Voice & Chamber Orchestra):
• 15 Traditional: Со маки сум се родила (Arr. V. Trajanovska for Voice & Chamber Orchestra) 04:16
• Isidora Zebeljan (1967 - 2020): Sarabande for Chamber Clarinet, Violin & Piano:
• 16 Zebeljan: Sarabande for Chamber Clarinet, Violin & Piano 04:11
• Francesca Caccini (1587 - 1640): 36 Solo Songs & Duets:
• 17 Caccini: 36 Solo Songs & Duets: No. 29, Chi desia di saper (Arr. K. Gostynski for Voice & Chamber Orchestra) 02:59
• Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910): 6 Mélodies et une havanaise variée à 2 voix:
• 18 Viardot: 6 Mélodies et une havanaise variée à 2 voix: No. 4, Haï luli 03:34
• Eriona Rushiti (b. 1971): Hana:
• 19 Rushiti: Hana 03:55
• Consuelo Velázquez (1916 - 2005): Bésame mucho (Arr. T. Schauer for Voice & Chamber Orchestra):
• 20 Velázquez: Bésame mucho (Arr. T. Schauer for Voice & Chamber Orchestra) 03:59
• Miriam Makeba (1932 - 2008): Pata Pata (Arr. T. Schauer for Voice & Chamber Orchestra):
• 21 Makeba: Pata Pata (Arr. T. Schauer for Voice & Chamber Orchestra) 03:21
• Total Runtime 01:16:47

Info for La femme: Journey of Female Composers

Through much of history the language of women has been told through men, but La Femme turns this narrative upside down. All of these composers share an unrelenting will to be artistic, often in opposition to the societies in which they found themselves. From the very earliest medieval verses by Kassia via the blind virtuoso Maria von Paradis' famed Sicilienne and holocaust victim Ilse Weber's moving Wiegla, to powerful modern statements by the likes of Niloufar Nourbakhsh and Flaka Goranci's own contribution, The Speech of Love- this entire project is dedicated to all creative women in music.

Flaka Goranci, mezzo-soprano
World Chamber Orchestra
Konstantinos Diminakis, conductor

Flaka Goranci
”In this voice you can find everything: Lyric, Bel canto – Coloratura, Italian, French, German or Slavic Zwischenfach…” like this is praised the young Kosovo/Austrian mezzo-soprano Flaka Goranci from the ”Neue Merker” critic in Vienna.

Flaka Goranci set out studying piano, before changing her major to singing. She obtained her bachelor degree at the Music Academy of Tirana in Albania.

Master studies followed at ”Buchmann-Mehta-School of Music” – Tel Aviv University in Israel, from where she graduated.

Flaka has worked under distinguished conductors including Nicolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Kuhn, Ulrich Windfuhr, Leslie Suganandarajah, Enrico Delamboye etc.

With opera directors such as Uwe Eric Laufenberg, Stephen Lawless, Andreas Zogg, Ulrich Schulz, Carlos Wagner among others.

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