Much of Dora Bright's music is lost; the works on this album are among the few surviving scores, thanks to the efforts of Valerie Langfield, Sam Laing, and Peter Merry.
Composition History
Dora Bright's Fantasia in G minor for Piano and Orchestra was the first commission by the Philharmonic Society for a woman composer.
Historical Context
Both Dora Bright and Ruth Gipps, as women composers, faced occasional discrimination in what was largely considered a man's world during their active years.
Compositional Technique
Dora Bright's Piano Concerto No.1 in A minor begins with a quiet opening and an Allegro without drama, an unusual approach for a first piano concerto of its period.
Composer Biography
Dora Bright, an English composer, was praised by Liszt, appeared with Georges Enescu, and was described as 'a thorough musician' by George Bernard Shaw.
Composer Biography
Ruth Gipps, an English composer, was a child prodigy pianist and composer who studied oboe with Leon Goossens and composition with Gordon Jacob at the Royal College of Music.
Recording & Production
The recordings of Dora Bright's Piano Concerto No.1 and Variations for Piano and Orchestra, and Ruth Gipps' Ambarvalia, are first recordings.
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