Bax: Clarinet Sonata; Bliss: Clarinet Quintet; Vaughan Williams: 6 Studies in English Folksong

Arnold Bax (Composer), Arthur Bliss (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), The Lindsays (Performer), Keith Swallow (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Performer: The Lindsays, Keith Swallow
• Composer: Arnold Bax, Arthur Bliss, Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Audio CD (September 30, 1992)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chandos
• ASIN: B000000AIG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,751 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soothing music for the soul, February 1, 2003

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This review is from: Bax: Clarinet Sonata; Bliss: Clarinet Quintet; Vaughan Williams: 6 Studies in English Folksong (Audio CD)

I was surprised to find no reviews of this very fine collection of clarinet works. I've owned the LP version for many years, and have come back to this music again and again. Janet Hilton's clarinet playing is superb. The Vaughn Williams pieces are real gems. This is very soothing music for the soul. It's a good album to listen to after a long and tiring day at the office.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous !, October 16, 2004

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This review is from: Bax: Clarinet Sonata; Bliss: Clarinet Quintet; Vaughan Williams: 6 Studies in English Folksong (Audio CD)

Chandos made a wise move to include Bax in a CD of clarinet music. Since it's tough to make Bax's music visible, a label like Chandos must be a little more creative. Bax's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano is clearly the gem of this collection. The scherzo is purely stimulating from beginning to end, and you can leave it to Bax to draw a crowd with undiscovered chamber music. I will be searching for a clarinetist with whom to perform this piece!

But I'm partial to underdog Bax, so I'll also tip my hat to the Studies in English Folk Song. Of course, Vaughan Williams was a leader in preserving genuine English folk song dynamics, and he mostly did so in this work. Interesting- some of these studies sound better with wind instrument than strings (VW's original intentions). IV: She Borrowed Some of Her Mother's Gold is perfect with a clarinet, as the clarinet brings out the melodic intervals in this and a few others much better than strings. But certain ones (like I: Lovely on the water) simply requires a violin, as the clarinet is WAY too low for such a folk song.