Rebecca Clarke, a composer born in England, was Sir Charles Villiers Stanford's first woman student at London's Royal College of Music.
Composer Biography
Fanny Hensel, a composer and sister of Felix Mendelssohn, composed over 400 works, mostly shorter forms, almost all of which were unpublished.
Recording & Production
The album's cover art features "Martyr in the catacombs," an 1886 oil painting by French artist Jules Cyrille.
Performer Biography
The Lafayette String Quartet devoted its 1999-2000 season to Beethoven's music, achieving a career milestone with its first Beethoven Cycle and a series of all-Beethoven concerts.
Performer Biography
The Lafayette String Quartet, founded in 1986, is based in Victoria and has performed in major music centers across North America and Europe.
Composition History
None of the three works on this disc were published during their composers' lifetimes.
Recording & Production
This recording is the first of Rebecca Clarke's Poem for string quartet.
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