Download, Bax (composer)
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This Bax symphony cycle comes under the baton of the composer's doughtiest champion, and superlatives are in order. Even seasoned Baxians will be startled by the propulsive vigour and sinewy... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2003, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Orchestral
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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…some of the composer's most powerful orchestral writing receives utterly committed, full-blooded performance, the complex textures ideally balanced and superbly recorded. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Orchestral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, Orchestral Choice
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Sir Arnold Bax: Four Orchestral Pieces & Phantasy
RecommendedPhilip Dukes (viola)
BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
Dukes deliver the Phantasy's solo part with a forthright energy that seems to thwart loveliness of tone. In every other department these performances could hardly be finer. The orchestral playing... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st September 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Firstly, the Hallé's stellar playing: it's genuinely hard to imagine how music of this English vintage could be performed better. Not only is everything beautifully idiomatic and clear, there's... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Orchestral
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2011, Editor's Choice
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New. Arnold Bax: Spring Fire - Complete Music For Cello & Piano
Alexander Baillie (cello), John Thwaites (piano)
Baillie and Thwaites's commitment and love of this repertoire still shine through, helped by a recording lively and immediate enough for the performers to sound only a few inches away. — More…
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Immediately the most recommendable versions in every case. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Editor's Choice
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Daniel’s immaculate playing is the main attraction here. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2021
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David Lloyd-Jones's Bax series goes from strength to strength with this clear-headed interpretation of the exhilarating Sixth Symphony (arguably the last work to show the composer at creative... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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If Raymond Leppard's account of the Fifth operates at a slightly lower voltage, his cannily paced, sensitive and meticulously prepared reading none the less remains a most distinguished contribution... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Re-issue of the Month
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bathed in Chandos splendour, the Watkins brothers remain by far the best recorded guides to this powerful and enjoyable repertoire. — More…
