British Women Composers

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Album Summary

Performers

• Sophia Rahmann (Piano)
• Clare Howick (Violin)

Composers

• Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994)
• Ethel Barns (1873 - 1948)
• Irena Regina Poldowski (1880 - 1932)
• Ethel Smyth (1858 - 1944)
• Phyllis Tate (1911 - 1987)

Notes & Reviews:

Featuring such well-known names as Ethel Smyth and Elizabeth Maconchy, as well as less familiar female composers, the works on this disc illuminate a crucial but under-explored aspect of musical life in late 19th- and early 20th-century Britain. Spanning a period of more than eighty years, a variety of musical styles is here revealed, rich with distinct voices. Clare Howick has a special interest in 20th-century British violin repertoire and plays a Stradivarius violin on this recording. A former student of Alexander Kelly and Malcolm Martineau at the Royal Academy of Music, Sophia Rahman has made over twenty chamber music recordings.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London, UK (12/27/2008-12/28/2008).

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Smyth, Ethel : Sonata for violin & piano in A minor, Op 7

• Performers: Sophia Rahmann (Piano); Clare Howick (Violin)
• Notes: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London, UK (12/27/2008-12/28/2008)
• Running Time: 10 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Maconchy, Elizabeth : Preludes (3), for violin & piano

• Performers: Clare Howick (Violin); Sophia Rahmann (Piano)
• Notes: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London, UK (12/27/2008-12/28/2008)
• Running Time: 6 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Poldowski, Irena Regina : Sonata for violin & piano in D minor

• Performers: Clare Howick (Violin); Sophia Rahmann (Piano)
• Notes: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London, UK (12/27/2008-12/28/2008)
• Running Time: 22 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Tate, Phyllis : Triptych, for violin & piano

• Performers: Clare Howick (Violin); Sophia Rahmann (Piano)
• Notes: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London, UK (12/27/2008-12/28/2008)
• Running Time: 16 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Barns, Ethel : La Chasse, for violin & piano

• Performers: Sophia Rahmann (Piano); Clare Howick (Violin)
• Notes: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London, UK (12/27/2008-12/28/2008)
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern