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~ Arnold Bax (Composer), Adrian Boult (Conductor), John Barbirolli (Conductor), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Hallé (Orchestra)
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  • Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hallé
  • Conductor: Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli
  • Composer: Arnold Bax
  • Audio CD (23 Jul 2001)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Dutton
  • ASIN: B00005JJ1T
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 154,214 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 3
    Composed by Sir Arnold Bax
    Performed by Hallé Orchestra
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  2. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
    Composed by Sir Arnold Bax
    Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
    with Eda Kersey
    Conducted by Adrian Boult

Product Description

The Penguin Guide to CDs and DVDs 2003-4 edition - Three stars

"Barbirolli's wartime recording ... has never been surpased as an interpretation. Dutton's version brings astonishingly full and vivid sound."

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars In spite of its age, a wonderful intro to orchestral Bax, 7 Aug 2001
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It earns 5 stars for quality of presentation, audio transfer and the sheer Baxian quality of the performances.

While recordings of this vintage can hardly be called definitive, the performances certainly can. Bax knew Boult and Barbirolli and he had heard many performances of his Third Symphony. Thus we can confidently believe that Barbirolli's interpretation is very close to Bax's expectation. Eda Kersey's interpretation of the Violin Concerto is another treasure. I will not repeat the cover leaflet except to say this was one of many "special" BBC recordings never to be released commercially until now.

Dutton Laboratories have made superb transfers as usual. The music somehow stands forth from the limitations of 78rpm recording. Okay, the sound is a little veiled and some climaxes suffer distortion but such failings aside, these are engaging performances that bear repeated hearing and deserve a place in the collection of any Bax (or Romantic British music) fan.

Certainly, there is nothing to equal Barbirolli's version of this Symphony. He carries off energetic passages with vehemence and power; the brass can get angry and sneering (listen to the third movement) but he allows tranquil moments a long pensive lull, except the opening to the second movement which is truly magical and so evocative of faery grottos. Baribirolli stresses the pull between violent outburst and long periods of repose that characterise this symphony. It is like no other, culminating in the half-lit peace of the epilogue - long enough to be a movement in its own right and constructed very simply. Neither Downes (LP) or Bryden Tompson quite catch these important details.

The Violin Concerto appeared a little after the symphony and Boult gives a thoroughly engaging account. Eda Kersey's performance is entirely lyrical - very in the spirit of the work. Sadly, she lived only to the age of 40 so we've been robbed of a sensitive, lyrical interpreter of the romantic repertoire.

For the newcomer to Bax, these performances are very Baxian. Don't let their age put you off, they will bear repeated hearings easily.

Finally, the Symphony was issued on CD by EMI some years ago, a little more hissy - honestly I prefer this version

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a very fine CD, 1 Jan 2006
By J. E. Ives "jives101" (Hampshire, England) - See all my reviews
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Despite the age of the recording , this is the best version of the 3rd symphony that I have heard. A very magical performance. The lesser known Violin Concerto is a considerable plus. Excellent sleeve notes and wonderful cover artwork make a bargain CD
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars boult, barbirolli and bax - first-rate, 22 Dec 2005
By Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane "almac1975" (Fife, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I'd just like to echo what 'a music fan' has already written. These are wonderful performances. I confess I had never heard of Ida Kersey. She plays the Violin Concerto, not at all an esay work technically or musically, quite marvellously. She is very well supported by Boult and the BBCSO. The Barbirolli Symphony is incomparably fine. There is no surprise here - Barbirolli's and Boult's other Bax recordings, for EMI (Barbirolli) and Lyrita (Boult) are just as good ; Ms Kersey is the big find. Recordings are good.
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