Christopher Gunning
Composer Christopher Gunning wrote film and television scores that were widely honored and frequently heard. He also composed a large body of concert music, including a collection of symphonies.
Gunning was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, U.K., on August 5, 1944. Aiming toward a career as a composer of concert music, he attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. His teachers there were Edmund Rubbra and Richard Rodney Bennett, both composers of broad popular appeal. In the '70s, Gunning collaborated with rock musician Colin Blunstone, writing string arrangements for Blunstone's hit "Say You Don't Mind" (1972). Gunning's film and television career began at about the same time: he wrote scores for Goodbye Gemini (1970), Hands of the Ripper (1971), and Ooh... You Are Awful (1972). He was highly visible as the composer of most of the music for the Poirot films on British television, based on Agatha Christie's fictional detective; Gunning's signature theme for it became especially familiar. He had a consistent film career from the '70s through the 2010s, with In Celebration (1975), The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981), and Grace of Monaco (2014) among his credits. He won eight BAFTA awards, including Best Film Music for his score to the 2007 film La Vie en Rose.
Gunning maintained a parallel career as a composer of concert music, including concertos for saxophone (one of his most acclaimed works), oboe, and clarinet. He wrote 12 symphonies, two of which, the Symphony No. 3 and Symphony No. 4, were issued on the Chandos label, performed, along with Gunning's oboe concerto, by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Chandos also issued the album The Film and TV Music of Christopher Gunning with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Rumon Gamba. Most recordings of Gunning's music have been on the Discovery Music & Vision and Albany labels. Gunning had four daughters, one of whom, Chloe, is the creator of the British travel blog Wanderlustchloe. Christopher Gunning died in Hertfordshire, England on March 24, 2023. He was 78.
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Christopher Gunning: Symphonies 6 & 7
Christopher Gunning, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 05/02/2021
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Gunning: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 & Oboe Concerto
Christopher Gunning, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Verity Gunning
Symphonies - Lançado por Chandos em 01/05/2009
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Christopher Gunning: Concertino for Flute and Small Orchestra; Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra; Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Gunning
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 11/02/2022
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Christopher Gunning: Symphony No. 5 & String Quartet No. 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Gunning, Juno String Quartet
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 15/05/2013
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Rebecca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Caldera Records em 19/10/2015
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Christopher Gunning
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Albany Records em 01/10/2004
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La Môme (Bande originale du film)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Gaumont em 03/04/2007
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Violin Concerto: II
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Harriet Mackenzie, Christopher Gunning
Concertos - Lançado por Signum Records em 27/05/2020
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Cello Concerto: I. Waltz Memories
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Harwood, Christopher Gunning
Concertos - Lançado por Signum Records em 10/06/2020
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