Arnold Bax - The Symphonies

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Arnold Bax
The Symphonies

Album UK 2003 on Chandos label
Spoken Word and Classical (Modern, Interview)

Comes in a matte clamshell box with each CD in a cardboard cover with different artwork, and a 56-page booklet. Recorded in in 24-bit / 96 kHz Recording venue: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester; 4 January 2002 (Third Symphony), 5 January 2002 (Tintagel), 19 December 2002 (Fourth Symphony), 14 January 2003 (Second Symphony), 6-8 August 2003 (Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, Rogue's Comedy Overture), 4 September 2003 (Sixth Symphony) and 5 September 2003 (First Symphony) Copyright: Chappell Music Ltd. (Tintagel, Fourth and Fifth Symphonies), Chappell & Co. Ltd. (other works) ℗ 2003 Chandos Records Ltd © 2003 Chandos Records Ltd Made in the EU.

Musicians

	Arnold Bax p, 1883-1953 GB album by
	BBC Philharmonic , GB orchestra, album by
	Vernon Handley str, 1930-2008 GB conductor, interviewee, liner notes, liner notes, album by
	Andrew McGregor , interviewer, audio interview conducted by
	Yuri Torchinsky vn, *1955 UA leader, bbc philharmonic
	Marie-Françoise de Meeûs , FR liner notes, translated to french
	Bettina Reinke-Welsh , liner notes, translated to german

Producers

Finn S. Gundersen booklet editor

Tim Feeley design

Jonathan Cooper edited by

Stephen Rinker engineer, sound engineer

Brian Pidgeon executive-producer

Lewis Foreman liner notes

Mark Lowther liner notes, interview producer's note, producer, audio interview produced by

Jonathan Keenan photography by, all recording session photographs taken by

Mike George producer, recording producer

Composers

Arnold Bax

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	First Symphony (1921–22) In E Flat Major • In Es-Dur • En Mi Bémol Majeur For Orchestra	Arnold Bax	31:58
2	I Allegro Moderato E Feroce – Moderato Espressivo – Tempo I	Arnold Bax	12:56
3	II Lento Solenne	Arnold Bax	10:34
4	III Allegro Maestoso – Allegro Vivace Ma Non Troppo Presto	Arnold Bax	8:17
5	Third Symphony (1928–29) For Orchestra	Arnold Bax	41:51
6	I Lento Moderato – Allegro Moderato – Allegro Feroce – Più Lento – Lento Moderato – Allegro Moderato – Allegro	Arnold Bax	16:42
7	II Lento	Arnold Bax	11:12
8	III Moderato – Più Mosso – Tempo I – Epilogue. Poco Lento	Arnold Bax	13:48
9	Second Symphony (1924–26) In E Minor And C Major • In E-Moll Und C-Dur • En Mi Mineur Et Ut Majeur For Orchestra	Arnold Bax	38:54
10	I Molto Moderato – Allegro Moderato – Molto Largamente – Moderato Semplice – Tempo I – Allegro Moderato – Tempo I – Vivace	Arnold Bax	16:20
11	II Andante – Più Mosso – Poco Largamente – Tempo I	Arnold Bax	12:11
12	III Poco Largamente – Allegro Feroce – Meno Mosso – Molto Largamente	Arnold Bax	10:13
13	Fourth Symphony (1930) For Orchestra	Arnold Bax	38:19
14	I Allegro Moderato	Arnold Bax	15:35
15	II Lento Moderato – Più Mosso (Allegro Moderato) – Poco Largamente – Tempo I	Arnold Bax	12:45
16	III Allegro – Allegro Scherzando – Tempo Di Marcia Trionfale – Più Largamente – Vivo	Arnold Bax	9:50
17	Fifth Symphony (1931–32) For Orchestra	Arnold Bax	37:55
18	I Poco Lento – Allegro Con Fuoco – Dolce Meno Mosso – A Tempo I (Allegro Con Fuoco) – Moderato – Tempo I (Poco Lento)	Arnold Bax	15:46
19	II Poco Lento – Molto Tranquillo – Tempo I	Arnold Bax	10:12
20	III Poco Moderato – Allegro – Lento – Tempo I (Allegro) – Epilogue. Doppio Movimento Alla Breve – Con Brio – Più Lento	Arnold Bax	11:48
21	Sixth Symphony (1934–35) For Orchestra	Arnold Bax	35:33
22	I Moderato – Allegro Con Fuoco	Arnold Bax	10:06
23	II Lento, Molto Espressivo – Andante Con Moto – Meno Mosso – Più Lento	Arnold Bax	8:19
24	III Introduction. Lento Moderato – Poco Più Vivo – Scherzo And Trio. Allegro Vivace – Andante Semplice – Allegro Vivace – Poco Largamente – Molto Largamente – Tranquillando – Epilogue. Lento	Arnold Bax	16:57
25	Rogue's Comedy Overture (1936)	Arnold Bax	9:59
26	Allegro – Brillante Molto	Arnold Bax	9:59
27	Tintagel (1917–19) For Orchestra	Arnold Bax	15:13
28	Very Moderate Tempo – Very Quiet – Più Mosso – Tempo I (Moderato) – Molto Più Mosso – Allegro Moderato – Allegro Con Brio – Tempo Moderato – Moderato – Molto Largamente	Arnold Bax	15:13
29	Seventh Symphony (1938–39)	Arnold Bax	44:02
30	I Allegro – Poco Meno Mosso – Tempo I – Poco Largamente – Tempo I	Arnold Bax	16:39
31	II Lento – Più Mosso. In Legendary Mood – Tempo I	Arnold Bax	13:32
32	III Theme And Variations: Allegro – Theme. Meno Mosso – Tempo I – Meno Mosso – Andante – Più Mosso – Vivace – Molto Moderato E Maestoso, Molto Legato – Epilogue. Sereno	Arnold Bax	13:38
33	Interview With Vernon Handley By Andrew McGregor	Arnold Bax	60:43
34	Introduction	Arnold Bax	7:53
35	Bax And Vaughan Williams	Arnold Bax	1:31
36	Bax And His Musical Influences	Arnold Bax	1:34
37	First Symphony	Arnold Bax	6:21
38	Second Symphony And Third Symphony	Arnold Bax	15:36
39	Fourth Symphony	Arnold Bax	5:06
40	Fifth Symphony	Arnold Bax	3:07
41	Sixth Symphony	Arnold Bax	7:56
42	Seventh Symphony	Arnold Bax	5:37
43	Epilogue	Arnold Bax	5:51

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