Rubbra, Edmund > Orchestral

Lyrita Box Set 2 (Box)

4 CD / Lyrita / 2010-01-12

Works: Gordon Jacob: Symphony no 1; Daniel Jones: Dance Fantasy for orchestra; John Joubert: Symphony no 1, Op. 20; Constant Lambert: Music for Orchestra; Walter Leigh: Concertino for Harpsichord/Piano and ...
Performers: Ogdon, John; Pinnock, Trevor
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Downes, Edward; Davison, Arthur; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; del Mar, Norman; Herrmann, Bernard; Goossens, Eugene, Sir...

A box set celebrating Lyrita's 50-year devotion to British music!...continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies 6 & 8, Solioquy / Saram, Del Mar, Handley

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-01-09

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 6, Op 80; Symphony no 8, Op 132 (Hommage à Teihard de Chardin); Soliloquy, Op. 57
Performers: de Saram, Rohan
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Edmund Rubbra was a talented British composer whose music has taken its time reaching a worldwide audience. His eleven symphonies have all attracted favorable attention....continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies 2 & 7, Festival Overture / Handley, Boult

1 CD / Lyrita / 2006-09-20

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 2, Op 45; Festival Overture for orchestra, Op 62; Symphony no 7 in C, Op 88
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

"Vernon Handley's performance is a fine one, very similar in its basic outlines to Hickox on Chandos (though more successful in the finale) and even...continue...

Rubbra: Sinfonieta Concertante, etc/ Hickox, Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-01-22

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Sinfonia concertante, Op.38; A Tribute for Ralph Vaughan-Williams on His 70th Birthday for orchestra, Op 56; The Morning Watch, Op 55; Ode to the Queen, Op.83
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Chandos continues its critically acclaimed survey of the music of Edmund Rubbra with this title which contains the only recording available of "The Morning Watch."...continue...

Rubbra: Complete Symphonies / Hickox, BBC National Orchestra

5 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-09-25

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 1, Op 44; Symphony no 2, Op 45; Symphony no 3, Op 49; Symphony no 4, Op 53; Symphony no 5 in in B flat, Op 63; Symphony no 6, Op 80; Symphony no 7 in C, Op 88; Symphony no ...
Performers: Dawson, Lynne; Roberts, Stephen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Chorus; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

British Composers - Britten: Violin Concerto; Rubbra, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-09-12

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby for orchestra, Op 50; Symphony no 5 in in B flat, Op 63; Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Michael Heming: Th...
Performers: Olof, Theo
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Rubbra: Symphonies no 5 & 8, etc / Hickox, BBC NO of Wales

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 8, Op 132 (Hommage à Teihard de Chardin); Salutation (from A Garland For The Queen); Symphony no 5 in in B flat, Op 63
Performers: Bickley, Susan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Rubbra's Eighth Symphony is commonly regarded as an orchestral masterpiece and one of his finest symphonies. It is fitting that this series from Richard Hickox...continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies no 3 & 7 / Hickox, BBC NO of Wales

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-07-21

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 3, Op 49; Symphony no 7 in C, Op 88
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"With this disc Richard Hickox reaches the penultimate issue in his magisterial survey of the Rubbra symphonies...To sum up, these are magnificent and impressive accounts...continue...

Rubbra: Symphony no 1, etc / Hickox, Shelley, BBC NOW

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-07-15

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 1, Op 44; A Tribute for Ralph Vaughan-Williams on His 70th Birthday for orchestra, Op 56; Sinfonia concertante, Op.38
Performers: George, Michael; Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Manning, Peter
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"An important issue...[After the first performance of the Symphony under Sir Adrian Boult in 1937] Parallels were drawn with Vaughan Williams's Fourth and Walton's B...continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies 2 & 6 / Hickox, BBC NO of Wales

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-09-24

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 6, Op 80; Symphony no 2, Op 45
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"...I must pay tribute to the enthusiasm and spirit of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Their playing and Hickox's mastery in balancing Rubbra's close-packed...continue...

Rubbra: Symphony no 9, etc / Hickox, BBC NO of Wales

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-04-23

Works: Edmund Rubbra: The Morning Watch, Op 55; Symphony no 9, "Sinfonia Sacra", Op 140 "The Resurrection"
Performers: Dawson, Lynne; Roberts, Stephen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Its depth and beauty call to mind only the most exalted of comparisons...This is music of inspired breadth and serenity and everyone connected with this...continue...

Rubbra: Symphonies no 4, 10, 11 / Hickox, BBC NO of Wales

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-11-21

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 4, Op 53; Symphony no 10, Op 145 "Sinfonia Da Camera"; Symphony no 11, Op 153 (In One Movement)
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"...Richard Hickox has the measure of its breadth and serenity, and secures a sense of total commitment and dedication from his excellent players. The Chandos...continue...

Rubbra: Symphony no 10, Improvisations, etc / Schönzeler

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-08-01

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 10, Op 145 "Sinfonia Da Camera"; A Tribute for Ralph Vaughan-Williams on His 70th Birthday for orchestra, Op 56; Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby Op. 50
Conductors: Schonzeler, Hans-Hubert

Rubbra: Symphony no 3, etc / Del Mar, Philharmonia

1 CD / Lyrita / 1990-11-01

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Symphony no 3, Op 49; A Tribute for Ralph Vaughan-Williams on His 70th Birthday for orchestra, Op 56; Resurgam Overture for orchestra, Op 149; Symphony no 4, Op 53
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

"This music possesses eloquence and nobility, and clearly tells of deep and serious things. Let me say that the performances by the Philharmonia under Norman...continue...