Josephine Lang and 19th century lieder

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Those of you who are interested in 19th century lieder ought to make acquaintance with Josephine Lang who was very highly regarded by Mendelssohn and published lieder throughout her life (1815-1880). Those who concentrate on the known masters, eg Schubert, Schumann, Brahms et al should remember that this was a field that was allowable for female composers and one in which they could equal their male counterparts. To ignore composers like Lang, and Hensel too, leaves you not only with almost no expertise in this field but also the loss of a treasure house of wonderful songs.
This is a good introduction but it is so sad that there are not many more: