Bax - Orchestral Works Vol.9
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Label: Chandos - Classics
Cat No: CHAN10457X
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 3rd March 2008
Contents
Artists
London Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Bryden ThomsonWorks
From Dusk till DawnThe Truth about the Russian Dancers
Artists
London Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
Bryden ThomsonAbout
“Above all, this is almost unadulteratedly happy Bax, unshadowed, often gorgeously opulent; sometimes gorgeously stage-struck and vociferous. Bax, you get the distinct impression, was blissfully stage-struck and ballet-daft, and enjoyed every minute of his brief career in the theatre” wrote Gramophone on the original release.
Bax was commissioned to write The Truth about the Russian Dancers, a J.M Barrie extravaganza from the 1920s (originally intended for the Ballet Russes), written for a production that was half-dance, halfstage play and enjoyed great popularity at the time, but the complete orchestral score was not heard again until the premiere recording on Chandos.
This is coupled with the shorter piece, From Dusk Till Dawn, which presents a clear Ravelian influence. Highlighting the Russian elements of Bax’s style at their clearest, the two works are performed complete and prove to be “lively and fanciful pictorial music which makes for agreeable listening.” (Dance and Dancers).
Both scores give a flavour of a facet of British musical life in the early 1920s, and are most closely related to Bax’s Tone Poems. Both works are performed by Bryden Thomson conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and available for the first time at Classics price.
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