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 →
Andrew Litton and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Bax’s Second Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall on August 16, 2011 as part of this year’s Proms Season. This is the first Bax symphony to be played at the Proms … Continue reading →
The pianist Philip Adamson has recorded a recital of 20th Century British Piano music that includes Bax’s Second Sonata. Other work on this disc include Humphrey Searle’s Vigil, Op. 3; Frank Bridge’s Lament for Catherine, In Autumn: Retrospect; In Autumn: … Continue reading →
Bax’s ‘A Rabelaisian Catechism (La foi d’la loi)’ has just been published by Fand Music Press and is available from its website (www.fandmusic.com) for £9.95. This arrangement for baritone and piano of a ribald traditional French folksong was made in … Continue reading →
Chandos has not yet confirm whether Edward Gardner will be recording a follow-up disc of Bax Tone Poems for the Chandos label. Chandos had announced earlier that Gardner would be continuing the Tone Poem series started by Vernon Handley but … Continue reading →
A new foundation honoring the memory of the late Vernon Handley is being created with the intent of promoting the performance of rarely-heard British music and supporting young orchestral musicians and aspiring orchestral musicians. The Foundation hopes to create an … Continue reading →
A Yahoo discussion group has been created devoted to Sir Arnold Bax. Those interested in joining should visit the group’s web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Arnoldbax/. This group will be a collecting point for feedback about every aspect of Bax’s work.
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