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rediscover - Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986) Symphony



Edmund Rubbra was born in Northampton, a town a hundred miles distant from London, 23 May 1901. For a curious fate, in that little town had its birth Malcolm Arnold and William Alwyn, two other illustrious contemporary symphonists of Rubbra. Early supporter of the music of Gustav Holst and Cyril Scott, Rubbra taken to study privately with him, then continued his studies at Reading University under the guidance of Morris and Holst. In his career as a composer, Rubbra was extremely prolific: four string quartets, various chamber works, many songs and piano pieces, sacred music, several overtures, three concerts (one each for violin, viola and piano) and eleven symphonies . He died nearly eighty in Gerrard's Cross, February 14, 1986. His compositional style
was inspired by a kind of musicality that, because of its traditional appearance, if not ordinary, could pass unnoticed. It was not given to the search for new sounds, has extended the frontiers of phonetics in width, but rather has tended to exploit the existing ones in more depth. He worked in general within the established traditions, creating its own language, the complexity - even in the rigid framework of the shade - it is the limit, but also the charm. In short, a tough player who is slow to uncover the treasures of their works and also requires the listener a work of depth.
Needless to say, with this background Rubbra, although held in high regard at home, even illustrious colleagues (first of all Ralph Vaughan Williams), has struggled to reach for the general public. The late Richard Hickox is still the only conductor to have completed an edition of the complete symphonies of our record, listening to "sample" that I propose, however, is entrusted to another tireless promoter of British music: Vernon Handley . This is a record in 1978 when Handley, head of the New Philharmonia Orchestra, offers the Second Symphony, Op. 45 (1940), divided into movements: The Slow
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II Scherzo: Vivace much;
III Adagio; quiet
IV Rondo: Allegretto lovable - Coda: Presto.