Edmund Rubbra
Edmund Rubbra (23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986) was a British composer.
He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame in the mid-20th century. The most famous of his pieces are his eleven symphonies. Although he was active at a time when many people wrote twelve-tone music, he decided not to write in this idiom himself. Instead he devised his own distinctive style. His later works were not as popular with the concert-going public as his previous ones had been, although he never lost the respect of his colleagues. Therefore, his output as a whole is less celebrated today than would have been expected from its sheer merit and from his early popularity. He was the brother of the engineer Arthur Rubbra.
Latest releases
Recent highlights
Rubbra - Violin Concerto/Sinfonia Concertante
Rubbra - Tenebrae Nocturns etc
British Symphonies
Poetry in Music
Edmund Rubbra
The English Oboe: Rediscovered
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, R.: Mass in G minor / Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, "St. Dominic Mass" (Fleet Street Choir, Lawrence, Rubbra) (1953)
RUBBRA, E.: String Quartets Nos. 1, 3 and 4 (Maggini Quartet)
Recorder Recital: Laurin, Dan - BOWEN, Y. / RUBBRA, E. / SCOTT, C. / MURRILL, H. / LEIGH, W. / BERKELEY, L. (Songs of Yesterday)
A cllection of 20th century English songs
Neo-Romantic Chamber Music
Hodie: An English Christmas Collection
BEST OF BRITISH