The Symphonies

The Symphonies

Sir Arnold Bax; BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley

TypeAlbum
ReleasedOctober 13, 2003
LabelChandos

Tracks

# Title Popular Duration
Disc 1
1 First Symphony in E-flat major: I. Allegro moderato e feroce – Moderato espressivo – Tempo I 13:03
2 First Symphony in E-flat major: II. Lento solenne 10:39
3 First Symphony in E-flat major: III. Allegro maestoso – Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto 8:27
4 Third Symphony: I. Lento moderato – Allegro moderato – Allegro feroce – Più lento – Lento moderato – Allegro moderato – Allegro 16:46
5 Third Symphony: II. Lento 11:17
6 Third Symphony: III. Moderato – Più mosso – Tempo I – Epilogue. Poco lento 13:50
Disc 2
1 Second Symphony in E minor and C major: I. Molto moderato – Allegro moderato – Molto largamente – Moderato semplice – Tempo I – Allegro moderato – Tempo I – Vivace 16:26
2 Second Symphony in E minor and C major: II. Andante – Più mosso – Poco largamente – Tempo I 12:16
3 Second Symphony in E minor and C major: III. Poco largamente – Allegro feroce – Meno mosso – Molto largamente 10:22
4 Fourth Symphony: I. Allegro moderato 15:41
5 Fourth Symphony: II. Lento moderato – Più mosso (Allegro mdoerato) – Poco largamente – Tempo I 12:48
6 Fourth Symphony: III. Allegro – Allegro scherzando – Tempo di marcia trionfale – Più largamente – Vivo 9:51
Disc 3
1 Fifth Symphony: I. Poco lento – Allegro con fuoco – Dolce meno mosso – A tempo I (Allegro con fuoco) – Moderato – Tempo I (Poco lento) 15:51
2 Fifth Symphony: II. Poco lento – Molto tranquillo – Tempo I 10:16
3 Fifth Symphony: III. Poco moderato – Allegro – Lento – Tempo I (Allegro) – Epilogue. Doppio movimento alla breve – Con brio – Più lento 11:58
4 Sixth Symphony: I. Moderato – Allegro con fuoco 10:11
5 Sixth Symphony: II. Lento, molto espressivo – Andante con moto – Meno mosso – Più lento 8:26
6 Sixth Symphony: III. Introduction. Lento moderato – Poco più vivo – Scherzo and Trio. Allegro vivace – Andante semplice – Allegro vivace – Poco largamente – Molto largamente – Tranquillando – Epilogue. Lento 16:58
Disc 4
1 Rogue's Comedy Overture 10:09
2 Tintagel 15:22
3 Seventh Symphony: I. Allegro – Poco meno mosso – Tempo I – Poco largamente – Tempo I 16:46
4 Seventh Symphony: II. Lento – Più mosso. In Legendary Mood – Tempo I 13:37
5 Seventh Symphony: III. Theme and Variations: Allegro – Theme. Meno mosso – Tempo I – Meno mosso – Andante – Più mosso – Vivace – Molto moderato e maestoso, molto legato – Epilogue. Sereno 13:41
Disc 5
1 Introduction 7:54
2 Bax and Vaughan Williams 1:32
3 Bax and His Musical Influences 1:34
4 First Symphony 6:21
5 Second Symphony and Third Symphony 15:36
6 Fourth Symphony 5:06
7 Fifth Symphony 3:08
8 Sixth Symphony 7:57
9 Seventh Symphony 5:37
10 Epilogue 5:56
 33 tracks, 5 hr 55 min

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