Piper of Dreams – Ruth Gipps Chamber Music Juliana Koch, Michael McHale, Julian Bliss

• Ruth Gipps /(1921 - 1999): Sonata No. 2, Op. 66:
• 1 Gipps: Sonata No. 2, Op. 66: I. Andante doloroso 03:56
• 2 Gipps: Sonata No. 2, Op. 66: II. Adagio 03:13
• 3 Gipps: Sonata No. 2, Op. 66: III. Allegro moderato 05:33
• Kensington Gardens Suite, Op. 2:
• 4 Gipps: Kensington Gardens Suite, Op. 2: I. Elfin Oak 01:57
• 5 Gipps: Kensington Gardens Suite, Op. 2: II. Fat Pigeon 01:41
• 6 Gipps: Kensington Gardens Suite, Op. 2: III. Chestnut Trees 02:00
• Sea-weed Song, Op. 12c:
• 7 Gipps: Sea-weed Song, Op. 12c 03:05
• Sea-shore Suite, Op. 3b:
• 8 Gipps: Sea-shore Suite, Op. 3b: I. Gulls 01:45
• 9 Gipps: Sea-shore Suite, Op. 3b: II. Sea Anemone 01:35
• 10 Gipps: Sea-shore Suite, Op. 3b: III. Stormy Beach 01:11
• Sonata No. 1, Op. 5a:
• 11 Gipps: Sonata No. 1, Op. 5a: I. Allegro moderato 06:06
• 12 Gipps: Sonata No. 1, Op. 5a: II. Adagio 02:19
• 13 Gipps: Sonata No. 1, Op. 5a: III. Finale 03:47
• The Piper of Dreams, Op. 12b:
• 14 Gipps: The Piper of Dreams, Op. 12b 04:05
• Trio, Op. 10:
• 15 Gipps: Trio, Op. 10: I. Moderato 08:47
• 16 Gipps: Trio, Op. 10: II. Adagio 04:49
• 17 Gipps: Trio, Op. 10: III. Allegro ritmico 06:06
• Threnody, Op. 74:
• 18 Gipps: Threnody, Op. 74 07:10
• Total Runtime 01:09:05

Info for Piper of Dreams – Ruth Gipps Chamber Music

Ruth Gipps made her musical talents apparent from an early age, and they were encouraged by her very supportive mother. She entered the Royal College of Music in 1937, aged 16, studying oboe and piano, in addition to composition, with Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gordon Jacob. Whilst at college, she performed Brahms's Second Piano Concerto, and her tone poem "Knight in Armour" (CHAN 20078) was presented by Sir Henry Wood at the Last Night of the Proms in 1942.

As the war continued, Gipps left London to become principal oboe with the City of Birmingham Orchestra, where she also performed as pianist and had several of her works programmed. Returning to London after the war, Gipps found fewer opportunities as a performer, and less interest in her orchestral scores. She concentrated on composing more chamber music, alongside a successful teaching career.

This album of her chamber music for oboe (and cor anglais) features works composed from 1938 to 1990, representing Gipps's entire compositional life. In demand as a soloist all over Europe, Juliana Koch was appointed Professor of Oboe at the Royal College of Music, London, in 2018 and is Principal Oboe of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Juliana Koch, oboe
Michael McHale, piano
Julian Bliss, clarinet

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