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Arnold Bax, Iona Brown, Ian Brown
Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Nonet: Molto Moderato - Lento
2. Nonet: Allegro - Lento Espressivo
3. Ob Qnt: Tempo Molto Moderato-Allegro Moderato-Tempo Primo
4. Obh Qnt: Lento Espressivo
5. Oboe Quintet: Allegro Giocoso - Piu Lento - Vivace
6. Elegiac Trio: Moderate Tempo-Much Slower
7. Cl Son: Molto Moderato
8. Cl Son: vivace - Pochettino Meno Posso (Lento)
9. Hp Qnt: Tempo Moderato

CD Details

All Artists: Arnold Bax, Iona Brown, Ian Brown, Nash Ensemble
Title: Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hyperion UK
Release Date: 3/11/1996
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Reeds & Winds
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 034571168074

Synopsis

Amazon.com

This is a very generous collection of the chamber works of Arnold Bax (1883-1953), one of the 20th century favorites of Anglophile music lovers. If you like Bax's late-impressionist style, it's a very attractive collection indeed. The performances are all extremely well played, and the musicians sound as though they had been playing these pieces for years instead of having learned them for a recording session. Hyperion's recording is typically vivid as well. In sum, presuming the music appeals, this is a flawless disc. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

The gentle side of Arnold Bax

jsa | San Diego, CA United States | 01/16/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The lyrical intimacy of these chamber works of Arnold Bax are quite a contrast from his massive symphonies & tone poems. In fact, if I'd listened to this disc in a blindfold test I'm not sure I would have guessed who the composer was. Despite the fact that most of the music has an elegiac quality to it - from the haunting opening of the Nonet, to the Harp Quintet - the writing & instrumentation results in a disc of refreshing variety & inspiration. In short, there is plenty of substance to these pieces; & while things never get too relaxed, the overall atmosphere is one of peace & contentment. The programming is exceptional as the compositions work very well together; their order of placement was also well thought out as each flows very well with the next.

The Nash Ensemble is a first rate group that has made many recordings & Hyperion has provided excellent sound. It's hard to believe that this is the first Amazon review of this exceptional release, which Grammophone's reviewer considered nominating for a "Critic's Choice" award in 1995. I put this at the top of my English chamber music cd's.

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A better side of Bax

Greenlight | Vermont | 07/14/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Even if you're normally not much for Bax, his chamber music can be rewarding. The Nonet is the one usually discussed, but, actually, this disc is a find for other reasons: At the hands of the Nash Ensemble, the Elegiac Trio and the Clarinet Sonata become absolutely gorgeous compositions!"