Arnold Bax - The Symphonies (Chandos Audio CD)

The Symphonies

Arnold Bax (1883-1953)


The Symphonies

COMPACT DISC ONE
First Symphony (1921-22) 31:58
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
for Orchestra
To John Ireland
1 I Allegro moderato e feroce - Moderato espressivo - Tempo I 12:56
2 II Lento solenne 10:34
3 III Allegro maestoso - Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto 8:17

Third Symphony (1928-29) 41:51
for Orchestra
To Sir Henry J. Wood
4 I Lento moderato - Allegro moderato - 16:42
5 II Lento 11:12
6 III Moderato - Più mosso - Tempo I - 13:48
74:03

COMPACT DISC TWO
Second Symphony (1924-26) 38:54
in E minor and C major - in e-Moll und C-Dur - en mi mineur et ut majeur
for Orchestra
To Serge Koussevitzky
1 I Molto moderato - Allegro moderato - 16:20
2 II Andante - Più mosso - Poco largamente - 12:11
3 III Poco largamente - Allegro feroce - Meno mosso - 10:13

Fourth Symphony (1930) 38:19
for Orchestra
To Paul Corder
4 I Allegro moderato 15:35
5 II Lento moderato - Più mosso (Allegro moderato) - 12:45
6 III Allegro - Allegro scherzando - 9:50
77:24

COMPACT DISC THREE
Fifth Symphony (1931-32) 37:55
for Orchestra
To Jean Sibelius
1 I Poco lento - Allegro con fuoco - 15:46
2 II Poco lento - Molto tranquillo - Tempo I 10:12
3 III Poco moderato - Allegro - Lento - Tempo I (Allegro) - 11:48

Sixth Symphony (1934-35) 35:33
for Orchestra
To Adrian Boult
4 I Moderato - Allegro con fuoco 10:06
5 II Lento, molto espressivo - Andante con moto - 8:19
6 III Introduction. Lento moderato - Poco più vivo - 16:57
73:41

COMPACT DISC FOUR
premiere recording
1 Rogue's Comedy Overture (1936) 9:59
To Julius Harrison
Allegro - Brillante molto

2 Tintagel (1917-19) 15:13
for Orchestra
To Miss Harriet Cohen
Very moderate tempo - Very quiet - Più mosso -

Seventh Symphony (1938-39) 44:02
To the People of America
3 I Allegro - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - 16:39
4 II Lento - Più mosso. In Legendary Mood - Tempo I - 13:32
5 III Theme and Variations: Allegro - 13:38
69:37

COMPACT DISC FIVE
Interview with Vernon Handley by Andrew McGregor
1 Introduction 7:53
2 Bax and Vaughan Williams 1:31
3 Bax and his musical influences 1:34
4 First Symphony 6:21
5 Second Symphony and Third Symphony 15:36
6 Fourth Symphony 5:06
7 Fifth Symphony 3:07
8 Sixth Symphony 7:56
9 Seventh Symphony 5:37
10 Epilogue 5:51
60:43
BBC Philharmonic
Vernon Handley
Recorded in:
Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester
4 January 2002 (Third Symphony), 5 January 2002 (Tintagel), 19 December 2002 (Fourth Symphony), 14 January 2003 (Second Symphony), 6-8 August 2003 (Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, Rogue's Comedy Overture),
5 September 2003 (Firstt Symphony)
Producer(s)
Brian Pidgeon (Executive)
Mike George (Recording)
Sound Engineer(s)
Stephen Rinker
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K