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Robert Murchie

December 02, 2023

Robert Murchie (2 March 1884 – 26 July 1949) was a virtuoso British flautist and a prominent member of the major English orchestras between 1914 and 1938. He was successively principal flautist in the New Symphony, Beecham Symphony, Queen’s Hall, New Queen’s Hall, London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Society, BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras. In 1926 he founded a chamber ensemble of leading wind players known as the London Wind Quintet. He was described by Sir Henry Wood as "one of the finest of living flautists" who said he had "a tone, a technique and a musicianly style that cannot be surpassed".[1] In her book 'The Flute Book', by Nancy Toff, she describes Murchie thus: The English style of flute playing reached its apogee in the playing of Robert Murchie, perhaps the premier London flautist between the two world wars.[2]

Robert Murchie
Birth nameRobert Murchie
Born(1884-03-02)2 March 1884
Greenock, Scotland
Died26 July 1949(1949-07-26) (aged 65)
Paddington, London
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Musician, professor
Instrument(s)Flute
Robert Murchie, photo courtesy of Robert Bigio

Early life edit

Murchie was born on 2 March 1884 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] to Robert Arnot Murchie and Isobel Gray Rankin. His father was a painter decorator. Robert was one of six children, all of who could play a musical instrument. Robert’s father bought him a piccolo when he was seven years old and a flute when he was nine. At aged nine, he was performing for ships' officers in Scotland and by sixteen he had played in the Scottish Orchestra under Richard Strauss.[4]

Early career edit

The 1901 Scotland census states that aged 17 Robert was a theatre musician in his native Scotland. In 1906 he was awarded a free open scholarship to study with William Lewis Barrett at the Royal College of Music, London. The minutes books of the Executive and Finance Committee of the RCM from 19 July 1906 state that Murchie was helped to purchase the quality of instrument he needed for his studies, by allowing its £24 cost to be deducted in instalments from his maintenance grant.[5] In 1907 he received his first Musical Times notice from a Bach Cantata concert at the Royal College of Music, where as a student he performed under Sir Charles Villiers Stanford.[6]

In 1909 Murchie was playing with the New Symphony Orchestra as their piccolo player, as can be seen in their orchestra lists of the period.

He married Florence Barrow, a fine singer, also a student at the RCM, in 1910 and they had two children, Robert Arnot Murchie and James Ian Murchie. James, who was himself a fine flautist, his father’s pupil, was an RAF Pilot who died aged 19 in 1941 when his Vickers Wellington was shot down over Germany during a night raid on Berlin.[7]

Early in his career, Robert was a member of the Royal Victory Band, an ensemble that recorded for the British Victory label ca. 1912. In September 1913, Murchie was chosen to play alongside the great Italian coloratura soprano, Luisa Tetrazzini, in a recording of Caterina's grand aria from Meyerbeer's L'étoile du nord.[8][9] He joined the London Symphony Orchestra in 1914 and remained with the orchestra until 1920.[10] Whilst a flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra, he saw active service during the first World War, enlisting in 1916 and served, attaining the rank of Sergeant, in the 45th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.[3] He became the Brigade bandmaster in 1917 and played the Fourth Army over the Rhine.[1]

Leading London flautist edit

He became one of the leading flute players in London, succeeding Albert Fransella as principal flute of the orchestra of the Royal Philharmonic Society (1925–1932). He was also the first principal flute of the newly formed BBC Symphony Orchestra (1930-1938). Murchie was arguably the leading orchestral flautist in London during the inter-war years, a fact that allowed him to negotiate a salary of £1,000 p.a. in 1930, far higher than the standard principals’ salary of £800.[11] He was also at various times principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, the New Queen’s Hall Orchestra[12] and the Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra. Murchie also played with the BBC’s Wireless Military Band, conducted by Lieut. B. Walton O'Donnell of the Royal Marines, which was founded in 1927 and disbanded in 1943. The Military Band had great success both at home and overseas.[13]

He was principal of the variously named Proms orchestras from 1919 until 1928, when he left for a period of two years. He returned in 1931 and continued as principal until retiring after his last Prom, in which he played Bach’s Concerto No. 8 in A minor for Flute, Violin, and Piano, on 22 September 1937, when he took up professorships at Trinity College of Music and the Royal College of Music.

Chamber music career edit

He was an active chamber music player. In late 1919, Murchie played at the memorial concert in Balliol Hall for Frederick Septimus Kelly, playing Kelly’s Flute Serenade with Sir Donald Tovey on piano. Also performing at that concert was Jelly d’Aranyi with whom Murchie performed on numerous occasions.[14]

In 1922 Murchie was one of six instrumentalists along with Haydn Draper (Clarinet), F.Moss (Saxophone), Herbert Barr (Trumpet), Charles Bender (Percussion) and Ambrose Gauntlett (cello), who gave the first private performance of William Walton's Facade, an Entertainment. Edith Sitwell was the reciter, on sengerphone, and the performance took place at the Sitwell family home at Carlyle Square, London. The first public performance of the work took place in June 1923 at the Aeolian Hall, London. William Walton was the conductor on both occasions.[15] The first complete broadcast of Façade was given on 3 March 1930 at one of the BBC Concerts of Contemporary Music in Central Hall, Westminster.[16] The instrumentalists on that occasion were: Robert Murchie (Flute) Frederick Thurston (Clarinet), Walter Lear (Saxophone), Ernest Hall (Trumpet), Charles Bender (Percussion) and Ambrose Gauntlett (cello). The reciter was Constant Lambert and the conductor was Leslie Heward.[16]

Murchie recorded Maurice Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, with Ravel conducting, in 1923. In October 1923 he gave the first public performance of Gustav Holst’s Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Strings with the renowned oboist Léon Goossens and Holst conducting.[17]

He was a founder member of the London Wind Quintet in 1926 and was one of the London Flute Quartet with fellow Proms performers Gordon Walker, Frank Almgill and Charles Stainer. The London Wind Quintette - with Robert Murchie (flute), Haydn Draper (Clarinet), Léon Goossens (oboe), Frederick Wood (bassoon) and Aubrey Brain (horn) were contracted to record a series of chamber works for Edison Bell. In May 1926 they recorded Janacek’s Mladi Suite for Wind Sextet with the composer in the studio (Mendelssohn Draper playing the bass clarinet part). On 9 October 1927 Bela Bartok joined the group to perform Mozart’s Quintet for piano and wind for an early BBC radio broadcast.[18] Murchie also played in the Spike Hughes 10-piece orchestra alongside Eugene Cruft, James Lockyer (viola), Haydn Draper, Léon Goossens, Sidonie Goossens and Edward Chapman, a fine horn player. This 10-piece orchestra accompanied many of Decca's solo artistes including Gertrude Lawrence.[19]

In the early 1930s, Murchie played with the Philharmonic Trio, having replaced Albert Fransella as the flutist. The ensemble consisted of Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens (Oboe) and Francesco Ticciati (Pianoforte).[20]

Renowned exponent of J.S. Bach edit

He was a renowned exponent of Johann Sebastian Bach and played in the New Queen’s Hall Orchestra and the Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Henry Wood, numerous times. He played alongside the celebrated Dame Myra Hess in the popularisation of Bach’s 5th Brandenburg Concerto. A Promenade Concert review in The Musical Times of 1924, when Murchie played alongside Hess and Charles Woodhouse, the celebrated violinist, describes his playing thus: ‘Than Mr. Murchie’s flute playing I know nothing more satisfying to the lover of artistic shading and rhythmic subtlety.’[21] Throughout the 1920s and 30s, the period in which the Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites dominated the programming of orchestral Bach, Murchie was one of the most visible orchestral performers associated with the composer.[22] Of the thirteen solo Prom performances given by Murchie in 1927–8, ten were of Bach.

Later years edit

His last professional review was in May 1938 when he performed Bach’s 2nd Brandenburg Concerto under Arturo Toscanini.[23] From 1946 to 1948 he was flute professor at Kneller Hall. He was also the flute professor at Eton College, Windsor; Winchester College (where amongst his pupils was Randall Swingler)[24] and St. Paul's Girls' School, London.

Robert Murchie died in Paddington, London on 26 July 1949 at the age of 65 after a short illness. He was a very successful teacher; his students included Gareth Morris, (to whom he bequeathed his Rudall Carte flute), Richard Adeney, Alfred John Ellory, John Francis, Arliss Marriott, Edgar Hunt, Harold Clarke, Leonard Hopkinson, Muriel Dawn, John Braddock and Alexander Douglas Murray. Several flute works were composed for him including Charles Stainer’s Étude in D minor.

Recordings edit

HMV recordings edit

  • Meyerbeer, La, la, la, - Grand’ aria di Caterina, from "Stella del Nord", Luisa Tetrazzini, Soprano, with Orch. Flutes: Robert Murchie and Gilbert Barton. HMV VB 15. Recorded 26 Sep. 1913. Luisa Tetrazzini, The Complete known recordings. Pearl GEMM CDs 9220.
  • Ravel, Introduction & Allegro - Robert Murchie Fl, Charles Draper Cl, John Cockerill Hp, Marjorie Hayward Vln, Edwin Virgo Vln, Raymond Jeremy Vla, Cedric Sharpe Vc, HMV C1662/3 (Cc15828/30) Year: 1929

Columbia recordings edit

  • Ravel, Introduction & Allegro - Robert Murchie Fl, Haydn Draper Cl, Gwendolen Mason Hp, Charles Woodhouse Vln, Herbert Kinsey Vln, Ernest Tomlinson Vla, Ivor James Vc, Ravel (cond.) Columbia L1518/9 (AX171/4) Year: 1923
  • J.S. Bach, Suite In B Minor, For Flute & Strings - Robert Murchie, Sir Hamilton Harty, The Symphony Orchestra - (Shellac, 12", 80RPM) Columbia L1557 & 1558 Recorded 20 Jan 1924, released June 1924.
  • J.S. Bach, Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring / Rondeau And Badinerie, Choir And Orchestra Of The Bach Cantata Club, London - Robert Murchie With Strings Of The Bach Cantata Club, London (Shellac, 10") Columbia D.B. 507 Year: 1932
  • Briccialdi, The Carnival of Venice with variations. Columbia 3222 (73093)
  • Donjon J., Little Nightingale (Rossignolet). Columbia 3222 (73092)
  • Mozart, O dolce contento - Robert Murchie, Haydn Draper & pf Columbia 3240 (73203) Year: 01/02/1923
  • Pfyffer, Serenade Op.4 - Robert Murchie, Haydn Draper & pf Columbia 3288 (73206)
  • Saint-Saens, Tarantelle - Robert Murchie, Haydn Draper & pf Columbia 3288 (73205)
  • Wilcocke, Valse de Concert - Robert Murchie, Haydn Draper & pf Columbia 3240 (73204)
  • The London Flute Quartet: Robert Murchie, Gordon Walker, Frank Almgill, Charles Stainer. Salomon Jadassohn : Scherzo, Op.57 / Rimsky-Korsakov : ‘Flight of the Bumble-Bee’/ Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Op 12 No. 4 ‘Dance of the Elves’ (arr. by William Alwyn) / Chopin : Prelude in A major Op.28 No.7 / Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Op 12 No. 6 ‘Norse’ (arr. by William Alwyn) Columbia 4215 (Recorded Oct.1926, released 1927)
  • The London Flute Quartet: Robert Murchie, Gordon Walker, Frank Almgill, Charles Stainer. Briccialdi : ‘Il Carnival di Venezia’ op. 77 (arr. by Charles Stainer); Traditional : "Scotch and Irish Airs" (arr. by Charles Stainer) Columbia 4155

Edison Bell recordings edit

  • Bizet, Carmen - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain - L.W.Q. Edison Bell 517 (X1149D)
  • Haydn, Presto - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain - L.W.Q. Edison Bell 1093 (8226A)
  • Gounod, Kermesse - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain - L.W.Q. Edison Bell 519 (X1150D)
  • Onslow, Scherzo - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain - L.W.Q. Edison Bell 1093 (8225A)
  • Pierné, Pastorale - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain - L.W.Q. Edison Bell 515 (X1147G)
  • Scarlatti, Andante & Allegro - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain - L.W.Q. Edison Bell 515 (X1148L)
  • Thuille, Sextet mvt.1 - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain, C.Woodhouse Edison Bell 612 (X1228B)
  • Thuille, Sextet mvt.2 - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain, C.Woodhouse Edison Bell 612 (X1229G)
  • Thuille, Sextet mvt.3 - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain, C.Woodhouse Edison Bell 613 (X1230A)
  • Thuille, Sextet mvt.4 - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain, C.Woodhouse Edison Bell 613 (X1231A)

Other edit

  • Lefebvre, Finale to Suite - Robert Murchie, Leon Goossens, Haydn Draper, Wilfred James, A.E.Brain - L.W.Q. Winner 3476 (06671A)
  • Warlock, The Curlew (Song cycle after W.B. Yeats) - John Armstrong (baritone), Robert Murchie (flute), Terence McDonagh (cor anglais), International String Quartet (Andre Mangeot Vln, Walter Price Vln, Eric Bray Vla, Jack Shinebourne Vlc) conducted by Constant Lambert (National Gramophonic Society 163–165). Recorded March 1931. This recording was made with the personnel who gave the Warlock Memorial performance on 23 February 1931 at the Wigmore Hall. This recording is also available on the Symposium Label, 1203, and Pearl Gem0058.
  • Paddy's Reel / Sailor's Hornpipe, Trad., Robert Murchie (piccolo). APEX - 441, 1921. Also on Gennett Label - 4660.
  • La Merle Blanc; Emerald, polka mazurka. Robert Murchie (piccolo). Dacapo label - 350
  • The Deep Blue Sea; Scherzo Brillante. Robert Murchie (piccolo). Dacapo label - 447

References edit

  1. ^ a b Robert Murchie Obituary, 27 July 1949, The Scotsman Newspaper
  2. ^ Nancy Toff, The Flute Book, David & Charles, 1985, p.103
  3. ^ a b Robert Murchie on Lives of the First World War
  4. ^ Kenyon, Nicholas (1981). The BBC Symphony Orchestra 1930-1980. BBC, London. p. 52. ISBN 0563176172.
  5. ^ David C.H. Wright, The Royal College of Music and its Context, Cambridge University Press, 2020, p.71
  6. ^ The Musical Times, Vol. 48, No. 774 (1 Aug. 1907), p. 541
  7. ^ https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/116908/
  8. ^ http://www.the-discographer.dk/opera/tetrazzini-disko.pdf
  9. ^ Raposo, Jessica A., Defining the British Flute School: A Study of British Flute Performance Practice (1890 - 1940), Univ. of British Columbia, 2007
  10. ^ https://lso.co.uk/orchestra/history/former-members.html
  11. ^ R. G. Pratt, BBC Symphony Orchestra. Contracts, 29 September 1930. BBC WAC, R29/205.
  12. ^ Elkin, Robert (1944). Queen's Hall 1893-1941. London: Rider and Company. p. 115.
  13. ^ Stuart Hibberd, This is London, Macdonald and Evans, 1950. p. 245
  14. ^ Macleod, Joseph (November 2021). The Sisters d'Aranyi. Routledge. p. 121. ISBN 1032133260.
  15. ^ Lloyd, Stephen (2002). William Walton: Muse of Fire. Boydell Press. ISBN 085115803X.
  16. ^ a b Lloyd, Stephen (2014). Constant Lambert: Beyond The Rio Grande. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 1843838982.
  17. ^ https://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/en/product/holst-gustav-6/
  18. ^ Malcolm McMillan, The Draper Family - A Musical Legacy
  19. ^ Hughes, Spike (1951). Second Movement - Continuing the Autobiography of Spike Hughes. London: Museum Press Ltd.
  20. ^ "Chamber Music: The Philharmonic Trio". Radio Times (502): 348. 12 May 1933.
  21. ^ The Musical Times, Vol. 65, No. 980 (1 Oct. 1924), p. 937
  22. ^ The Role of Sir Henry J. Wood in the English Bach Awakening: Orchestral Bach at the Proms 1895-1944, Hannah French, Univ of Leeds, 2014
  23. ^ London Music Festival, Second Toscanini Concert, The Times, 24 May 1938, p.14
  24. ^ Croft, Andy (2003). Comrade Heart: A Life of Randall Swingler. Manchester University Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780719063343.

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Robert Murchie 2 March 1884 26 July 1949 was a virtuoso British flautist and a prominent member of the major English orchestras between 1914 and 1938 He was successively principal flautist in the New Symphony Beecham Symphony Queen s Hall New Queen s Hall London Symphony Royal Philharmonic Society BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras In 1926 he founded a chamber ensemble of leading wind players known as the London Wind Quintet He was described by Sir Henry Wood as one of the finest of living flautists who said he had a tone a technique and a musicianly style that cannot be surpassed 1 In her book The Flute Book by Nancy Toff she describes Murchie thus The English style of flute playing reached its apogee in the playing of Robert Murchie perhaps the premier London flautist between the two world wars 2 Robert MurchieBirth nameRobert MurchieBorn 1884 03 02 2 March 1884Greenock ScotlandDied26 July 1949 1949 07 26 aged 65 Paddington LondonGenresClassicalOccupation s Musician professorInstrument s Flute Robert Murchie photo courtesy of Robert Bigio Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Leading London flautist 4 Chamber music career 5 Renowned exponent of J S Bach 6 Later years 7 Recordings 7 1 HMV recordings 7 2 Columbia recordings 7 3 Edison Bell recordings 7 4 Other 8 ReferencesEarly life editMurchie was born on 2 March 1884 in Greenock Renfrewshire Scotland 3 to Robert Arnot Murchie and Isobel Gray Rankin His father was a painter decorator Robert was one of six children all of who could play a musical instrument Robert s father bought him a piccolo when he was seven years old and a flute when he was nine At aged nine he was performing for ships officers in Scotland and by sixteen he had played in the Scottish Orchestra under Richard Strauss 4 Early career editThe 1901 Scotland census states that aged 17 Robert was a theatre musician in his native Scotland In 1906 he was awarded a free open scholarship to study with William Lewis Barrett at the Royal College of Music London The minutes books of the Executive and Finance Committee of the RCM from 19 July 1906 state that Murchie was helped to purchase the quality of instrument he needed for his studies by allowing its 24 cost to be deducted in instalments from his maintenance grant 5 In 1907 he received his first Musical Times notice from a Bach Cantata concert at the Royal College of Music where as a student he performed under Sir Charles Villiers Stanford 6 In 1909 Murchie was playing with the New Symphony Orchestra as their piccolo player as can be seen in their orchestra lists of the period He married Florence Barrow a fine singer also a student at the RCM in 1910 and they had two children Robert Arnot Murchie and James Ian Murchie James who was himself a fine flautist his father s pupil was an RAF Pilot who died aged 19 in 1941 when his Vickers Wellington was shot down over Germany during a night raid on Berlin 7 Early in his career Robert was a member of the Royal Victory Band an ensemble that recorded for the British Victory label ca 1912 In September 1913 Murchie was chosen to play alongside the great Italian coloratura soprano Luisa Tetrazzini in a recording of Caterina s grand aria from Meyerbeer s L etoile du nord 8 9 He joined the London Symphony Orchestra in 1914 and remained with the orchestra until 1920 10 Whilst a flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra he saw active service during the first World War enlisting in 1916 and served attaining the rank of Sergeant in the 45th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force 3 He became the Brigade bandmaster in 1917 and played the Fourth Army over the Rhine 1 Leading London flautist editHe became one of the leading flute players in London succeeding Albert Fransella as principal flute of the orchestra of the Royal Philharmonic Society 1925 1932 He was also the first principal flute of the newly formed BBC Symphony Orchestra 1930 1938 Murchie was arguably the leading orchestral flautist in London during the inter war years a fact that allowed him to negotiate a salary of 1 000 p a in 1930 far higher than the standard principals salary of 800 11 He was also at various times principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra the New Queen s Hall Orchestra 12 and the Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra Murchie also played with the BBC s Wireless Military Band conducted by Lieut B Walton O Donnell of the Royal Marines which was founded in 1927 and disbanded in 1943 The Military Band had great success both at home and overseas 13 He was principal of the variously named Proms orchestras from 1919 until 1928 when he left for a period of two years He returned in 1931 and continued as principal until retiring after his last Prom in which he played Bach s Concerto No 8 in A minor for Flute Violin and Piano on 22 September 1937 when he took up professorships at Trinity College of Music and the Royal College of Music Chamber music career editHe was an active chamber music player In late 1919 Murchie played at the memorial concert in Balliol Hall for Frederick Septimus Kelly playing Kelly s Flute Serenade with Sir Donald Tovey on piano Also performing at that concert was Jelly d Aranyi with whom Murchie performed on numerous occasions 14 In 1922 Murchie was one of six instrumentalists along with Haydn Draper Clarinet F Moss Saxophone Herbert Barr Trumpet Charles Bender Percussion and Ambrose Gauntlett cello who gave the first private performance of William Walton s Facade an Entertainment Edith Sitwell was the reciter on sengerphone and the performance took place at the Sitwell family home at Carlyle Square London The first public performance of the work took place in June 1923 at the Aeolian Hall London William Walton was the conductor on both occasions 15 The first complete broadcast of Facade was given on 3 March 1930 at one of the BBC Concerts of Contemporary Music in Central Hall Westminster 16 The instrumentalists on that occasion were Robert Murchie Flute Frederick Thurston Clarinet Walter Lear Saxophone Ernest Hall Trumpet Charles Bender Percussion and Ambrose Gauntlett cello The reciter was Constant Lambert and the conductor was Leslie Heward 16 Murchie recorded Maurice Ravel s Introduction and Allegro with Ravel conducting in 1923 In October 1923 he gave the first public performance of Gustav Holst s Fugal Concerto for Flute Oboe and Strings with the renowned oboist Leon Goossens and Holst conducting 17 He was a founder member of the London Wind Quintet in 1926 and was one of the London Flute Quartet with fellow Proms performers Gordon Walker Frank Almgill and Charles Stainer The London Wind Quintette with Robert Murchie flute Haydn Draper Clarinet Leon Goossens oboe Frederick Wood bassoon and Aubrey Brain horn were contracted to record a series of chamber works for Edison Bell In May 1926 they recorded Janacek s Mladi Suite for Wind Sextet with the composer in the studio Mendelssohn Draper playing the bass clarinet part On 9 October 1927 Bela Bartok joined the group to perform Mozart s Quintet for piano and wind for an early BBC radio broadcast 18 Murchie also played in the Spike Hughes 10 piece orchestra alongside Eugene Cruft James Lockyer viola Haydn Draper Leon Goossens Sidonie Goossens and Edward Chapman a fine horn player This 10 piece orchestra accompanied many of Decca s solo artistes including Gertrude Lawrence 19 In the early 1930s Murchie played with the Philharmonic Trio having replaced Albert Fransella as the flutist The ensemble consisted of Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Oboe and Francesco Ticciati Pianoforte 20 Renowned exponent of J S Bach editHe was a renowned exponent of Johann Sebastian Bach and played in the New Queen s Hall Orchestra and the Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Henry Wood numerous times He played alongside the celebrated Dame Myra Hess in the popularisation of Bach s 5th Brandenburg Concerto A Promenade Concert review in The Musical Times of 1924 when Murchie played alongside Hess and Charles Woodhouse the celebrated violinist describes his playing thus Than Mr Murchie s flute playing I know nothing more satisfying to the lover of artistic shading and rhythmic subtlety 21 Throughout the 1920s and 30s the period in which the Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites dominated the programming of orchestral Bach Murchie was one of the most visible orchestral performers associated with the composer 22 Of the thirteen solo Prom performances given by Murchie in 1927 8 ten were of Bach Later years editHis last professional review was in May 1938 when he performed Bach s 2nd Brandenburg Concerto under Arturo Toscanini 23 From 1946 to 1948 he was flute professor at Kneller Hall He was also the flute professor at Eton College Windsor Winchester College where amongst his pupils was Randall Swingler 24 and St Paul s Girls School London Robert Murchie died in Paddington London on 26 July 1949 at the age of 65 after a short illness He was a very successful teacher his students included Gareth Morris to whom he bequeathed his Rudall Carte flute Richard Adeney Alfred John Ellory John Francis Arliss Marriott Edgar Hunt Harold Clarke Leonard Hopkinson Muriel Dawn John Braddock and Alexander Douglas Murray Several flute works were composed for him including Charles Stainer s Etude in D minor Recordings editHMV recordings edit Meyerbeer La la la Grand aria di Caterina from Stella del Nord Luisa Tetrazzini Soprano with Orch Flutes Robert Murchie and Gilbert Barton HMV VB 15 Recorded 26 Sep 1913 Luisa Tetrazzini The Complete known recordings Pearl GEMM CDs 9220 Ravel Introduction amp Allegro Robert Murchie Fl Charles Draper Cl John Cockerill Hp Marjorie Hayward Vln Edwin Virgo Vln Raymond Jeremy Vla Cedric Sharpe Vc HMV C1662 3 Cc15828 30 Year 1929Columbia recordings edit Ravel Introduction amp Allegro Robert Murchie Fl Haydn Draper Cl Gwendolen Mason Hp Charles Woodhouse Vln Herbert Kinsey Vln Ernest Tomlinson Vla Ivor James Vc Ravel cond Columbia L1518 9 AX171 4 Year 1923 J S Bach Suite In B Minor For Flute amp Strings Robert Murchie Sir Hamilton Harty The Symphony Orchestra Shellac 12 80RPM Columbia L1557 amp 1558 Recorded 20 Jan 1924 released June 1924 J S Bach Jesu Joy Of Man s Desiring Rondeau And Badinerie Choir And Orchestra Of The Bach Cantata Club London Robert Murchie With Strings Of The Bach Cantata Club London Shellac 10 Columbia D B 507 Year 1932 Briccialdi The Carnival of Venice with variations Columbia 3222 73093 Donjon J Little Nightingale Rossignolet Columbia 3222 73092 Mozart O dolce contento Robert Murchie Haydn Draper amp pf Columbia 3240 73203 Year 01 02 1923 Pfyffer Serenade Op 4 Robert Murchie Haydn Draper amp pf Columbia 3288 73206 Saint Saens Tarantelle Robert Murchie Haydn Draper amp pf Columbia 3288 73205 Wilcocke Valse de Concert Robert Murchie Haydn Draper amp pf Columbia 3240 73204 The London Flute Quartet Robert Murchie Gordon Walker Frank Almgill Charles Stainer Salomon Jadassohn Scherzo Op 57 Rimsky Korsakov Flight of the Bumble Bee Grieg Lyric Pieces Op 12 No 4 Dance of the Elves arr by William Alwyn Chopin Prelude in A major Op 28 No 7 Grieg Lyric Pieces Op 12 No 6 Norse arr by William Alwyn Columbia 4215 Recorded Oct 1926 released 1927 The London Flute Quartet Robert Murchie Gordon Walker Frank Almgill Charles Stainer Briccialdi Il Carnival di Venezia op 77 arr by Charles Stainer Traditional Scotch and Irish Airs arr by Charles Stainer Columbia 4155Edison Bell recordings edit Bizet Carmen Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain L W Q Edison Bell 517 X1149D Haydn Presto Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain L W Q Edison Bell 1093 8226A Gounod Kermesse Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain L W Q Edison Bell 519 X1150D Onslow Scherzo Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain L W Q Edison Bell 1093 8225A Pierne Pastorale Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain L W Q Edison Bell 515 X1147G Scarlatti Andante amp Allegro Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain L W Q Edison Bell 515 X1148L Thuille Sextet mvt 1 Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain C Woodhouse Edison Bell 612 X1228B Thuille Sextet mvt 2 Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain C Woodhouse Edison Bell 612 X1229G Thuille Sextet mvt 3 Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain C Woodhouse Edison Bell 613 X1230A Thuille Sextet mvt 4 Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain C Woodhouse Edison Bell 613 X1231A Other edit Lefebvre Finale to Suite Robert Murchie Leon Goossens Haydn Draper Wilfred James A E Brain L W Q Winner 3476 06671A Warlock The Curlew Song cycle after W B Yeats John Armstrong baritone Robert Murchie flute Terence McDonagh cor anglais International String Quartet Andre Mangeot Vln Walter Price Vln Eric Bray Vla Jack Shinebourne Vlc conducted by Constant Lambert National Gramophonic Society 163 165 Recorded March 1931 This recording was made with the personnel who gave the Warlock Memorial performance on 23 February 1931 at the Wigmore Hall This recording is also available on the Symposium Label 1203 and Pearl Gem0058 Paddy s Reel Sailor s Hornpipe Trad Robert Murchie piccolo APEX 441 1921 Also on Gennett Label 4660 La Merle Blanc Emerald polka mazurka Robert Murchie piccolo Dacapo label 350 The Deep Blue Sea Scherzo Brillante Robert Murchie piccolo Dacapo label 447References edit a b Robert Murchie Obituary 27 July 1949 The Scotsman Newspaper Nancy Toff The Flute Book David amp Charles 1985 p 103 a b Robert Murchie on Lives of the First World War Kenyon Nicholas 1981 The BBC Symphony Orchestra 1930 1980 BBC London p 52 ISBN 0563176172 David C H Wright The Royal College of Music and its Context Cambridge University Press 2020 p 71 The Musical Times Vol 48 No 774 1 Aug 1907 p 541 https losses internationalbcc co uk loss 116908 http www the discographer dk opera tetrazzini disko pdf Raposo Jessica A Defining the British Flute School A Study of British Flute Performance Practice 1890 1940 Univ of British Columbia 2007 https lso co uk orchestra history former members html R G Pratt BBC Symphony Orchestra Contracts 29 September 1930 BBC WAC R29 205 Elkin Robert 1944 Queen s Hall 1893 1941 London Rider and Company p 115 Stuart Hibberd This is London Macdonald and Evans 1950 p 245 Macleod Joseph November 2021 The Sisters d Aranyi Routledge p 121 ISBN 1032133260 Lloyd Stephen 2002 William Walton Muse of Fire Boydell Press ISBN 085115803X a b Lloyd Stephen 2014 Constant Lambert Beyond The Rio Grande Boydell amp Brewer Ltd ISBN 1843838982 https repertoire explorer musikmph de en product holst gustav 6 Malcolm McMillan The Draper Family A Musical Legacy Hughes Spike 1951 Second Movement Continuing the Autobiography of Spike Hughes London Museum Press Ltd Chamber Music The Philharmonic Trio Radio Times 502 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