There are now, as there have always been, very, very few recordings of the chamber music of Arthur Bliss. This is not for want of quality: Bliss was a supremely skilled composer whose works had a large international audience between the two world wars and whose chamber works are as brilliant and moving as the chamber works of Elgar, Walton, or Vaughan Williams. But as with so much brilliant and moving music, there is only so much room for great music on the shelves of record collectors, and Bliss has been pushed off the ...
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There are now, as there have always been, very, very few recordings of the chamber music of Arthur Bliss. This is not for want of quality: Bliss was a supremely skilled composer whose works had a large international audience between the two world wars and whose chamber works are as brilliant and moving as the chamber works of Elgar, Walton, or Vaughan Williams. But as with so much brilliant and moving music, there is only so much room for great music on the shelves of record collectors, and Bliss has been pushed off the shelf by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. This is a shame because this disc of chamber music by Bliss is as lovely and affecting as any disc released around the same time. Bliss' Quartet in B flat is as beautiful a quartet as was composed in the '20s, with fluent writing and a heart-rending Sostenuto slow movement, his Conversations for winds and strings is sprightly and touching, and his early Quartet in A major is energetic and enthusiastic with a graceful closing Allegro vivace. The...
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Add this copy of Bliss: String Quartet No. 1 / Conversations for Flute, to cart. $4.10, fair condition, Sold by Service First Media rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Taylorsville, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Naxos.
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Fair. Ex-Library rental. Disc(s) are professionally cleaned and may contain only light scratches that do not effect functionality. Includes disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork. Disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork may contain library/security stickers and ink writing. Case and artwork may show some wear. Case may not be an original jewel case. All disc(s) are authentic.
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Add this copy of Bliss: String Quartet No. 1 / Conversations for Flute, to cart. $8.47, good condition, Sold by ARC Foundation Thrift Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ventura, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Naxos.
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Good. YOUR PURCHASE BENEFITS THOSE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. Case has some cracksYour purchase benefits those with developmental disabilities to live a better quality of life.
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Arthur Bliss. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of Bliss: String Quartet No. 1 / Conversations for Flute, to cart. $29.47, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Naxos.
