EDMUND RUBBRA (1901-1986)

Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 38*

31:47

1

I

Fantasia: Lento con molto rubato - Allegro

12:35

2

II

Saltarella: Allegro vivace

5:14

3

III

Prelude and Fugue: Lento

13:46

4

A Tribute, Op. 56

4:27

Andante

5

The Morning Watch, Op. 55†

12:44

Ode to the Queen, Op. 83‡

13:12

6

I

Sound forth celestial organs

6:36

7

II

Fair as unshaded light

4:28

8

III

Yet once again, let us our measures move

1:54

Susan Bickley mezzo-soprano‡

Howard Shelley piano*

Richard Hickox

28 August 1996 (Sinfonia concertante & A Tribute; 15 February 1994 (The Morning Watch); 25 & 26 February 1998 (Ode to the Queen)