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Christopher Webber reviews the latest Naxos disc from the Carice Singers

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on June 12, 2017 by Bax AdminJune 14, 2017

Given the power of Bax’s symphonies and tone poems, it is easy sometimes to forget the equal mastery of his major piano and chamber works, let alone the best of his countless productions for the human voice. Hearing this excellent … Continue reading →

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Philip Mead’s Private Invitation Concert

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on March 9, 2017 by Bax AdminMarch 9, 2017

At 2 p.m. on the afternoon of Saturday, 14 January 2017, the distinguished pianist Philip Mead began a marathon all-Bax programme in the Recital Room of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge—a very rare event that included two world premières. The … Continue reading →

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‘For the Fallen’

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on March 9, 2017 by Bax AdminMarch 13, 2017

‘For the Fallen’,  Elgar: The Spirit of England Op.80*,  A Voice in the Wilderness Op.77$,  Grania and Diarmid Op.42#,  Bax: In Memoriam,  Hallé Choir and Orchestra,  Rachel Nicolls (soprano)*; Joshua Ellicott (narrator), Jennifer France (soprano)$; Madeleine Shaw (mezzo-soprano)#,  Sir Mark … Continue reading →

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Premiere Recording of Bax’s early Orchestral Variations on Dutton

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on August 17, 2016 by Bax AdminApril 9, 2020

Bax: Variations for Orchestra and works by George Butterworth and Cyril Scott (all premieres) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Aleksei Kiseliov (cello) Martin Yates, conductor Dutton Epoch CDLX7326 [61:55] Review by Richard R. Adams Martin Yates continues his resurrection efforts on … Continue reading →

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BBC Symphony Orchestra and Orama perform Bax’s The Garden of Fand in concert

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on April 22, 2016 by Bax AdminApril 22, 2016

Wednesday 13 April 2016, 7.30 pm The Barbican Hall BBC Symphony Orchestra Bax: The Garden of Fand Brett Dean: Viola Concerto Elgar: Symphony No. 1 Sakari Oramo conductor – Brett Dean viola Review by Roger Ogle Live concert performances of … Continue reading →

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Cello Concertos by Arnold Bax and Stanley Bate

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on March 2, 2016 by Bax AdminApril 9, 2020

Cello Concertos by Arnold Bax and Stanley Bate Lionel Handy, cello Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates, conductor Lyrita SRCD.351 Review by Richard R. Adams First a confession: I’ve always found Bax’s Cello Concerto to be a tough nut to … Continue reading →

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Historic Bax from Boyd Neel on Lyrita

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on October 28, 2015 by Bax AdminApril 9, 2020

Lyrita issue the 1961 premiere of Bax’s Fauré Variations Benjamin: Ballade for String Orchestra Stevens: Sinfonietta for Strings Panufnik: Lullaby ‘Kolysanka’ for 29 strings and 2 harps Bax: Variations on the name Gabriel Fauré for harp and string orchestra The … Continue reading →

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“After Mozart” CD features works for Flute including Bax’s “Elegiac Trio”

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on October 13, 2015 by Bax AdminApril 9, 2020

After Mozart… Music for Flute, Harp and Strings by Mozart, Bax, Debussy, Harty and Faure Sarah Newbold, flute; Katherine Thomas, Harp; David Angel, violin; Martin Outram, viola & Michal Kaznowski, cello. Recorded a St. German’s Church, Cardiff on 21 and … Continue reading →

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British Violin and Cello Concertos by Benjamin, Moeran, Bax and Walton

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on September 18, 2015 by Bax AdminApril 9, 2020

Bax Violin Concerto: Andre Gertler, violin; Sir Malcolm Sargent conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC Broadcast 6 February 1957 Lyrita REAM 2114 Mono ADD Review by Richard R. Adams Bax had good reason to be pessimistic toward the end of his … Continue reading →

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Bax’s early Symphony in F – Premiere recording on Dutton

The Sir Arnold Bax Website Posted on February 16, 2015 by Bax AdminApril 9, 2020

Arnold Bax: Symphony in F (realized and orchestrated by Martin Yates) Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Martin Yates (c.) Dutton CDLX 7308 [TT=78:28] [rec. RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, 15–16 August 2013. Producer: Michael Ponder. Sound Engineers: Dexter Newman, Dillon … Continue reading →

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