Cellist Lionel Handy and conductor Martin Yates were in Glasgow in late August recording Bax’s Cello Concerto and the early Variations for Orchestra for the Dutton Label. The orchestra was the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The recording of the Variations … Continue reading →
The Sir Arnold Bax Website has returned after a couple of years of inactivity. The site has been redesigned and has moved to a new server but the overall mission of the site is the same: to promote the music … Continue reading →
BAX: Fanfare for the Royal Wedding; Oliver Twist (excerpts); November Woods; Tintagel; Coronation March. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Sir Adrian Boult, Bernard Herrmann, Elgar Howarth, Sir Neville … Continue reading →
Arnold Bax: Violin Sonata No. 1 (1921); Violin Sonata in G Minor (1901); Ballad for violin and piano (1916); Legend for violin and piano (1915). Robert Gibbs (violin), Mary Mei-Loc Wu (piano). ASV CD DCA 1127 (60’38”) THE SIR ARNOLD … Continue reading →
Arnold Bax: String Quartets No. 1 in G major; No. 2 Maggini Quartet Naxos 8.555282 THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified November 18, 2001 Naxos 8.555282 Review by Graham Parlett Bax wrote five string quartets in all: two … Continue reading →
Colin Scott-Sutherland (ed.), Ideala: Poems and some early love letters by Arnold Bax including the Collected Poems of Dermot O’Byrne. Fand Music Press, 2001. 320 pp. £50. http://www.fandmusic.com/ THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified November 4, 2001 … Continue reading →
Arnold Bax – The Complete Music for Viola and Piano/Harp Ivo-Jan van der Werff (viola); Simon Marlow (piano); Hugh Webb (Harp) Koch Classics 3-6762-2 (Recorded St George’s Brandon Hill, Bristol, March 1998) Fantasy Sonata. Gunter Pretzel (viola), Rosemarie Schmid-Münster (harp). … Continue reading →
BAX: Violin Concerto. Eda Kersey (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult (rec.23 February 1944). Symphony No.3. Hallé Orchestra, John Barbirolli (rec.31 January 1943 and 12 January 1944). Dutton Laboratories CD: CDLX 7111. THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last … Continue reading →
Arnold Bax – Premiere Recordings on Chandos London Pageant; Concertante for Three Wind Instruments; Suite from ‘Tamara’ (orchestrated 2000 by Graham Parlett); Cathaleen-ni-Hoolihan BBC Philharmonic Martyn Brabbins, Conductor THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified March 5, 2001 CHAN … Continue reading →
Arnold Bax – Three Violin Sonatas Violin Sonata No.2 in D (1915, rev. 1921); Violin Sonata No.3 (1927); Violin Sonata in F (1928 – World premiere recording) Robert Gibbs (violin), Mary Mei-Loc Wu (piano) THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE … Continue reading →
