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Christopher Gunning Christopher Gunning Symphonies Nos 3 and 4 • Oboe Concerto premiere recordings Verity Gunning oboe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christopher Gunning CHAN 10525 Michael Grey Christopher Gunning (b. 1944) premiere recordings Symphony No. 3 (2005) 22:54 in one movement 1 Part 1. = 80 – 4:49 2 Part 2. q = 110 – 1:39 3 Part 3. q = 120 – 6:07 4 Part 4. q = 60 – 4:33 5 Part 5. q = 136 5:45 q Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra (2004)* 19:45 6 1 Allegro 7:47 7 2 Lento 6:32 8 3 Vivo 5:18 Christopher Gunning 3 Gunning: Symphonies Nos 3 and 4/Oboe Concerto Symphony No. 3 I could, while at the same time continuing 2005 was a turbulent year for me. My a fascination I have for single-movement wife was hospitalised in Ukraine with an pieces which subdivide into various Symphony No. 4 (2007) 23:55 apparently incurable medical problem and I contrasting but related sections. in one movement was diagnosed with a heart condition that, The result is that all the material in this 9 Part 1. = 60 – 4:58 were it not for recent advances in medicine, symphony is derived from the dissonant might have been fatal. It was against this chords at the beginning, and I became 10 Part 2. q = 100 – 4:47 troubled scenario that I embarked on my Third obsessed with them. In fact, I think the 11 Part 3. q = 112 – 3:28 Symphony and, looking back, I recognise music has an obsessive quality throughout, 12 Part 4. q = 60 – 4:43 that it was natural for me to want to express frequently getting ‘stuck’ while fighting to be 13 Part 5. q = 120 – = 130 – = 60 5:57 some of the anxiety resulting from these released. q q q TT 66:53 difficulties. Part 1 is mainly concerned with the There were other considerations, too. opening chords but also contains ‘nature’ Verity Gunning oboe* Thankful for being alive and kicking, I music, with bubbling woodwind passages. renewed my love of natural things by taking Then follows a misty section primarily Royal Philharmonic Orchestra longer and longer walks in the countryside reserved for the strings of the orchestra. The Tamás András leader and in the mountains of Wales, observing Third Part has more movement and becomes Christopher Gunning how the changing weather and light patterns very loud and forceful before disintegrating affected the landscapes and my feelings. into Part 4, in which there is a temporary The very same places can seem hospitable sense of tranquillity. Finally, Part 5 is fiery and or terrifying, sometimes violently changing blustery, with a reiteration of those chords… character in next to no time, and I thought I might be able to express some of this by Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra presenting different views of the same I composed my Oboe Concerto towards the musical material. end of 2004 as a Christmas present for my I also wanted to write for a large orchestra, daughter Verity. Having another musician and to make my symphony as colourful as in the family has always been a delight, 4 5 and I wanted very much to write something reaching a section of forceful fanfares. Part 2 the class of Professor Klaus Becker at the more than thirty countries in the last five that expressed her personality – youthful takes the rising woodwind motif from Part 1 Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, years, with significant engagements at the but thoughtful, and sometimes quirky. I and converts it into something much more Germany. Having made her Royal Festival Hall Vatican and in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. The began with the last movement, a sort of active and at times strident. Part 3 begins debut at the age of fifteen, she has since Orchestra extends its artistic work through moto perpetuo, and then tackled the first with a theme in fourths on the flute and appeared as a soloist and chamber musician a vibrant and innovative Community and movement, in which I set out to create a builds to a new version of the fanfares. Part 4 in most major London venues and throughout Education programme, initiating projects modified sonata form structure with a lot of is quiet and nocturnal with a dramatic Germany. Verity Gunning is currently in high with homeless people, youth clubs, the interplay between the strings and the oboe. intervention from the full orchestra, and Part 5 demand as an orchestral musician and has probation service, schools and families. The The slow central movement was composed starts with something reminiscent of a waltz, been invited to perform as guest principal Royal Philharmonic Orchestra records widely, in a single day – 11 November 2004, the day the tempo turning faster before the fanfares oboist in numerous orchestras throughout also on its own record label. At the beginning on which the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from the First Part bring matters to a positive Europe. This is her first appearance as a solo of the 2009 / 2010 season, Charles Dutoit died. If some Middle Eastern influences are close. recording artist. will become Artistic Director and Principal evident, it is because of my general sense Conductor, Daniele Gatti continuing as © 2009 Christopher Gunning of sorrow when pondering the seemingly Founded in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham, Conductor Laureate. www.rpo.co.uk insoluble problems of the region. the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues Born in 1981, Verity Gunning began playing to maintain his legacy by offering audiences Born in 1944 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Symphony No. 4 the oboe at the age of eleven under Melanie the highest possible standards of music Christopher Gunning attended the Guildhall While Symphony No. 3 is predominantly Ragge at the Purcell School of Music. She making, in collaboration with some of the School of Music and Drama, where his tutors turbulent, Symphony No. 4 offers a continued her training at the Royal Academy most acclaimed artists of the day. Having included Brian Trowell, James Gibb, Edmund different view of the world. In 2007, things of Music, London, where she studied with been directed by some of the world’s finest Rubbra and Richard Rodney Bennett. His were looking up for me – my wife made a Tess Miller, Celia Nicklin, Douglas Boyd, and conductors, most notably Rudolf Kempe, works for the concert hall include concertos miraculous recovery, my own condition Christopher Cowie and was awarded the Antal Doráti, André Previn and Vladimir for piano, soprano saxophone, clarinet, and had become totally stable, and I wanted to Irene Burcher Memorial Prize for Outstanding Ashkenazy, it continues to thrive under the oboe, The Lobster for speaker and chamber write something that would express a sense Final Recital. Whilst at the Royal Academy inspired leadership of Maestro Daniele Gatti. group, a string quartet, four symphonies, of triumph over adversity. Consequently, of Music, she participated in an Erasmus London-based, the Orchestra performs and several extended pieces developed this work is more direct and tonal than its Exchange programme, studying for a year at regularly at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal from his music for film and television. For predecessor. the Conservatoire national supérieur de Paris Festival Hall and, as Resident Orchestra, his screen work he has won four BAFTA Once again, the music is continuous but under David Walter. In 2003, with the financial Cadogan Hall, complementing these high- awards (for La Vie en rose, Agatha Christie’s falls into five subsections. Part 1 is concerned support of the Countess of Munster Musical profile appearances with a comprehensive Poirot, Middlemarch, and Porterhouse Blue) with laying out the various motifs which Trust, Musicians Benevolent Fund, and regional touring programme and numerous and three Ivor Novello awards (for Rebecca, will recur and develop, starting quietly, then Martin Musical Trust, she was accepted into open-air summer concerts. It has toured Under Suspicion, and Firelight). His scores for 6 7 The Big Battalions, Wild Africa, Cold Lazarus, nominations for BAFTA and Ivor Novello and When the Whales Came also received awards. www.christopher-gunning.co.uk Gunning: Sinfonien Nr. 3 und 4/Oboenkonzert Sinfonie Nr. 3 indem ich den musikalischen Stoff aus 2005 war ein turbulentes Jahr für mich. verschiedenen Perspektiven darstelle. John Scott, composer and long-time friend, Christopher Gunning, Meine Frau wurde in der Ukraine mit Außerdem wollte ich für ein großes Christopher Dibble and Gavin Greenaway during the recording sessions einem scheinbar unheilbaren Leiden Orchester schreiben und meine Sinfonie so ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert, und ich farbreich wie möglich gestalten, gleichzeitig entwickelte ein Herzproblem, das ohne die aber auch an meiner Faszination für jüngsten Fortschritten der Medizin wohl einsätzige Stücke, die sich in verschiedene zum Tod geführt hätte. Vor diesem wenig kontrastierende, aber verwandte Teile verheißungsvollen Hintergrund nahm ich aufgliedern, festhalten. meine dritte Sinfonie in Angriff; im Rückblick So leitet sich das gesamte Material wird mir klar, dass ich ein ganz natürliches dieser Sinfonie aus den einleitenden Bedürfnis hatte, einige aus diesen Akkorddissonanzen ab, die mich geradezu Schwierigkeiten erwachsende Ängste zum verhexten. Tatsächlich scheint die Musik Ausdruck zu bringen. überhaupt eine gewisse Besessenheit zu Weitere Faktoren kamen hinzu. Aus vermitteln: Immer wieder bleibt sie stecken Dankbarkeit für den Umstand, dass ich und kämpft sich krampfhaft frei. gesund und munter war, erneuerte ich meine Der erste Teil ist vor allem mit den Liebe zur Natur, indem ich immer längere Eröffnungsakkorden befasst, enthält Wanderungen durch das ländliche Wales aber auch “Naturmusik” mit sprühenden und seine Berge unternahm und dabei Holzbläserpassagen. Es folgt ein vernebelter, verfolgte, wie die Wetterveränderungen weitgehend den Streichern vorbehaltener und das Lichtspiel ihren Einfluss auf das Teil.
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