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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)

Composer of the Week: Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986): Episode 1: Apprentice

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)

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Episode 1: Apprentice

Apprentice

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986), Apprentice

Donald Macleod focuses on Rubbra's early years as a composer.

Donald Macleod focuses on Rubbra's early years as a composer. With Dormi Jesu, Op 3; A Hymn to the Virgin, Op 13 No 2; Sonatina, Op 19; Symphony No 1, Op 44 (1st mvt).

Donald Macleod is joined by Rubbra's sons Benedict and Adrian, who discuss their father and his music. A modest man with a complex personal life and deeply held faith, today they look at his early years as a composer.

Dormi Jesu, Op 3
St. Margaret?s Westminster Singers
Richard Hickox, Conductor

A Hymn to the Virgin, Op 13 No 2
Tracey Chadwell, Soprano
Danielle Perrett, Harp

Sonatina, Op 19 
Michael Dussek, Piano

Sonata No 2, Op 31 for Violin and Piano
Krysia Osostowicz, Violin
Michael Dussek, Piano

Symphony No 1, Op 44 (1st mvt)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, Conductor.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Edmund Rubbra

Donald Macleod is joined by Edmund Rubbra's sons Benedict and Adrian, who discuss their father and his music

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