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Considered as part of the great river of music that flowed from Britain in the twentieth century, the piano music of Arnold Bax is a lesser tributary. But that doesn't mean these waters run smoothly. Bax's highly romantic music is filled with tumultuous rapids and precipitous falls. Performed with extraordinary commitment and panache by Iris Loveridge on this three-disc set from Lyrita, Bax's piano music doesn't quite rise to the level of his better known symphonies and symphonic poems, but that isn't for want of trying. The works range from derivative early efforts such as the Russian Tone-Pictures through evocative character pieces like What the Minstrel Told Us to the monumental Third Sonata in the highly unusual key of G sharp minor. Yet through all the works runs the pure stream of Bax's romantic nature. The cumulative effect could be emotionally overwhelming, but in Loveridge's agile hands, Bax's music surges inevitably, irresistibly onward, forestalling objections from all but the coldest of hearts. Recorded mostly in monaural, Lyrita's sound is distant, but clean and present. If you already love Bax's symphonies and symphonic poems, you owe it to yourself to at least try these recordings.
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Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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Concert Valse in E-Flat Major (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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2 Russian Tone-Pictures (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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Toccata (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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The Princess's Rose Garden (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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In a Vodka Shop (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
The Maiden with the Daffodil (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Apple-Blossom-Time (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Sleepy-Head (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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A Mountain Mood (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
DISC 2
Winter Waters (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Dream in Exile (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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Nereid (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
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On a May Evening (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
A romance (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Whirligig (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G major (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
The slave girl (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
What the Minstrel told us (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
DISC 3
Ceremonial dance (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Serpent dance (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Water Music (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Lullaby (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Burlesque (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Country-Tune (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
A Hill Tune (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Mediterranean (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Piano Sonata No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Paean (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Piano Sonata No. 4 in G major (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
O Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies (Sir Arnold Bax)
Arnold Bax, Composer - Iris Loveridge, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2008 Lyrita (P) 2008 Lyrita
Album review
Considered as part of the great river of music that flowed from Britain in the twentieth century, the piano music of Arnold Bax is a lesser tributary. But that doesn't mean these waters run smoothly. Bax's highly romantic music is filled with tumultuous rapids and precipitous falls. Performed with extraordinary commitment and panache by Iris Loveridge on this three-disc set from Lyrita, Bax's piano music doesn't quite rise to the level of his better known symphonies and symphonic poems, but that isn't for want of trying. The works range from derivative early efforts such as the Russian Tone-Pictures through evocative character pieces like What the Minstrel Told Us to the monumental Third Sonata in the highly unusual key of G sharp minor. Yet through all the works runs the pure stream of Bax's romantic nature. The cumulative effect could be emotionally overwhelming, but in Loveridge's agile hands, Bax's music surges inevitably, irresistibly onward, forestalling objections from all but the coldest of hearts. Recorded mostly in monaural, Lyrita's sound is distant, but clean and present. If you already love Bax's symphonies and symphonic poems, you owe it to yourself to at least try these recordings.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 03:44:31
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Iris Loveridge
- Composer: Sir Arnold Bax
- Label: Lyrita
- Genre: Classical
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