Gunning: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra / Gunning, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
February 11, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Christopher Gunning
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Craig Ogden, Michael Whight, Catherine Handley, Christopher Gunning
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 11, 2022
    • UPC
      635212058022
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD580
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Bright but steady, "Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted"

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Catherine Handley

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    2. II. Slow and thoughtful, "And time stood still…"

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Catherine Handley

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    3. III. Lively, "Time flies…"

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Catherine Handley

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    4. I. Moderately quick

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Whight

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    5. II. Very slow

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Whight

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    6. III. Animated

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Whight

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    7. I. Moderately

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Craig Ogden

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    8. II. Slowly, but with movement

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Craig Ogden

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning

    9. III. Lively

      Composer: Christopher Gunning

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Craig Ogden

      Conductor: Christopher Gunning


Signum presents 3 concertos from eminent British composer Christopher Gunning, all composed for performance by colleagues and friends – Catherine Handley, Michael Whight and Craig Ogden. Christopher Gunning has composed twelve symphonies, as well as concertos for the piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and guitar; many of these have now been recorded. He has also composed many scores for films and television dramas, including Agatha Christie’s Poirot, La Vie en Rose, Middlemarch, Cold Lazarus, Rebecca, Under Suspicion, Firelight, The Big Battalions, Wild Africa, When the Whales Came and Porterhouse Blue. With a career spanning 50 years, he has won 4 BAFTA and 3 Ivor Novello Awards, and BASCA’s prestigious Gold Badge Award. Christopher studied composition with Edmund Rubbra and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After a hugely successful career writing for the big and small screen he is now focused on his classical work and releases.