Gipps: Clarinet Chamber Music

Featuring

Peter Cigleris
Jeremy Isaac
John Mills
Lydia Lowndes-Northcott
Bozidar Vukotic
Duncan Honeybourne

Gareth Hulse
Tippett Quartet
Ruth Gipps

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Critical Reception

Despite her early success, Ruth Gipps became a victim of anti-feminism in British music after World War II, leading to her qualities being sidelined.

Composition History

Ruth Gipps's Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello, Op.16, was her completion exercise for her Bachelor of Music degree from Durham University.

Composer Biography

Ruth Gipps, the composer, was a child prodigy who decided to become a composer before the age of ten and entered the Royal College of Music at 16.

Composer Biography

Ruth Gipps studied with notable figures at the Royal College of Music, including oboe with Leon Goossens, piano with Arthur Alexander, composition with Ralph Vaughan Williams, and orchestration with Gordon Jacob.

Composition History

All the music on this recording was written by Ruth Gipps for her husband, Robert Baker, a professional clarinettist whom she met during her student years.

Recording & Production

Many of the pieces on this album are first recordings, highlighting the rediscovery of Ruth Gipps's work.

Performer Biography

Peter Cigleris, the clarinettist on this recording, has premiered concertos and chamber music by several composers, including Ruth Gipps, and is making his debut on SOMM Recordings with this album.