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Bax: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Arnold Bax (Composer), Bryden Thomson (Conductor), Vernon Handley (Conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Ulster Orchestra (Orchestra)
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listen  1. The Tale the Pine-Trees KnewBryden Thomson17:34Album Only
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listen  3. In the Faery HillsBryden Thomson15:24Album Only
listen  4. RoscathaBryden Thomson10:53Album Only
listen  5. A LegendBryden Thomson15:07Album Only
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  • Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra
  • Conductor: Bryden Thomson, Vernon Handley
  • Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Audio CD (November 25, 2003)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued
  • Label: Chandos
  • ASIN: B0000DIXS0
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #88,777 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

On this CD:
  1. The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, tone poem for orchestra
    Composed by Arnold Bax
    Performed by Ulster Orchestra
    Conducted by Bryden Thomson

  2. Into the Twilight, tone poem for orchestra
    Composed by Arnold Bax
    Performed by Ulster Orchestra
    Conducted by Bryden Thomson

  3. In the Faery Hills, tone poem for orchestra
    Composed by Arnold Bax
    Performed by Ulster Orchestra
    Conducted by Bryden Thomson

  4. Roscatha, tone poem for orchestra
    Composed by Arnold Bax
    Performed by Ulster Orchestra
    Conducted by Bryden Thomson

  5. A Legend, tone poem for orchestra
    Composed by Arnold Bax
    Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Bryden Thomson

  6. On the Sea-Shore, tone poem for orchestra (completed & orchestrated by Parlett)
    Composed by Arnold Bax
    Performed by Ulster Orchestra
    Conducted by Vernon Handley


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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent playing of sumptuous scores, December 21, 2008
By G.D. (Norway) - See all my reviews
  
Along with their new release of the symphonies come these reissues of orchestral works, repackaged and recombined (in order to complement rather than compete with the new Handley release of the symphonies, I assume). Volume 4 provides us with a new batch of tone poems, this time perhaps with a focus on the slightly less famous ones.

Bax's tone poems are composed in an instantly recognizable idiom, yet the influences are obvious and wide-ranging. Whereas Wagner and Debussy are recurring ones, The Tale the Pine-trees Knew (according to the old interview in Musikkens Verden, one of Bax's own personal favorites) is, however, his most Sibelian. It is, as with most of Bax's better works, extremely colorful, and characterized by rather abrupt changes of mood. Fortunately, Thomson knows very well how to make this into a persuasive and cogent whole. In the Faery Hills is an earlier work, and one of my personal favorites; hauntingly evocative and full of yearning, this splendid piece is exquisitely handled and sounds as fresh as ever. Into the Twilight is not, perhaps, as memorable; it is still a magical work but doesn't in the same way as the Faery Hills convince as a well-rounded and well-argued whole.

Roscatha, with its bellicose topic, is a strident war-march fantasy, colorful and confident. A Legend, his last tone poem, is quite reminiscent of his earlier works in the genre, and is an exciting and dramatic score, full of that very Baxian orchestral color. The shorter "On the Sea-Shore" (completed by Parlett) gives us dark and haunting and thoroughly atmospheric music.

Overall, this is another superb collection from Thomson and the Ulster Orchestra, who deals with this lavishly scored music in an idiomatic and powerful manner and brings out all the color and drama required in Bax's music. The recordings are uniformly excellent.
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