The Symphonies

ARNOLD BAX (1883-1953)

The Symphonies

First Symphony (1921-22)

31:58

in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur

for Orchestra

To John Ireland

1

I

Allegro moderato e feroce - Moderato espressivo - Tempo I

12:56

2

II

Lento solenne

10:34

3

III

Allegro maestoso - Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto

8:17

Third Symphony (1928-29)

41:51

for Orchestra

To Sir Henry J. Wood

4

I

Lento moderato - Allegro moderato -

16:42

5

II

Lento

11:12

6

III

Moderato - Più mosso - Tempo I -

13:48

Second Symphony (1924-26)

38:54

in E minor and C major - in e-Moll und C-Dur - en mi mineur et ut majeur

for Orchestra

To Serge Koussevitzky

7

I

Molto moderato - Allegro moderato -

16:20

8

II

Andante - Più mosso - Poco largamente -

12:11

9

III

Poco largamente - Allegro feroce - Meno mosso -

10:13

Fourth Symphony (1930)

38:19

for Orchestra

To Paul Corder

10

I

Allegro moderato

15:35

11

II

Lento moderato - Più mosso (Allegro moderato) -

12:45

12

III

Allegro - Allegro scherzando -

9:50

Fifth Symphony (1931-32)

37:55

for Orchestra

To Jean Sibelius

13

I

Poco lento - Allegro con fuoco -

15:46

14

II

Poco lento - Molto tranquillo - Tempo I

10:12

15

III

Poco moderato - Allegro - Lento - Tempo I (Allegro) -

11:48

Sixth Symphony (1934-35)

35:33

for Orchestra

To Adrian Boult

16

I

Moderato - Allegro con fuoco

10:06

17

II

Lento, molto espressivo - Andante con moto -

8:19

18

III

Introduction. Lento moderato - Poco più vivo -

16:57

premiere recording

19

Rogue's Comedy Overture (1936)

9:59

To Julius Harrison

Allegro - Brillante molto

20

Tintagel (1917-19)

15:13

for Orchestra

To Miss Harriet Cohen

Very moderate tempo - Very quiet - Più mosso -

Seventh Symphony (1938-39)

44:02

To the People of America

21

I

Allegro - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I -

16:39

22

II

Lento - Più mosso. In Legendary Mood - Tempo I -

13:32

23

III

Theme and Variations: Allegro -

13:38

Interview with Vernon Handley by Andrew McGregor

24

Introduction

7:53

25

Bax and Vaughan Williams

1:31

26

Bax and his musical influences

1:34

27

First Symphony

6:21

28

Second Symphony and Third Symphony

15:36

29

Fourth Symphony

5:06

30

Fifth Symphony

3:07

31

Sixth Symphony

7:56

32

Seventh Symphony

5:37

33

Epilogue

5:51

Vernon Handley

4 January 2002 (Third Symphony), 5 January 2002 (Tintagel), 19 December 2002 (Fourth Symphony), 14 January 2003 (Second Symphony), 6-8 August 2003 (Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, Rogue's Comedy Overture),

5 September 2003 (First Symphony)