The Bax Symphonies REVISITED by Ian Lace THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified May 11, 2003 Bax with the pianist Harriet Cohen. Cohen and Bax were life-long friends and occasional lovers. She championed his music until the end … Continue reading →
British Symphonists – Arnold Bax by Jürgen Schaarwächter THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified December 7, 1997 Note: This is a revised and amended extract from the author’s book ‘Die britische Sinfonie 1914-1945’. Köln: Musikverlag Christoph Dohr, 1995, … Continue reading →
Bax and John Ireland by John Longmire THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified July 1, 1997 This article by John Longmire first appeared in the August 1969 (Vol. 6) issue of the Sir Arnold Bax Society Bulletin. Longmire … Continue reading →
The Pagan World of Arnold Bax by Graham Parlett THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified October 9, 1999 Note: Musicologist Graham Parlett is one of the most noted authorities on Arnold Bax’s music. His orchestrations from piano sketches … Continue reading →
THE SYMPHONIES OF ARNOLD BAX A Radio Talk by Peter J. Pirie THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified September 27, 1998 Note: This talk was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 in 1973 to mark the 20th anniversary of … Continue reading →
Some Unpublished Works of Arnold Bax by Colin Scott-Sutherland THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified May 18, 1997 Note: Musicologist Colin Scott-Sutherland is well known and loved to all Baxians. He wrote the pioneering study on Bax’s life … Continue reading →
Sunday 12 June 2011 6.00 p.m. Arnold Bax: ‘Elegiac trio’ Barry Mills: Trio Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp E-mail [email protected] or download a form from www.mas-lewes.co.uk
Continue reading →Tuesday 16 August 7.00pm – c. 10.35pm Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man (3 mins) Bax: Symphony No. 2 (39 mins) Barber: Adagio for strings (8 mins) Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 (28 mins) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 in C … Continue reading →
28 October 2011 19:30 p.m. Bax: Tintagel Kaija Saariaho: Leino Songs (UK Premiere) Sibelius: Luonnotar Sibelius: Symphony No 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo conductor Anu Komsi soprano http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=11886
Continue reading →Saturday, November 12, 2011 (The Holy City – Vaughan Williams and his Contemporaries) Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, Toward the Unknown Region Sancta Civitas Parry: There is an old belief (from Songs of Farewell) Stanford: Beati quorum via Holst: Ave … Continue reading →
