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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 2: Convert

Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)

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

Donald Macleod explores Rubbra's conversion to Catholicism.

Donald Macleod and Rubbra's sons Benedict and Adrian discuss the composer's conversion to Catholicism. With Symphony No 4 (1st mvt); Cello Sonata in G minor (3rd 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 conversion to Catholicism.

Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op 50 (I: Farnaby's Conceit)
Ulster Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa, Conductor

Symphony No 4, Op 53 (1st mvt)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, Conductor

Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano Op 60 (3rd mvt)
Pierre Doumenge, Cello
Michael Dussek, Piano


Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici Op 66
St. Margaret's Westminster Singers
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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