{"id":37090,"date":"2023-12-20T13:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7df370c7-3c8e-4f02-955e-abe696053b5e"},"modified":"2023-12-20T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:40:07","slug":"rebecca-clarke-viola-virtuoso-and-chamber-music-adventurer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/rebecca-clarke-viola-virtuoso-and-chamber-music-adventurer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Clarke: viola virtuoso and chamber music adventurer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Leah Broad\n <\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 12:26 PM<\/p>

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America\u2019s musical press in 1919 was awash with rumours about a new work \u2013 a new Viola Sonata by Rebecca Clarke. <\/p>

It had just tied for first place in the prestigious Berkshire Festival Chamber Music Competition, for which all entries had to be submitted anonymously. The jurors had speculated that the Sonata had been written by Ravel. When Clarke was revealed as the composer, they were astonished.<\/p>