If you've never heard the music of Arnold Bax, this is the disc for you. Of course, you'll have to have a predisposition toward early twentieth century English orchestral music, particularly twentieth century English orchestral music of the Impressionist school, in order to enjoy Bax. But if Delius and Butterworth's orchestral music is as mother's milk to you, Bax's will go down smooth and easy, especially in these fabulous performances with Adrian Boult leading the London Philharmonic. As every fan of English orchestral ...
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If you've never heard the music of Arnold Bax, this is the disc for you. Of course, you'll have to have a predisposition toward early twentieth century English orchestral music, particularly twentieth century English orchestral music of the Impressionist school, in order to enjoy Bax. But if Delius and Butterworth's orchestral music is as mother's milk to you, Bax's will go down smooth and easy, especially in these fabulous performances with Adrian Boult leading the London Philharmonic. As every fan of English orchestral music knows, Boult is the grand old man of English conductors, and his sympathy extended past the usual Elgar/Vaughan Williams axis to many of the less-well-known English composers. In these recordings made in 1968 and 1972, Boult was clearly deeply enamored of Bax's tone poems, and he elicits performances from the LPO of uncommon warmth and passion. For those not already familiar with Bax, try Boult and the LPO's performance of Tintagel. As an evocation of the sea-swept cliffs of...
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Add this copy of Boult conducts Bax to cart. $10.63, very good condition, Sold by StoneyBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Lyrita.
