Ruth Gipps
Born: 20th February 1921, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK
Died: 23rd February 1999, Fremfield, East Sussex, UK
Nationality: English
Ruth Dorothy Louisa Gipps was an English composer, oboist, pianist, conductor, and educator. She was one of the most prolific composers in Britain at the time of her death, having written five symphonies, seven concertos, and numerous chamber and choral works. She founded both the London Repertoire Orchestra and the Chanticleer Orchestra and served as conductor and music director for the City of Birmingham Choir.
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Recording of the Week,
Ruth Gipps from Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic
This third volume of the British composer's orchestral works on Chandos features the world premiere recordings of Symphony No. 1, the Coronation Procession from 1953 and the elegy Ambarvalia, plus the Horn Concerto and Cringlemire Garden.
Video Interview,
Elgan Llŷr Thomas on Unveiled
In the wake of the release of his debut album featuring a bold new translation of Britten's Michelangelo Sonnets (plus music by Tippett, Gipps and Thomas himself), the Welsh tenor discusses queer representation in opera and song - and why he feels that 'it's about time we started adding other stories into the mix'...
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- Ambarvalia, Op. 70 (2)
- Chanticleer Overture, Op. 28 (1)
- Cinglemire Garden, Op. 39 (1)
- Clarinet Concerto in G minor, Op. 9 (1)
- Clarinet Sonata (1)
- Clarinet Sonata in A major, Op. 45 (1)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 34 (1)
- Coronation Procession, Op. 41 (1)
- Cringlemire Garden, Op. 39 (1)
- Death on the Pale Horse, Op. 25 (1)
- Four Songs of Youth (1)
- Horn Concerto, Op. 58 (4)
- Knight in Armour, Op. 8 (2)
- Oboe Concerto, Op. 20 (1)
- Opalescence, Op. 72 (1)
- Pixie Caravan, Op. 3a, for flute and piano (1939) Allegro leggiero (1)
- Prelude for Bass Clarinet, Op. 51 (1)
- Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet and String Trio, Op. 16 (1)
- Rhapsody in E flat, Op. 23 (1)
- Rowan, Op. 12a, for flute and piano (1940) (1)
- Scherzo and Adagio for Unaccompanied Cello, Op. 68 (1)
- Seascapes, Op. 53 (1)
- Sinfonietta, Op. 73 (1)
- Sonata for Cello and Piano (1)
- Sonata for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 81 (1)
- Song for Orchestra, Op. 33 (2)
- Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 22 (1)
- Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 30 (2)
- Symphony No. 3, Op. 57 (1)
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 61 (2)
- The Fairy Shoemaker (1)
- The Kelpie of Corrievreckan, Op. 5 (1)
- The Ox and the Ass 'Introduction and Carol', Op. 71 (1)
- The Pulley (2)
- The St Francis Window, Op. 67, for alto flute and piano (1986) Andante (1)
- Theme and Variations for Piano, Op. 57a (1)
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