Remembering John Ramsay

We were saddened to hear of the death on January 11 of British composer John G. Ramsay. John was a professor of geology by profession, but a very fine composer of both chamber and orchestral works. His style was basically tonal but also thoroughly inclusive, making use where appropriate of modernist and serial techniques. His inspiration was sometimes programmatic, such as in the ‘Charles Darwin’ string quartet and his music can also be described as neo-Romantic. Individual and deeply thought-out, his music deserves a wider audience. His four string quartets were recorded by the Fitzwillam String Quartet for Métier and published by Divine Art Edition. More information in his biography.

Works by John Ramsay