Music was the driving force for the two female composers on today's show, yet they lived very different lives. We'll hear sonatas by Isabella Leonarda, who spent her entire adult life in a convent, plus songs by Francesca Caccini, who was the highest paid musician at the Medici court in Florence.

• Isabella Leonarda    Sonata Undecima Op. 16    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie
• Isabella Leonarda    Ave suavis dilectio    Maria-Cristina Kiehr, soprano; Concerto Soave
• Isabella Leonarda    Sonata Prima Op. 16    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie
• Francesca Caccini    La Pastorella mia    Henriette Feith, soprano; David van Ooijen, lute
• Francesca Caccini    Maria, dolce Maria    Henriette Feith, soprano; David van Ooijen, lute
• Francesca Caccini    Ciaccona    Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini
• Francesca Caccini    Nube gentil    Henriette Feith, soprano; David van Ooijen, lute
• Francesca Caccini    Chi e costei    Henriette Feith, soprano; David van Ooijen, lute
• Francesca Caccini    Romanesca    Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini
• Isabella Leonarda    Sonata Quinta    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie