Mozart:
Rondo in D Major, K. 382
Emmy Schäfer Klein:
Christmas Album, Op. 8:
I. Child’s Dream
James Lee III:
Humble Birth
Nadia Boulanger:
3 Pieces for Cello and Piano
Clara Schumann:
3 Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Bach:
Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (Arr. for Piano by Alexander Siloti)
Missy Mazzoli:
A Map of Laughter
Amy Beach:
Children’s Carnival, Op. 25:
VI. Harlequin
Florence Price:
The Goblin and the Mosquito
Germaine Tailleferre:
Romance
Leokadiya Kashperova:
Songs without Words No. 5 (Arr. for Piano by Graham Griffiths)
Carl Filtsch:
Premieres pensées musicales, Op. 3:
III. Mazurka
Tudor Ciortea:
Joc tiganesc
Heitor Villa-Lobos:
A prole do bebe, W140 No. 1:
VII. O polichinelo

This album traces pianist Alexandra Dariescu’s journey through discovery, memory, and celebration, uniting masterworks with neglected gems and world premieres. Mozart’s radiant Rondo in D major, K. 382 opens the programme, paired with Emmy Schäfer Klein’s long-forgotten Child’s Dream and James Lee III’s newly composed Humble Birth. Music by Clara Schumann, Nadia Boulanger, Florence Price, Amy Beach, Germaine Tailleferre, Leokadiya Kashperova, and others highlights the voices of women across centuries. Interwoven are personal favourites Bach/Siloti’s Prelude in E minor, Villa-Lobos’ sparkling O polichinelo alongside youthful treasures by Carl Filtsch and Tudor Ciortea. Together, they form a vivid portrait of music as dream, memory, and renewal.