Rebecca Clarke, born in London to US-German parents, was thrown out of her family home in 1905 after criticizing her father's philandering.
Performer Biography
John York, the pianist on this album, won the International Debussy Prize in Paris and has a discography that includes unique four-hands repertoire like Stravinsky's 'Le sacre du printemps' and Holst's 'The Planets'.
Composer Biography
Rebecca Clarke composed only sporadically after marrying composer-pianist James Friskin in 1944, and wrote virtually nothing more, known simply as Mrs. Friskin.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch, one of the most celebrated cellists, was greatly inspired at an early age by hearing Zara Nelsova play and studied with the great Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
Composition History
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, a rich patron of music, commissioned Rebecca Clarke's Piano Trio in 1921 and the Rhapsody in 1923, the only commissions Coolidge ever gave to a woman.
Critical Reception
Rebecca Clarke's Sonata for viola and piano nearly won the 1919 Berkshire Chamber Music Prize, but critics initially refused to believe a woman could compose so masterfully.
Composer Biography
Rebecca Clarke was the first female student of Charles Villiers Stanford, a prominent Irish composer and professor of music.
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