Gipps- Symphonies 2 & 4 (CD)
The unjustly neglected and often dissident music of Ruth Gipps is with this album finding all the resonance it deserves by Rumon Gamba and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, having already championed many British composers from the twentieth century with their series devoted to British Tone Poems and Overtures from the British Isles. While, not surprisingly, there are echoes of the most popular composers of the time - Sibelius, Walton, and Vaughan Williams - the music is notable for it's personal voice, confident conception, and vivid writing for the orchestra. Gipps herself actually felt her best works were those for orchestra. In a programme of contrasting impressions and emotions, Symphonies Nos 2 and 4, the former inspired by the Second World War, offer an approachable tuneful idiom. They are complemented by the lyrical, shorter Song for Orchestra and the early tone poem Knight in Armour, premiered at the last Night of the Proms in 1942.
Tracklist:
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: I. Moderato - Allegro Molto
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: II. Adagio - Più Mosso
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: III. Scherzo. Allegretto - Poco Meno Mosso
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: IV. Finale. Andante - Allegro Molto
- Knight In Armour, Op. 8
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Moderato
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Allegro Moderato - Poco Meno
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Andante - Maestoso
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Tempo Di Marcia
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Adagio
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Allegro Moderato - Tranquillo
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Moderato - Appassionato
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Allegro - Più Mosso
- Song For Orchestra, Op. 33
UPC > 095115207826
Format > New CD
Label > Chandos
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The unjustly neglected and often dissident music of Ruth Gipps is with this album finding all the resonance it deserves by Rumon Gamba and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, having already championed many British composers from the twentieth century with their series devoted to British Tone Poems and Overtures from the British Isles. While, not surprisingly, there are echoes of the most popular composers of the time - Sibelius, Walton, and Vaughan Williams - the music is notable for it's personal voice, confident conception, and vivid writing for the orchestra. Gipps herself actually felt her best works were those for orchestra. In a programme of contrasting impressions and emotions, Symphonies Nos 2 and 4, the former inspired by the Second World War, offer an approachable tuneful idiom. They are complemented by the lyrical, shorter Song for Orchestra and the early tone poem Knight in Armour, premiered at the last Night of the Proms in 1942.
Tracklist:
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: I. Moderato - Allegro Molto
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: II. Adagio - Più Mosso
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: III. Scherzo. Allegretto - Poco Meno Mosso
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61: IV. Finale. Andante - Allegro Molto
- Knight In Armour, Op. 8
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Moderato
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Allegro Moderato - Poco Meno
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Andante - Maestoso
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Tempo Di Marcia
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Adagio
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Allegro Moderato - Tranquillo
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Moderato - Appassionato
- Symphony No. 2 In B Major, Op. 30: Allegro - Più Mosso
- Song For Orchestra, Op. 33
UPC > 095115207826
Format > New CD
Label > Chandos
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