Naxos
Bax: Symphony No 6, Etc / Lloyd-jones, Et Al
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Details
- Composer
- BAX
- Artist
- David, Lloyd-Jones
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Apr 01, 2003
- Catalog #
- 8557144
- UPC
- 747313214426
About
David Lloyd-Jones' new Bax Sixth is especially welcome since the only other modern recording is available only as part of a complete set of symphonies on Chandos. Even if that were not the case, Lloyd-Jones scores over Bryden Thompson with his generally more incisive reading. Both conductors make much of the first movement's melancholic rancor (in tempos that are virtually identical), but the central slow movement benefits from Lloyd-Jones' more rhapsodic approach, whereas Thompson seems content to languish (thereby adding more than two minutes to Lloyd-Jones' timing). The finale too finds Lloyd-Jones possessing a stronger sense of forward momentum as he reveals more of the music's dramatic architecture.
The Scottish National players yield nothing to their London counterparts--if anything their brass have the edge in terms of projection and rhythmic alacrity. Naxos' recording, while less opulently reverberant than the Chandos production, presents a sharper image that allows more of Bax's multilayered detail to emerge clearly (while still swallowing some of the top end, glockenspiel in particular). To top it off, Lloyd-Jones offers first-rate performances of Bax's lushly exotic Into the Twilight and the dreamy Summer Music. Certainly a must for Bax fans, but newcomers can unreservedly join in the fun too.
--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com
The Scottish National players yield nothing to their London counterparts--if anything their brass have the edge in terms of projection and rhythmic alacrity. Naxos' recording, while less opulently reverberant than the Chandos production, presents a sharper image that allows more of Bax's multilayered detail to emerge clearly (while still swallowing some of the top end, glockenspiel in particular). To top it off, Lloyd-Jones offers first-rate performances of Bax's lushly exotic Into the Twilight and the dreamy Summer Music. Certainly a must for Bax fans, but newcomers can unreservedly join in the fun too.
--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 5 tracks
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1 I. Moderato - Allegro con fuoco 09:45
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Moderato - Allegro con fuoco
- Duration
- 09:45
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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2 II. Lento, molto espressivo 08:53
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Lento, molto espressivo
- Duration
- 08:53
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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3 III. Introduction: Lento moderato - Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Andante semplice - Allegro vivace - Epilogue: Lento 16:55
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Introduction: Lento moderato - Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Andante semplice - Allegro vivace - Epilogue: Lento
- Duration
- 16:55
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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4 Into the Twilight 12:40
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Into the Twilight
- Duration
- 12:40
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones
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5 Summer Music 09:02
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Summer Music
- Duration
- 09:02
- Composer
- Arnold Bax
- Ensemble
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Conductor
- David Lloyd-Jones