Naxos
Bax: Symphonic Poems / Lloyd-Jones, Et Al
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Details
- Composer
- BAX
- Artist
- Rsno/Lloyd-Jones
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Jul 19, 2005
- Catalog #
- 8557599
- UPC
- 747313259922
About
Drawn from David Lloyd-Jones' excellent set of Bax symphony recordings, this collection competes in four out of five works with Bryden Thomson and the Ulster Orchestra on Chandos. Whereas Thomson has Summer Music, Lloyd-Jones offers The Tale the Pine Trees Knew, a more interesting and substantial work. In general this Naxos issue offers tauter, livelier performances than does Thomson, and this prevents the music from degenerating into a typically shapeless Baxian blob, as it has a tendency to do, particularly November Woods and The Garden of Fand. Lloyd-Jones also has the finer orchestra and a leaner basic sonority, less atmospheric than Thomson to be sure, but with a rhythmic crispness that puts a bit more muscle and sinew on Bax's opulent textures (check out Tintagel, which delivers a real rush of excitement in its central section). The engineering complements the performances, having fine clarity and impact. If you're in the market for a single disc of Bax tone poems, or even a single disc of Bax, then this one certainly fills the bill. [7/25/2005]--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 5 tracks
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1 Tintagel 14:33
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Tintagel
- Duration
- 14:33
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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2 The Garden of Fand 16:32
- Track
- 2
- Title
- The Garden of Fand
- Duration
- 16:32
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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3 The Happy Forest 09:39
- Track
- 3
- Title
- The Happy Forest
- Duration
- 09:39
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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4 The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew 16:38
- Track
- 4
- Title
- The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew
- Duration
- 16:38
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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5 November Woods 16:48
- Track
- 5
- Title
- November Woods
- Duration
- 16:48
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones