Dave Lampson wrote in part:

>A co-worker asked me an interesting question today; one to which I had
>no ready answer.  The question is: what is the earliest piano concerto
>written by a woman.  The most likely timeframe would be early to mid 1700s.
>I'm wondering if Paradisi may have written a concerto....

Perhaps the earliest keyboard concerto is attributed to Anna Amalia
(Duchess of Saxe-Weimar) [1739-1807] who wrote a Concerto for 12
instruments and Cembalo Obligato.  Paradisi (Paradise) wrote a concerto
in B flat, but was male, so I don't quite get the drift here.

Jim Hunsley

 [I was thinking of Maria Theresia von Paradis (or Paradies, which is
 also given as an alternative spelling of Paradisi mentioned above)
 who lived from 1759 to 1824.  She was a blind virtuoso, and friend
 of Mozart's.  Supposedly, she could play over 60 piano concertos from
 memory.  I just don't know if she wrote one herself.  I have found
 reference to a "famous" piano concerto in E Flat Major Op. 6 by Maria
 Hester Park nee Reynolds (1760-1813, not to be confused with Maria
 Parke) which was recorded by Gasparo (played in two-hand reduction by
 Barbara Harbach).  Given the dating of her Op. 4 sonatas as 1790, I
 would assume the concerto dates from before 1800.  I also find dates
 for Anna Amalia of 1723-1787.  Any other candidates?  -Dave]