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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Arnold Bax - Piano Music Vol. 4 (Eric Parkin)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  1. Whirligig
  2. What the Minstrel Told Us
  3. Legend
  4. Dream in Exile
  5. A Mountain Mood
  6. Mediterranean
  7. Serpent Dance
  8. Ceremonial Dance
  9. The Slave Girl
  10. In the Night
  11. Toccata
  12. Paean
  13. Salzburg Sonata: II. Lento espressivo

Eric Parkin, piano
Date: 1997
Label: Chandos

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Arnold Bax - Piano Music Vol. 3 (Eric Parkin)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  1. Two Russian Tone Pictures: Nocturne (May-Night in the Ukraine)
  2. Two Russian Tone Pictures: Gopak (National Dance)
  3. The Maiden with the Daffodill (Idyll)
  4. The Princess's Rose-Garden
  5. Apple-Blossom-Time
  6. On a May Evening
  7. O Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies
  8. Nereid
  9. Sleepy-head
  10. A Romance
  11. Burlesque

Eric Parkin, piano
Date: 1990
Label: Chandos

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Arnold Bax - Piano Music Vol. 2 (Eric Parkin)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  1. Sonata No. 3 in G sharp minor: I. Allegro moderato
  2. Sonata No. 3 in G sharp minor: II. Lento Moderato
  3. Sonata No. 3 in G sharp minor: III. Allegro
  4. Water Music
  5. A Hill Tune
  6. In a Vodka Shop
  7. Sonata No. 4 in G major: I. Allegro Giusto
  8. Sonata No. 4 in G major: II. Allegretto quasi Andante
  9. Sonata No. 4 in G major: III. Allegro

Eric Parkin, piano
Date: 1988
Label: Chandos

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Arnold Bax - Piano Music Vol. 1 (Eric Parkin)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  1. Lullaby (Berceuse)
  2. Country-Tune
  3. Sonata No. 1
  4. Winter Waters
  5. Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor

Eric Parkin, piano
Date: 1987
Label: Chandos

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Arnold Bax - Violin Sonatas Vol. 2 (Laurence Jackson; Ashley Wass)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Violin Sonata No. 2
  • Ballad
  • Legend
  • Violin Sonata in G minor
  • Violin Sonata in F major

Laurence Jackson, violin
Ashley Wass, piano

Date: 2007
Label: Naxos

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Arnold Bax - Violin Sonatas Vol. 1 (Laurence Jackson; Ashley Wass)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Violin Sonata No. 1 in E major
  • Violin Sonata No. 3

Laurence Jackson, violin
Ashley Wass, piano

Date: 2006
Label: Naxos

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Arnold Bax - Music for Viola and Piano/Harp (Ivo-Jan van der Werff)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Fantasy Sonata for Viola and Harp
  • Legend for Viola and Piano
  • Concert Piece for Viola and Piano
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano

Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola
Hugh Webb, harp
Simon Marlow, piano

Date: 2001
Label: Koch Schwan

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Monday, October 28, 2024

Arnold Bax - String Quartet No. 3 (Maggini Quartet)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • String Quartet No. 3 in F major
  • Lyrical Interlude for string quintet
  • Adagio ma non troppo 'Cathaleen-ni-Hoolihan' (from String Quartet in E major)

Maggini Quartet
    Laurence Jackson, violin
    David Angel, violin
    Martin Outram, viola
    Michal Kaznowski, cello
&
Garfield Jackson, viola

Date: 2002
Label: Naxos

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Arnold - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Maggini Quartet)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • String Quartet No. 1 in G major
  • String Quartet No. 2 in A minor

Maggini Quartet
    Laurence Jackson, violin
    David Angel, violin
    Martin Outram, viola
    Michal Kaznowski, cello

Date: 2001
Label: Naxos

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Sunday, October 27, 2024

Arnold Bax; Frank Bridge - Piano Quintets (Ashley Wass; Tippett Quartet)


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Composer: Arnold Bax; Frank Bridge
  • Bax - Piano Quintet in G minor
  • Bridge - Piano Quintet in D minor, H49a

Ashley Wass, piano
Tippett Quartet
    John Mills, violin
    Jeremy Isaac, violin
    Julia O'Riordan, viola
    Bozidar Vukotic, cello

Date: 2024
Label: Naxos

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Arnold Bax - Chamber Music (Nash Ensemble)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Nonet for flute, oboe, clarinet, harp, string quartet & double bass
  • Oboe Quintet
  • Elegiac Trio for flute, viola & harp
  • Clarinet Sonata
  • Harp Quintet

Nash Ensemble
    Philippa Davies, flute
    Gareth Hulse, oboe
    Michael Collins, clarinet
    Marcia Crayford, violin
    Iris Juda, violin
    Elizabeth Wexler, violin
    Roger Chase, viola
    Christopher van Kampen, cello
    Duncan McTier, double bass
    Skaila Kanga, harp
    Ian Brown, piano

Date: 1996
Label: Hyperion

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Arnold Bax; Stanley Bate - Cello Concertos (Lionel Handy)


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Composer: Arnold Bax; Stanley Bate
  • Bax - Cello Concerto
  • Bate - Cello Concerto

Lionel Handy, cello
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Date: 2016
Label: Lyrita

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Arnold Bax; John Ireland - Piano Concertos (Mark Bebbington)


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Composer: Arnold Bax; John Ireland
  • Bax - Concertino for Piano & Orchestra (orch. Graham Parlett)
  • Ireland - Concerto for Piano & Orchestra in E flat
  • Ireland - Legend for Piano & Orchestra

Mark Bebbington, piano
Orchestra of the Swan
David Curtis, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: SOMM Recordings

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Friday, October 25, 2024

Arnold Bax - Violin Concerto; etc. (Lydia Mordkovitch; Bryden Thomson)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
  • A Legend, symphonic poem
  • Romantic Overture
  • Golden Eagle, incidental music

Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor

Date: 1991
Label: Chandos

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Arnold Bax - Symphonic Variations; Morning Song (Margaret Fingerhut; Bryden Thomson)


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Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
  • Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)

Margaret Fingerhut, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor

Date: 1987
Label: Chandos

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