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Gipps: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
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Details
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Artist
- Martin Owen, BBC Philharmonic
- Format
- CD
- Discs
- 1
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- Jan 03, 2025
- Catalog #
- CHAN 20284
- UPC
- 095115228425
About
For this third instalment in his survey of orchestral works by Ruth Gipps, Rumon Gamba, conducting the BBC Philharmonic, is joined by the horn soloist Martin Owen. The album opens with Gipps's Coronation Procession. The piece depicts the journey of the Crown(s), perhaps as observed from the Royal Coach, culminating in the entry to Westminster Abbey. Written in January 1953, the piece was not used at the coronation, and instead first performed in September 1954 in Melbourne, Australia. Ambarvalia is a memorial tribute of 1988 by Gipps to the composer and colleague Adrian Cruft, who had died in February 1987. Gipps wrote the Horn Concerto in 1968 for her son, Lance Baker. The piece was later championed by Frank Lloyd, who gave a BBC broadcast in 1982. Here the virtuoso Martin Owen brings the work vividly to life. The Lake District was the inspiration for the 'Impression' Cringlemire Garden, a pastoral miniature for string orchestra. Dated September 1942, the First Symphony is a direct reflection of the horrors of war. The work demonstrates Gipps's personal voice, and features some wonderful writing for winds.
Critic reviews
“Chandos’s Gipps series just gets better and better. Gamba offers a probing account, aided by a spaciously engineered recording and some lovely orchestral playing, woodwinds in particular.”
Limelight, Recording of the month, January 2025
“…persuasively performed and handsomely recorded… Martin Owen’s horn playing, nimble and characterful, is a pleasure in itself.”
BBC Music Magazine, Orchestral choice, February 2025
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“Gipps wrote her Horn Concerto in 1968 for her son, Lance Baker, who played the premiere in 1969.”
American Record Guide, Critic’s choice, January 2026
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 Coronation Procession, Op. 41 07:45
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Coronation Procession, Op. 41
- Duration
- 07:45
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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2 Ambarvalia, Op. 70 07:08
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Ambarvalia, Op. 70
- Duration
- 07:08
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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3 I. Con moto - Tranquillo - Cadenza 07:10
- Track
- 3
- Title
- I. Con moto - Tranquillo - Cadenza
- Duration
- 07:10
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Performer
- Martin Owen
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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4 II. Scherzo: Allegretto 04:04
- Track
- 4
- Title
- II. Scherzo: Allegretto
- Duration
- 04:04
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Performer
- Martin Owen
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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5 III. Finale: Allegro ritmico 05:49
- Track
- 5
- Title
- III. Finale: Allegro ritmico
- Duration
- 05:49
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Performer
- Martin Owen
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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6 Cringlemire Garden, Op. 39 06:23
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Cringlemire Garden, Op. 39
- Duration
- 06:23
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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7 I. Allegro moderato 12:32
- Track
- 7
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 12:32
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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8 II. Adagio 07:43
- Track
- 8
- Title
- II. Adagio
- Duration
- 07:43
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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9 III. Allegro 05:44
- Track
- 9
- Title
- III. Allegro
- Duration
- 05:44
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba
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10 IV. Adagio 10:23
- Track
- 10
- Title
- IV. Adagio
- Duration
- 10:23
- Composer
- Ruth Gipps
- Ensemble
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Rumon Gamba