Esther Abrami - Women (Extended Version) (2025/2026)

“Women” by celebrated violinist and social media sensation Esther Abrami showcases the exceptional talent of 14 remarkable composers across history and a range of genres, spanning newly composed works and rediscovered masterpieces. The album features Oscar winners Rachel Portman and Anne Dudley, as well as new arrangements of compositions by historic composers such as Pauline Viardot, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Teresa Carreño or Ethel Smyth. “Women” also includes “Transmission”, an original composition by Esther Abrami, who has arranged several pieces on the album. At its heart is the world-premiere recording of Ina Boyle’s Violin Concerto, a breathtaking, late-Romantic composition. “Women” brings together an extraordinary lineup of collaborators, including the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Irene Delgado-Jiménez, pianist Kim Barbier, harpist Lavinia Meijer,and the Esther Abrami Quintet.

Esther Abrami, violin
Kim Barbier, piano
Lavinia Meijer, harp
Esther Abrami Quintet
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna
Irene Delgado-Jimenez, conductor

Tracklist
1. March of the Women (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Esther Abrami) (2:34)
2. Valse Di Fantastica (3:50)
3. Flowers (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) (3:09)
4. Hai Luli!, VWV 1106 (Arr. for Violin, Harp and String Quintet by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) (3:18)
5. Wiegala (Arr. for Violin and String Quintet by Esther Abrami) (3:03)
6. Corta Jaca (Arr. for Violin and String Quintet by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) (2:38)
7. Medhel an Gwyns (2:49)
8. O Virtus Sapientiae (Arr. for Violin and String Quintet by Penelope Axtens) (4:54)
9. Apple Tree (2:00)
10. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (To the memory of my mother): I. Lento, ma non troppo (6:56)
11. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (To the memory of my mother): II. Adagio (4:24)
12. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (To the memory of my mother): III. Allegro, ma non troppo (6:07)
13. Mi Teresita "Little Waltz" (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Jan-Peter Klöpfel) (3:21)
14. Lua Branca (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Esther Abrami) (3:40)
15. Solitude (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Esther Abrami) (3:50)
16. Transmission (4:01)
17. Six Pieces for Violin & Piano: III. Lento (Arr. for Violin & Harp by Esther Abrami) (1:54)
18. Tournelle (2:02)
19. Nightlight (2:34)
20. Coeur à Coeur (1:26)
21. Naïás (2:56)
22. Flow (3:34)