Composer: Ruth Gipps
Performer: Tippett Quartet, Peter Cigleris, John Mills, Jeremy Isaac, Lydia Lowndes-Northcott, Bozidar Vukotic, Duncan Honeybourne, Gareth Hulse
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Somm
Catalogue: SOMMCD0641
Release: 2021
Size: 1.19 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Rhapsody in E flat, Op. 23
02. The Kelpie of Corrievreckan, Op. 5
Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet and String Trio, Op. 16
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Adagio
05. III. Energico
06. IV. Finale. Allegro moderato
07. Prelude for Bass Clarinet, Op. 51
Clarinet Sonata
08. I. Maestoso. Allegro ma non troppo
09. II. Andante con moto
10. III. Scherzando
11. IV. Maestoso. Allegro molto
SOMM Recordings celebrates the centenary of the birth of Ruth Gipps with Dedication, featuring five premiere recordings of chamber works inspired by her clarinettist-husband, Robert Baker, most of which were recently broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Composer of the Week. Making their debuts on SOMM, clarinettist Peter Cigleris, oboist Gareth Hulse and pianist Duncan Honeybourne are joined by the Tippett Quartet, whose coupling of music by William Alwyn and Doreen Carwithen (SOMMCD 0194) was admired by The Strad for its “radiant insight and affection… beguiling lustre and allure”.