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R Clarke: Viola Sonata; Britten: Lachrymae for viola and piano; Bowen: Phantasy for Viola and Piano<\/p>
Izabel Markova (viola), Alla Belova (piano), Irene Puccia (piano)<\/p>
Claves CD3073 53:59 mins <\/em> The Viola Sonata of 1919 is by far Rebecca Clarke\u2019s best known composition \u2013 \u2018that one little whiff of success that I\u2019ve had in my life,\u2019 as she herself put it \u2013 and the Bulgarian violist Izabel Markova\u2019s new recording competes impressively with the three-dozen others currently available. The sonata\u2019s assertive opening motif announces Markova as a confident and decisive presence, commanding in her integration of the music\u2019s simmering drama with its many more lyrical moments.<\/p> Both Markova and her pianist here, the Italian Irene Puccia, excel in the mercurial Vivace<\/em> middle movement, etching out subtle gradations of mischief and caprice while avoiding the impression that the writing is merely virtuosic. And in the broad rhapsodic sweep of the Adagio<\/em> finale, Markova summons an almost cello-like richness of tone from her instrument, yet with all the dynamic nuance needed to lend expressivity to Clarke\u2019s richly expansive paragraphs.<\/p> Even more precise detailing is needed in Britten\u2019s Lachrymae<\/em>, and the refined poetry Markova brings to the quieter-voiced pizzicato, multi-stopped and sul ponticello<\/em> \u2018reflections\u2019 is particularly impressive. The eventual emergence of the Dowland melody on which Lachrymae<\/em> is based is seamlessly managed, the tune itself delivered with a moving dignity.<\/p> York Bowen\u2019s Phantasy<\/em>, contemporaneous with Clarke\u2019s Sonata, exudes a marked Brahmsian influence. Markova relishes this, phrasing with a rich-toned generosity which suits the music\u2019s temper and a controlled fieriness at its peroration. Markova was just 25 years old when this debut recording was made, and on its evidence she is an artist we\u2019ll be hearing considerably more of in the future. <\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Terry Blain Published: Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 11:15 AM R Clarke: Viola Sonata; Britten: Lachrymae for viola and piano; Bowen: Phantasy for Viola and Piano Izabel Markova (viola), Alla Belova (piano), Irene Puccia (piano) Claves CD3073 53:59 mins The Viola Sonata of 1919 is by far Rebecca Clarke\u2019s best known composition \u2013 \u2018that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39642,"template":"","categories":[1,83,19],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/british-music-for-viola-piano.jpg",900,900,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/british-music-for-viola-piano-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/british-music-for-viola-piano-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/british-music-for-viola-piano-768x768.jpg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/british-music-for-viola-piano.jpg",800,800,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/british-music-for-viola-piano.jpg",900,900,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/british-music-for-viola-piano.jpg",900,900,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Terry Blain Published: Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 11:15 AM R Clarke: Viola Sonata; Britten: Lachrymae for viola and piano; Bowen: Phantasy for Viola and Piano Izabel Markova (viola), Alla Belova (piano), Irene Puccia (piano) Claves CD3073 53:59 mins The Viola Sonata of 1919 is by far Rebecca Clarke\u2019s best known composition \u2013 \u2018that…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/39641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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