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 →
Vernon Handley’s 70th Birthday Concerts with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified August 1, 2002 November 8, 2000 Bliss: Music for Strings Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits Bax: Symphony No. 6 Liane Keegan, … Continue reading →
Elgar: Sonata for Violin and Piano. Bax: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano. Tasmin Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano). Global Music Network CD: GMNC 0113. THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified July 25, 2000 VISIT GMN’s WEB … Continue reading →
Bax: Harp Quintet; Elegiac Trio; Fantasy Sonata; Sonata for Flute and Harp. Mobius. Naxos CD: 8.554507. THE SIR ARNOLD BAX WEB SITE Last Modified July 24, 2000 Review by Graham Parlett Mobius is the name of a chamber group formed … Continue reading →
