This is a beautiful, powerfully emotional, inevitable work in a powerful performance by Rubbra's compatriot composer. Arnold's own Fourth Symphony, although very different, is also imposing in its own way.
Absolutely. Every year at the London Proms, the BBC trout out some boring work from a new non-talent who struggles to write anything remotely listenable/memorable and fortunately for us, anything beyond 15 minutes. Invariably never heard again for good reason.
There's a recording of the premiere, which Rubbra himself conducted, in uniform, at a wartime Henry Wood Promenade Concert. It's never been commercially released, but the BBC broadcast it in the 1990s.
Came back to this page after checking in vain for a UA-camr who had put up the Griller Quartet playing the 2nd Rubbra String Quartet in the studio within weeks of its 1950(?) premiere. If anyone has it, it might make a few waves yet. None of the few contemporary attempts is half as good. But the premiere of the Fouth Symphony has now been published on CD.
Not sure about right for Rubbra, unless Rubbra was into cricket. I never lived near ol' Marshie, but I used to watch him playing cricket for Australia while having a few beers with the boys.(That's me that was having the beers, not Marshie-hahaha). Never forget the time some drunk bastard yelled out, "Didja see that-(bellcchh!)?-Romney jus' smashed th' bloody ball straight into a seagull's 'ead! Haw haw haw, you bee-yewty Marshie!". Yeah, speakin' of smashed, them were the days! Ever since then we always used to cheer "Go Romney Marsh!" whenever he appeared at the crease.🤘🤪
Always giving composers, which I cant like from the beginning, a second, third.. several chances - but now after various symphonies endured with difficulty : No more Rubbra. A poor symphony. The composer stumbles from bar to bar without concept for the hole. - Written after listening to a series of Rubbras and George Lloyds (!) symphonies.
![Edmund Rubbra: Symphony No 1, Op. 44 (1937) [Thomson-BBC SO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/awarEJhUyh8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Robert Simpson: Symphony No 8 [Semkow-Royal Danish Orch] premiere](/img/n.gif)
This is a beautiful, powerfully emotional, inevitable work in a powerful performance by Rubbra's compatriot composer. Arnold's own Fourth Symphony, although very different, is also imposing in its own way.
My favourite of the Rubbra Symphonies. From the questioning calm of the opening to the triumphal close it is a fine work.
True British symphony from a talented composer rarely heard these days. A question of fashion no doubt.
Absolutely. Every year at the London Proms, the BBC trout out some boring work from a new non-talent who struggles to write anything remotely listenable/memorable and fortunately for us, anything beyond 15 minutes. Invariably never heard again for good reason.
There's a recording of the premiere, which Rubbra himself conducted, in uniform, at a wartime Henry Wood Promenade Concert. It's never been commercially released, but the BBC broadcast it in the 1990s.
Ahh. Wish I had that broadcast.
i was in the audience, i am the young man with white beret, it was outrageus fashion back then
Came back to this page after checking in vain for a UA-camr who had put up the Griller Quartet playing the 2nd Rubbra String Quartet in the studio within weeks of its 1950(?) premiere. If anyone has it, it might make a few waves yet. None of the few contemporary attempts is half as good. But the premiere of the Fouth Symphony has now been published on CD.
Inspired choice of picture, England's most magical church, Fairfield, Romney Marsh. Right for Rubbra.
Love this photo as well. Oddly enough, I live near a Rumney marsh.
I love this music and I love the photograph too, mainly because I'm the uncredited photographer! bit.ly/2nxG9el
Not sure about right for Rubbra, unless Rubbra was into cricket. I never lived near ol' Marshie, but I used to watch him playing cricket for Australia while having a few beers with the boys.(That's me that was having the beers, not Marshie-hahaha). Never forget the time some drunk bastard yelled out, "Didja see that-(bellcchh!)?-Romney jus' smashed th' bloody ball straight into a seagull's 'ead! Haw haw haw, you bee-yewty Marshie!". Yeah, speakin' of smashed, them were the days! Ever since then we always used to cheer "Go Romney Marsh!" whenever he appeared at the crease.🤘🤪
I had assumed that the composer's name was pronounced /ˈrʌbrə/, not /ˈrʊbrə/.
It is.
@@captaincatchy Thanks for the confirmation!
Werden und vergehen. Schweigen und Schauen.
Arnold conducted this? that's interesting, I wonder what that was about?
It was not unusual for Arnold to conduct other composers' work.
Always giving composers, which I cant like from the beginning, a second, third.. several chances - but now after various symphonies endured with difficulty : No more Rubbra. A poor symphony. The composer stumbles from bar to bar without concept for the hole. - Written after listening to a series of Rubbras and George Lloyds (!) symphonies.