Edmund Rubbra
Edmund Rubbra (; 23 May 1901 – 14 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his fame in the mid-20th century. The best known of his pieces are his eleven symphonies. Although he was active at a time when many people wrote twelve-tone music, he decided not to write in this idiom; instead, he devised his own distinctive style. His later works were not as popular with the concert-going public as his previous ones had been, although he never lost the respect of his colleagues. Therefore, his output as a whole is less celebrated today than would have been expected from its early popularity. He was the brother of the engineer Arthur Rubbra.
Genre: concerto
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Top Tracks
- The Revival, Op. 58
- Dormi Jesu, Op. 3, No. 1, "the Virgin's Cradle Song"
- Prelude and Fugue on a Theme by Cyril Scott, Op. 69: I. Prelude - Arr. by Bernard Rose
- Cantata di Camera Crucifixus pro Nobis, Op. 111: II. Christ in the Garden
- Lindens "That Virgin's Child"
- Rubbra: Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: No. 4, Loth to depart
- Missa Cantuariensis Op. 59: VII. Gloria in excelsis
- Nine Tenebrae Motets, Op. 72 First Nocturne: II. Tristis est anima mea
- Nine Tenebrae Motets, Op. 72 First Nocturne: I. In monte Oliveti
- Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59: VI. Agnus Dei
- Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59: I. Kyrie
- Eternitie
- Viola Concerto in A Major, Op. 75: III. Collana musicale. Andante moderato
- Viola Concerto in A Major, Op. 75: II. Molto vivace
- Viola Concerto in A Major, Op. 75: I. Introduzione quasi una fantasia
- Meditations on a Byzantine Hymn, Op. 117
- Piano Concerto in G, Op. 85: I. Corymbus. Adagio, calmo e quasi improvisatore
- Ode to the Queen, Op. 83: III. Yet once again, let us our measures move
- Ode to the Queen, Op. 83: II. Fair as unshaded light
- Ode to the Queen, Op. 83: I. Sound forth celestial organs
Albums (62)
- Rubbra & Bliss: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 81) (2020-06-26)
- The Jade Mountain – Songs by Edmund Rubbra (2023-03-03)
- Rubbra: The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: I. A Night Thought on Terrace Tower (2023-02-24)
- Rubbra: Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87: I. Upon the Crucifix (2023-02-17)
- Rubbra: Orpheus with his lute, Op. 8 No. 2 (2023-02-03)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 5, Op. 63 (2021-03-26)
- Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 (2018-02-16)
- Edmund Rubbra (2016-09-02)
- Chamber Music & Songs with Harp (2016-05-13)
- Rubbra: String Quartets Nos. 1, 3 & 4 (2011-02-01)
- Rubbra: String Quartet No. 2 - Amoretti (2009-11-17)
- Rubbra: Masses (2007-09-01)
- Rubbra & Walton: Viola Concertos (2007-06-01)
- Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8 and Soliloquy, Op. 57 (2006-10-01)
- Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, A Tribute & Resurgam (2006-09-01)
- Rubbra: Festival Overture & Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 (2006-08-01)
- Rubbra: Violin Concerto, Op. 103 / Improvisations, Op. 89 (2005-10-18)
- Rubbra: String Quartets (2002)
- Rubbra: Sinfonia Concertante, A Tribute, The Morning Watch & Ode to the Queen (2001-11-01)
- Rubbra: Complete Symphonies (2001-08-01)
- Rubbra: Nine Tenebrae Motets / Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (2001-04-16)
- Rubbra: Complete Solo Piano Music (2001-04-01)
- Rubbra: Chamber Music (2000-10-01)
- Rubbra: Choral Works (2000-09-01)
- Rubbra: Mass In Honour Of St Teresa Of Avila; Missa a3; 5 Motets; 5 Madrigals (2000-01-01)
- Rubbra: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (1999-10-25)
- Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8 / Ode To the Queen (1999-03-01)
- Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 7 (1998-06-01)
- Edmund Rubbra - The Sacred Muse (1997-07-08)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 1, A Tribute & Sinfonia Concertante (1997-05-01)
- Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 6 (1996-08-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 9 & The Morning Watch (1996-03-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 10 & Symphony No. 11 (1995-10-01)
- English Cello Sonatas (1995-01-24)
- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 / Variations and Fugue On A Theme by Handel (Arr. for Orchestra) (1990-08-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 10 "Sinfonia da Camera" and other Orchestral Works (1985-03-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 10 / A Tribute / Improvisations On Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby (1976-07-01)
- Agnus Dei (2021-09-03)
- Rubbra: Sinfonia Concertante, A Tribute, The Morning Watch & Ode to the Queen (1997-05-01)
- Rubbra: Complete Symphonies (1997-05-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 9 & The Morning Watch (1996-03-01)
- Poetry in Music (2015-09-25)
- Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers (2010-08-01)
- Rubbra: Missa cantuariensis, Dormi Jesu, That Virgin's Child Most Meek & Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici (2007-09-01)
- Glorious John Barbirolli (2025-02-05)
- The Jade Mountain – Songs by Edmund Rubbra (2023-03-03)
- Rubbra: Choral Works (2000-09-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 8 & Ode to the Queen (1999-03-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 7 (1998-06-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 1, A Tribute & Sinfonia Concertante (1997-05-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 2 & Symphony No. 6 (1996-08-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 10 & Symphony No. 11 (1995-10-01)
- Rubbra: Symphony No. 10 "Sinfonia da Camera" and other Orchestral Works (1976-07-01)
- Rubbra: Sinfonia Concertante (2017-08-04)
- Christmas Joy, Vol. 1 (1997-01-11)
- Hodie - An English Christmas Collection (1993-07-01)
- Cor! Alison Teale Plays Cor Anglais (2012-01-14)
- Rubbra: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 (2018-02-16)
- Missa in Honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66: I. Kyrie (2026-03-05)
- Prelude and Fugue on a Theme by Cyril Scott, Op. 69: I. Prelude (Arr. by Bernard Rose) (2026-02-26)
- The Revival, Op. 58 (2026-02-19)
- Cantata di Camera Crucifixus pro Nobis, Op. 111: II. Christ in the Garden (2026-02-12)
Recordings with proof (50)
- Rubbra: Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: No. 4, Loth to depart; ISRC GBAYC2000682; CopyrightID 0x36f2334fdd614bfb29f919e9ca9793efcbda3274afa2fe43a9c2328c9acccccf; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Missa Cantuariensis Op. 59: VII. Gloria in excelsis; ISRC GBEJP1614424; CopyrightID 0x0556d70167be093558f66ef58634cd1581d185b54bb0229d98d5a9e93a24fa25; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Missa Breve "La Stella": Agnus Dei; ISRC GBEJP2118603; CopyrightID 0xbdb79db34192569b91ca4c58932a1f80c91fb536cc80530ae7472563da09075a; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59: Agnus Dei; ISRC GBEJP2118606; CopyrightID 0x72374770a1fb9397d735ec35fe89a1411d4265dacb5427c5cfcd2aa2b78d7032; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Missa Bell' amfritit' altera: Agnus Dei; ISRC GBEJP2118607; CopyrightID 0x8ef385742d1a232d8f93f31244b236baf21225680efbcac02163ee69fc2d2ef7; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus Dei - Dona nobis pacem; ISRC GBEJP2118608; CopyrightID 0x67d263df4e422a50685f7cc97081aa14cc3f2fed22079077687209a33c3e0b64; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mass for Double Choir: Agnus Dei; ISRC GBEJP2118611; CopyrightID 0x54710f681a6827be1fff1e14998ff16a17b4ec9377114db9c8e98ef53496fe74; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Missa Che fa oggi il mio sole: Agnus Dei; ISRC GBEJP2118615; CopyrightID 0x1b2b6dfd7b23d6882c3be7c3f8a7494a5e0831d16595903eba2991d7e918ce85; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mass in G Major, FP 89: Agnus Dei; ISRC GBEJP2118616; CopyrightID 0x670d3c37b454f381d8814dabd24e90ea4179c3c5f1a242ef08ec7b46a0bde01b; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Faire is the Heaven; ISRC GBEJP1513401; CopyrightID 0xcdc0153f23f6f246a933b18e392d11289cbf7e1e8e9f4aa23deeca299fb3c915; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Gallant Weaver; ISRC GBEJP1513404; CopyrightID 0x2605396ff88faa07cd73dd115b0a0599e1982a36bd96622899c6b8331c0bed42; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Since I Believe in God the Father Almighty; ISRC GBEJP1513405; CopyrightID 0x7f69fee2908ffa774832489c70e11496f859844d5861ffd29b9445a5d444e66b; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Hymn to Saint Cecilia; ISRC GBEJP1513407; CopyrightID 0x252d11416e8d0dcd769b8f5c0b03635cc71b3cab98fb0795ad985cf6648e44ef; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Lay a Garland; ISRC GBEJP1513411; CopyrightID 0x14c60e1c165af79b16d58a494f58d208d2d327498eafdba780649451495f70d7; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Dormi Jesu, Op. 3, No. 1, "The Virgin's Cradle Song"; ISRC USG3E0220802; CopyrightID 0x8f45d1277069fa1ce8002c4f4a582e4961d5f022c8bf3a48e061bcb30fc62fb7; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. D. Warland); ISRC USG3E0220812; CopyrightID 0xc7cc361bc305cd688caedd76176f33442a74cd1f4993c9117a9b75d097500bc7; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme; ISRC GBAYC2000150; CopyrightID 0x287401f3246a53c5fb73c931dc3a87c398cfb46509fbfec03316c4544a11773a; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation III. Con moto; ISRC GBAYC2000085; CopyrightID 0x63a1e078332d9724dab98fd57c97562278f81c592f8d82fbbc7f91cf09e5686d; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mahler: Rückert Lieder: No. 2, Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!; ISRC GBAYC2001326; CopyrightID 0x65e750d985c5c9157f47d5cc97f2276322591930125d56d535dd4fb0a93a33ab; Bitcoin block 957043; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47: I. Moderato; ISRC GBAYC2000144; CopyrightID 0x4bf7a29391af2396783f79ca167928d404d3de364f160681882c3013c8022700; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: II. Valse. Moderato; ISRC GBAYC2000198; CopyrightID 0x7d01edcd84a5485018ed2b8163d825751b1a9b00956536ffa8be0be97ffc1370; Bitcoin block 957073; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Dvorak: Serenade for Wind Instruments in D Minor, Op. 44, B. 77: I. Moderato, quasi marcia; ISRC GBAYC2000755; CopyrightID 0x908a91412ef7bd3153a976b7cb1119ed34b2f152bc2ebb8dbbd8a73659828d60; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Rubbra: Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: No. 4, Loth to depart; ISRC GBAYC2000682; CopyrightID 0x36f2334fdd614bfb29f919e9ca9793efcbda3274afa2fe43a9c2328c9acccccf; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, FWV 46: IV. Allegro non troppo; ISRC GBAYC2001074; CopyrightID 0xefe80f716ac658f87b0b872d9eaea7793479a52658e21cbdfe10051bce87f382; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II: "Un bel dì vedremo" (Butterfly); ISRC GBAYC2001218; CopyrightID 0x36cb378b953d412b37b0c1b2cbe413967036a02a3f74dc09ec9b3dd4f0d4b046; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: Marche hongroise; ISRC GBAYC2000937; CopyrightID 0xfa26458605270d51ab9cd4da2df02389fe91c1f932a25fb748f1a3a9a71ba38b; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor: II. Adagio (Performed in C Minor); ISRC GBAYC2001041; CopyrightID 0x4fea7f2190326f702f17164e149486ffce9c0a7134eb3035e2c568773a0669a4; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio; ISRC GBAYC2001387; CopyrightID 0xc82cd4aba733caafc70e27310cdf2ce93c304b00abf2b96e95fb8e310ab81ae0; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 2, Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen; ISRC GBAYC2001321; CopyrightID 0xaac08ffd3a6ff2ef054080ec88995637e51a8ff12a8f6fe8547a182481113e03; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto; ISRC GBAYC2000070; CopyrightID 0xcaa111ca3e29b53b130d8da056eefb0f6e92f60dacb8e1f18da1c586974d9b93; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Waldteufel: Les patineurs, Op. 183; ISRC GBAYC2000866; CopyrightID 0xf2323dd1f310900c63bd5e402f68d8a2b890d550f98ec628d23964c54205f4c3; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Debussy: Nocturnes, CD 98, L. 91: No. 2, Fêtes; ISRC GBAYC2000328; CopyrightID 0x64f37d706b010d56b7cde8d2a2a7f7e978b04091e2a4ceadbbd3a56665a2d0f2; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: I. Allegro moderato; ISRC GBAYC2001402; CopyrightID 0x23d52a25fe82cff4ddaada6df9194f3488b519e1b10500703b5c43c9c706825d; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Verdi: La forza del destino: Overture; ISRC GBAYC2000278; CopyrightID 0x626971cb3f43a3dc32ae23580e6eabcd3c50db7e47526e2b8e3aaead3835aa97; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato; ISRC GBAYC2001064; CopyrightID 0x2cfbf983cc48b6c283bfdcfdc09b800350a21f105711d270def1c67142fc14ae; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio; ISRC GBAYC2000743; CopyrightID 0xdd5f29c608e3f85b3dd91b7028fbb39148607e23e19115aa0ff69ed9263315b2; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314; ISRC GBAYC2000221; CopyrightID 0x3ae100132d169c5d7a33b4e6215544edd959c5a452b34e8afe6f187868cef10c; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam; ISRC GBAYC2001368; CopyrightID 0x1f8c777d12f7fd49ee2d991ea406f7787cb494dd9237fc8fd5150faf7782e24d; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Holy Thorn That Blooms; ISRC GBXUX0860302; CopyrightID 0xd78581899c4f03ee94dba03c76c624354120b867b2955c63ad103635a06c667d; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Up! Good Christen Folk and Listen; ISRC GBXUX0860303; CopyrightID 0x5633e7cbe918b856f6b5dd9e87921006999e79f7a89a03af5e622f0ae6805458; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang; ISRC GBXUX0860307; CopyrightID 0x4757cea673e0bc0eb83265cd3a253e482a35aae288d66bd1bb583922d750daf0; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Irby "Once in Royal David's City" (Arr. A.H. Mann for Choir & Organ); ISRC GBXUX0860308; CopyrightID 0x2e1f984b12def2e2b59d6332317701a4209941b0fdf70a5d303db848a9f62afb; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. G.R. Woodward for Choir); ISRC GBXUX0860309; CopyrightID 0x79e455a4bd1cd804a68d9ca918d22d57b379041528e2c21124130433bc1029cc; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Truth Sent from Above (Arr. P. Moore for Choir); ISRC GBXUX0860310; CopyrightID 0xf463ef4e40e119f913fdbc5b348401823b2db19c21b3eb4353128225f3049751; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Good King Wenceslas (Arr. R. Jacques for Choir & Organ); ISRC GBXUX0860311; CopyrightID 0x301584aba93064434733935d1e96fa5a0bb2a25d6e1502441b6a86d13c89bed2; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Shepherds Heard the Angels; ISRC GBXUX0860322; CopyrightID 0x0988a8a7972b59d7dd6581ff478f5da51be7e7856595aeeb5613bf061056b959; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Lamb; ISRC GBEJP0100406; CopyrightID 0x6d45863df64508042e76614d82153526a0218256d0a227c5646fdaa227dbee72; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Ravel Piano Concerto In G Major, 2nd Movement; ISRC GBFYK1102309; CopyrightID 0x8641f6eff02f3c1205c89869c517e55844abaeff01fbfa572b46ffb58d6bb6c0; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Hindemith Sonata For Cor Anglais: Langsam: Langsam; ISRC GBFYK1102314; CopyrightID 0x565ce4b36dd666583068ac76da9328f184a5756110c16909422e8528980ed54f; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Swan; ISRC GBFYK1102320; CopyrightID 0xb358cbd4b1e2157163ac76e852e9e70622db54015ba79dff29789e563fafd128; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
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Popularity-0 recordings of Edmund Rubbra in everplay, described from supplier metadata.