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 →
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 →
“In the Wake of the Great War” (Works for piano by Delius, Vaughan Williams, Bax, Bridge and Martin) Benjamin Martin, piano Bax recorded live on 10 October 2006. Delius/Vaughan Williams recorded 2006. Bridge/Martin recorded 2009. Melba MR301146 Review by Richard … Continue reading →
Michael McHale RTELYRICCD139 This is Michael McHale’s first solo album and it’s a charmer. This up-and-coming pianist from Belfast first came to my attention a few years back as a member of the Ensemble Avalon and their release of a … Continue reading →
BAX: Works for Cello and Piano Lionel Handy, cello & Nigel Clayton, piano Sleeveless Records SLV 1007 Review by Richard R. Adams This is unquestionably the most exciting new Bax disc to be released in quite some time. For one … Continue reading →
Bax’s Works for Viola Viola Sonata and Viola Phantasy VIOLA SONATAS Idylls & Bacchanals. Louise Williams, viola & David Owen Norris, piano EM Records 2cds VIOLA SONATAS by Bax, Bliss and Vaughan Williams Christian Euler, viola & Paul Rivinius, piano. … Continue reading →
THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Arnold Bax: Orchestral Works Four Orchestral Pieces (I. Pensive Twilight, II. Dance in the Sun, III. From the Mountains of Home [In the Hills of Home], IV. The Dance of Wild Irravel); Phantasy for … Continue reading →
Complete Piano Sonatas Sir Arnold Bax Website Arnold Bax- Complete Piano Sonatas Micheal Endres (piano) Sonatas Nos. 1-4: Sonata in E-flat major (First Symphony) Oehms Classics OC56 [2- CD: 69:00+51:26=120:26] [Recorded January 4-7 (Sonatas 103), March 21-24 2005 )Sonata 4, … Continue reading →
BAX CHAMBER MUSIC (NAXOS) Reviewed by Christopher Webber THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE 27th October 2006 Violin Sonatas: Nos. 1 and 3 Laurence Jackson (violin), Ashley Wass (piano) Violin Sonata No.1 (1910-15, rev. 1920, 1945); Original Second and Third … Continue reading →
Tuesday 19 December 2006, 1.55 pm, Studio 7 Concert Hall, Manchester BBC Philharmonic, leader Yuri Torchinsky, conductor Vernon Handley Music by Arnold Bax Nympholept Into the Twilight Red Autumn Northern Ballad No. 1 Northern Ballad No. 2 Prelude to a … Continue reading →
