Notes and Editorial Reviews
This recording received a 1998 "Critic's Choice" award from Gramophone
magazine.
REVIEWS:
American Record Guide (11-12/97, pp.179-80) - "The `Sinfonia Concertante,' Rubbra's earliest published work, has one of the most haunting opening passages I've ever heard....Anyone interested in 20th Century music ought to buy this disc and listen to a unique, extremely interesting talent that may now be on the verge of higher recognition."
This recording received a 1998 "Critic's Choice" award from Gramophone
magazine.
REVIEWS:
American Record Guide (11-12/97, pp.179-80) - "The `Sinfonia Concertante,' Rubbra's earliest published work, has one of the most haunting opening passages I've ever heard....Anyone interested in 20th Century music ought to buy this disc and listen to a unique, extremely interesting talent that may now be on the verge of higher recognition." Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 1, Op. 44 by Edmund Rubbra
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935-1937; England
2.
A Tribute, Op. 56 by Edmund Rubbra
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; England
3.
Sinfonia concertante, Op. 38 by Edmund Rubbra
Performer:
Howard Shelley (Piano)
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934
Sound Samples
Symphony No. 1, Op. 44: I. Allegro moderato e tempestoso
Symphony No. 1, Op. 44: II. Pergourdine: Allegro bucolico e giocoso
Symphony No. 1, Op. 44: III. Lento
Sinfonia concertante, Op. 38: I. Fantasia: Lento con molto rubato - Allegro
Sinfonia concertante, Op. 38: II. Saltarella: Allegro vivace
Sinfonia concertante, Op. 38: III. Prelude and Fugue: Lento - quarter note = 56
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