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~ Arnold Bax (Composer), Vernon Handley (Conductor), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
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  • Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Vernon Handley
  • Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Audio CD (31 Mar 2008)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Chandos
  • ASIN: B0015SRLWQ
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 106,721 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Three Northern Ballads: no 1, First Northern Ballad
2. Three Northern Ballads: no 2, Second Northern Ballad
3. Three Northern Ballads: no 3, Third Northern Ballad 'Prelude for a Solemn Occasion'
4. Nympholept
5. Red Autumn
6. The Happy Forest
7. Into the Twilight

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5.0 out of 5 stars More outstanding performances from Handley, 11 Jun 2008
By Giles Allison (London, England) - See all my reviews
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This is the second volume of tone poems that Vernon Handley has recorded in the wake of his phenomenal account of the Bax symphonies. As with the first volume, this cd contains a mix of the familiar with the less so, together with one premiere recording. As to be expected from someone so completely immersed in the Bax idiom, Handley's interpretations are definitive.

The premiere recording is an orchestration by Grham Parlett of "Red Autumn", a piece that Bax originally wrote for solo piano in 1912 and which was then arranged for two pianos twenty years later. Parlett is a seasoned Bax scholar and has orchestrated his music before (notably the marvellous "Tamara" ballet suite, also recorded by Chandos). The work is rather intense and only lasts 5 minutes, but is sufficiently diverting to make Mr Parlett's efforts worthwhile. Perhaps the finest performance on the disc is "Nympholept", the opening bars of which must rank as some of the finest, most magical music Bax ever composed. The pace is a bit brisker than usual, and the opening in particular benefits from this; and the woodwind soloists play marvellously here. The "Three Northen Ballads" are less immediately approachable than the other works on the disc but their complexities reward repeated listening. Lewis Foreman's notes explain the history behind whether the third piece, Prelude for a Solemn Occasion, is in fact a "Northern Ballad". Whatever one calls it, the work is certainly one of the finest of Bax's tone-poems from the early 1930s, and the BBCPO brass section gives its absolute best in the climactic peal of bells with which the piece finishes.

It is unlikely that these works will ever be played better than they are on this disc. As shown in the recordings of the symphonies, the BBCPO is the natural choice for this repertoire; the depth and weight of the orchestra's sound is perfect. As with his other recordings for Chandos and other labels, one wonders why on earth Vernon Handley has not yet received a knighthood for his services to British music.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, Handley's last disc but a very fitting conclusion to his recordings, 27 Jan 2009
By Colin Fortune (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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Northern Ballad No 1 first appeared on an excellent Lyrita black disc in the 1970's and has been reissued by Lyrita together with a superb programme of Bax works by the great (but underrated) Sir Adrian Boult - Handley's inspiration and mentor Bax - Orchestral Works. Direct comparison between the two recordings shows Boult's deeper sensitivity to the changes in the score supported by absolutely superlative playing from the LPO of the day. There is ia unified sense of purpose on the Lyrita disc that is quite remarkable. That said, Handley's performance is, of course, also well worthy of 5 stars as he was a great performer and we have to be grateful that he insisted on recording all of the Northern Ballads together (including the possible Number 3). Heard together we have a symphonic suite of "northernness" with the vivid evocation of craggy landscapes and legendary stories that bursts out of the music. Bax in the 1930's was at the height of his powers and was steeped in the romance of the north. For me the Ballads are the main reason for buying this lovely disc but the other works are vintage Bax. Though you might listen to the Ballads together (indeed I advise you to) you might not want to listen to the whole disc at one sitting. That said, this is a valuable addition to the Bax discography and is a sheer delight. Warmly recommended.
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