Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 3 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Rumon Gamba

• William Havergal Brian (1876 - 1972): The Tinker’s Wedding:
• 1 Brian: The Tinker’s Wedding 07:18
• Geoffrey Bush (1920 - 1998): Yorick:
• 2 Bush: Yorick 08:43
• Alan Rawsthorne (1905 - 1971): Street Corner:
• 3 Rawsthorne: Street Corner 05:39
• Daniel Jones (1912 - 1993): Comedy Overture:
• 4 Jones: Comedy Overture 06:27
• Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941): Rebus:
• 5 Bridge: Rebus 10:07
• Robin Orr (1909 - 2006): The Prospect of Whitby:
• 6 Orr: The Prospect of Whitby 07:00
• Richard Anthony Sayer Arnell (1917 - 2009): The New Age, Op. 2:
• 7 Arnell: The New Age, Op. 2 09:38
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): Paul Bunyan, Op. 17:
• 8 Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Overture 05:20
• Alan Bush (1900 - 1995): Resolution, Op. 25:
• 9 Bush: Resolution, Op. 25 06:57
• Clifton Parker (1905 - 1989): The Glass Slipper:
• 10 Parker: The Glass Slipper: Overture 03:00
• Eric William Fenby (1906 - 1997): Rossini on Ilkla Moor:
• 11 Fenby: Rossini on Ilkla Moor 07:08
• Total Runtime 01:17:17

Info for Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 3

Rumon Gamba directs the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra on the third instalment of his exploration of Overtures from the British Isles. As in the case of the previous volumes, the recorded repertoire is rarely played, and the album includes three world premiere recordings. All the works were composed in a period of eleven years, between 1938 and 1949, against the background of the horrific world events of that era. Presenting an eclective mix of musical styles, the album, like its predecessors, sheds light on some wonderful discoveries, passionately and enthusiastically performed by orchestra and conductor.

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba,

Rumon Gamba
British conductor Rumon Gamba held the positions of Principal Conductor and Music Director of NorrlandsOperan between 2008 and 2015 and Chief Conductor of the Aalborg Symfoniorkester between 2011 and 2015. He was also Chief Conductor and Music Director of Iceland Symphony Orchestra between 2002 and 2010.

A champion of new music, Gamba has given several high profile premieres including the world premieres of Nico Muhly’s Two Boys at English National Opera, Brett Dean’s Viola Concerto with the composer and BBC Symphony Orchestra; national premieres of Poul Ruders’ Dancer in the Dark and Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Blood on the Floor and Scherzoid with Norrdlands Operan and the Australian premiere of the original version of Sibelius’ Symphony No.5 with Queensland Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 he conducted Larsson Gothe’s The African Prophetess with the orchestra of Norrdlands Operan and Cape Town Opera Chorus as part of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras’ composer week.

He will appear at the 2017 Enescu Festival featuring works by Sven Helbig and Rolf Martinsson. He will record new works by Ittai Shapira with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and has been asked to collaborate with the composer Lotta Wennäkoski and the Kymisinfonietta. Gamba returned to the BBC Proms in 2017 to conduct a BBC commission by Michael Gordon for the jazz ensemble ​‘Bang on a Can All-Stars’ together with the Proms Youth Ensemble.

Rumon Gamba has conducted a number of operatic titles including Carmen, La bohème, Otello, Candide and a new production of Rigoletto. In celebration of Umeå’s status as European Capital of Culture 2014, he conducted NorrlandsOperan in an epic outdoor production of Elektra with La Fura dels Baus, which was critically acclaimed.

Gamba records exclusively for Chandos Records

Booklet for Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 3