Bax: Symphony No. 6; Festival Overture

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The two works an this disc bracket Arnold Bax's long career. Festival Overture is a 1912 composition, full of student brio and slapdash energy; yet nowhere in the 15-minute piece is a nod given to the composers of Elgar's era. Bax's music was always aimed at the 20th century. The merits of Bax's Sixth Symphony (1935) come in his skillful weaving of divergent themes that unite in a wonderful--and wonderfully complex--final movement. Bax's symphonies have often been called "extended" tone poems. But so what? Their complexity and shifting textures still cohere and still delight. --Paul Cook

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Bax: Symphony No. 6; Festival Overture (Thomson/LPO)
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    		Bax: Symphony No. 6; Festival Overture (Thomson/LPO)

    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
    ASIN: B0009ROO2Y

    Product Description

    CHANDOS (CHAN8586) Arnold Bax - Symphony No. 6 - Festival Overture with The London Philharmonic Orchestra Leader, Stephen Bryant//Conducted by Bryden Thomson) Featuring: Symphony No. 6 (39:35) 1. I Moderato - Allegro con fuoco (9:45) 2. II Lento, molto espressivo 3. III Introduction (Lento moderato) -Scherzo 7 Trio (Allegro vivace - Andante semplice) -Epilogue (Lento) (19:01) 4. Festival Overture (15:34)
    Bax: Symphony No. 6; Festival Overture
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful stuff.
    • Somewhat Confusing Symphony
    		 Bax: Symphony No. 6; Festival Overture

    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    OverturesOvertures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    London Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000000AGP
    Release Date: 1992-10-28

    Tracks:

    1. Symphony No. 6: 1. Moderato - Allegro con fuoco
    2. Symphony No. 6: 2. Lento, molto espressivo
    3. Symphony No. 6: 3. Introduction (Lento moderato) - Scherzo & Trio (Allegro vivace - Andante semplice) - Epilogue (Lento)
    4. Festival Overture

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    The two works an this disc bracket Arnold Bax's long career. Festival Overture is a 1912 composition, full of student brio and slapdash energy; yet nowhere in the 15-minute piece is a nod given to the composers of Elgar's era. Bax's music was always aimed at the 20th century. The merits of Bax's Sixth Symphony (1935) come in his skillful weaving of divergent themes that unite in a wonderful--and wonderfully complex--final movement. Bax's symphonies have often been called "extended" tone poems. But so what? Their complexity and shifting textures still cohere and still delight. --Paul Cook

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful stuff........2005-05-31

    Chandos has been loyal to Bax's cause. 2 symphony cycles have been recorded. This one, from the 1980's, still sounds superb. Bax' symphonies can be rhapsodic and somewhat amorphous, but the music conveys northern vistas and landscapes that one always wants to revisit. Worthwhile.

    2 out of 5 stars Somewhat Confusing Symphony.......2002-01-13

    No problem with the performace or the recording. It's just that the symphony does not seem to work. It never seems to find its rhythm like the Bax No. 3 and No. 4. The movements all seem like separate pieces. I could not figure out what the composer was doing. I would avoid this one unless you really like Bax.

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