Bax, BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley - The Symphonies

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Bax, BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley

The Symphonies

Label	Chandos ‎– CHAN 10122(5)
Format	5 x CD, Box Set,
Barcode	0095115112229
Country	UK
Released	2003
Genre	Non-Music, Classical
Style	Modern, Interview

	First Symphony (1921–22) In E Flat Major • In Es-Dur • En Mi Bémol Majeur For Orchestra	(31:58)
1-1	I Allegro Moderato E Feroce – Moderato Espressivo – Tempo I	12:56
1-2	II Lento Solenne	10:34
1-3	III Allegro Maestoso – Allegro Vivace Ma Non Troppo Presto	8:17
	Third Symphony (1928–29) For Orchestra	(41:51)
1-4	I Lento Moderato – Allegro Moderato – Allegro Feroce – Più Lento – Lento Moderato – Allegro Moderato – Allegro	16:42
1-5	II Lento	11:12
1-6	III Moderato – Più Mosso – Tempo I – Epilogue. Poco Lento	13:48
	Second Symphony (1924–26) In E Minor And C Major • In E-Moll Und C-Dur • En Mi Mineur Et Ut Majeur For Orchestra	(38:54)
2-1	I Molto Moderato – Allegro Moderato – Molto Largamente – Moderato Semplice – Tempo I – Allegro Moderato – Tempo I – Vivace	16:20
2-2	II Andante – Più Mosso – Poco Largamente – Tempo I	12:11
2-3	III Poco Largamente – Allegro Feroce – Meno Mosso – Molto Largamente	10:13
	Fourth Symphony (1930) For Orchestra	(38:19)
2-4	I Allegro Moderato	15:35
2-5	II Lento Moderato – Più Mosso (Allegro Moderato) – Poco Largamente – Tempo I	12:45
2-6	III Allegro – Allegro Scherzando – Tempo Di Marcia Trionfale – Più Largamente – Vivo	9:50
	Fifth Symphony (1931–32) For Orchestra	(37:55)
3-1	I Poco Lento – Allegro Con Fuoco – Dolce Meno Mosso – A Tempo I (Allegro Con Fuoco) – Moderato – Tempo I (Poco Lento)	15:46
3-2	II Poco Lento – Molto Tranquillo – Tempo I	10:12
3-3	III Poco Moderato – Allegro – Lento – Tempo I (Allegro) – Epilogue. Doppio Movimento Alla Breve – Con Brio – Più Lento	11:48
	Sixth Symphony (1934–35) For Orchestra	(35:33)
3-4	I Moderato – Allegro Con Fuoco	10:06
3-5	II Lento, Molto Espressivo – Andante Con Moto – Meno Mosso – Più Lento	8:19
3-6	III Introduction. Lento Moderato – Poco Più Vivo – Scherzo And Trio. Allegro Vivace – Andante Semplice – Allegro Vivace – Poco Largamente – Molto Largamente – Tranquillando – Epilogue. Lento	16:57
	Rogue's Comedy Overture (1936)	(9:59)
4-1	Allegro – Brillante Molto	9:59
	Tintagel (1917–19) For Orchestra	(15:13)
4-2	Very Moderate Tempo – Very Quiet – Più Mosso – Tempo I (Moderato) – Molto Più Mosso – Allegro Moderato – Allegro Con Brio – Tempo Moderato – Moderato – Molto Largamente	15:13
	Seventh Symphony (1938–39)	(44:02)
4-3	I Allegro – Poco Meno Mosso – Tempo I – Poco Largamente – Tempo I	16:39
4-4	II Lento – Più Mosso. In Legendary Mood – Tempo I	13:32
4-5	III Theme And Variations: Allegro – Theme. Meno Mosso – Tempo I – Meno Mosso – Andante – Più Mosso – Vivace – Molto Moderato E Maestoso, Molto Legato – Epilogue. Sereno	13:38
	Interview With Vernon Handley By Andrew McGregor	(60:43)
5-1	Introduction	7:53
5-2	Bax And Vaughan Williams	1:31
5-3	Bax And His Musical Influences	1:34
5-4	First Symphony	6:21
5-5	Second Symphony And Third Symphony	15:36
5-6	Fourth Symphony	5:06
5-7	Fifth Symphony	3:07
5-8	Sixth Symphony	7:56
5-9	Seventh Symphony	5:37
5-10	Epilogue	5:51

Booklet Editor – Finn S. Gundersen
Composed By – Sir Arnold Bax
Conductor – Vernon Handley
Design – Tim Feeley
Edited By – Jonathan Cooper
Engineer [Sound Engineer] – Stephen Rinker
Executive-Producer – Brian Pidgeon
Interviewee – Vernon Handley (5-1 to 5-10)
Interviewer [Audio Interview Conducted By] – Andrew McGregor (5-1 to 5-10)
Leader [BBC Philharmonic] – Yuri Torchinsky
Liner Notes – Lewis Foreman
Liner Notes – Vernon Handley
Liner Notes – Vernon Handley
Liner Notes [Interview Producer's Note] – Mark Lowther
Liner Notes [Translated To French] – Marie-Françoise de Meeûs
Liner Notes [Translated To German] – Bettina Reinke-Welsh
Orchestra – BBC Philharmonic
Photography By [All Recording Session Photographs Taken By] – Jonathan Keenan Photography
Producer [Audio Interview Produced By] – Mark Lowther (5-1 to 5-10)
Producer [Recording Producer] – Mike George (1-1 to 4-5)

Comes in a matte clamshell box with each CD in a cardboard cover with different artwork, and a 56-page booklet.

Recorded in in 24-bit / 96 kHz

Recording venue: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester; 4 January 2002 (Third Symphony), 5 January 2002 (Tintagel), 19 December 2002 (Fourth Symphony), 14 January 2003 (Second Symphony), 6-8 August 2003 (Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, Rogue's Comedy Overture), 4 September 2003 (Sixth Symphony) and 5 September 2003 (First Symphony)
Copyright: Chappell Music Ltd. (Tintagel, Fourth and Fifth Symphonies), Chappell & Co. Ltd. (other works)

℗ 2003 Chandos Records Ltd
© 2003 Chandos Records Ltd
Made in the EU.

Barcode (Scanned) – 095115112229
Barcode (Text) – 0 95115 11222 9
Label Code – LC 7038
Rights Society – MCPS
SPARS Code – DDD

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