Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio

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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

Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio, Music, Duncan McTier, Christopher van Kampen, Michael Collins, Arnold Bax, Ian Brown, Iona Brown, Nash Ensemble, Philippa Davies, Skaila Kanga, Gareth Hulse, Roger Chase, Elizabeth Wexler, Iris Juda, Marcia Crayford, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Clarinet Solo/Sonata, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Music for String Quartet with Other Instrument(s), Nonet for Mixed Instruments without Keyboard, Trio for Mixed Instruments without Keyboard
Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • the gentle side of Arnold Bax
 Bax: Nonet; Oboe Quintet; Elegiac Trio

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZWF
Release Date: 1996-03-11

Tracks:

  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

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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars the gentle side of Arnold Bax.......2007-01-16

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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