Rebecca Clarke; Henri Vieuxtemps - Viola Sonatas (Soo-Min Lee; Hyo-Sun Lim)

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Composer: Rebecca Clarke; Henri Vieuxtemps

• (01) Clarke - Viola Sonata
• (04) Vieuxtemps - Viola Sonata, Op. 36
• (07) Vieuxtemps - Capriccio for solo viola, Op. 55 (Op. posth. 9)

Soo-Min Lee, viola
Hyo-Sun Lim, piano

Date: 2018
Label: Decca

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Rebecca Clarke (27 August 1886 – 13 October 1979) was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. Clarke studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music in London, later becoming one of the first female professional orchestral players. Stranded in the US at the outbreak of World War II, she settled permanently in New York City. Although Clarke's output was not large, her work was recognised for its compositional skill and artistic power. Some of her works have yet to be published, while those that were published were largely forgotten.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Clarke_(composer)

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Henri Vieuxtemps (17 February 1820 – 6 June 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. The bulk of Vieuxtemps's compositions were for his own instrument, including seven concertos and a variety of short salon pieces. He is also known for playing upon what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu, built in 1741, a violin of superior workmanship. The instrument was later played by noted violin masters like Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Vieuxtemps

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At age 18, Korean violist Soo-Min Lee was the youngest first prize winner of Dong-A, the biggest competition in Korea. Lee studied at the Seoul National University and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. She was also selected in the International Ensemble Academy, and joined the Ensemble Modern as a guest violist. Before coming back to Korea, Lee has been solo violist of the Duiburger Philharmoniker/Deusche Oper am Rhein. She has been invited to many international music festivals, and is a member of the Quartet K(Knecht). She teaches at the Seoul National University and Inje University.
https://www.jeonjuvivace.com/leesoomin

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