Composer(s): Bax, Arnold
Conductor(s): Lloyd-Jones, David
Label: Naxos
Genre: Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.557144
Barcode: 0747313214426
Release Date: 02/2003

BAX, A.: Symphony No. 6 / Into the Twilight (Royal Scottish National Orchestra, D. Lloyd-Jones)

Arnold Bax drew on Celtic inspiration for his Into the Twilight, its title derived from W.B. Yeats, and on a June day in the south of England for Summer Music. Described as one of the finest symphonies of the twentieth century, Bax's Sixth Symphony was written largely at Morar, on the west coast of Scotland. Notable for its conflict of lyrical and dramatic episodes, underpinned by an ambiguous, shifting tonality, it marks a high point of his achievement.

Tracklist

Bax, Arnold
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
1I. Moderato - Allegro con fuoco09:45
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
2II. Lento, molto espressivo08:53
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
3III. Introduction: Lento moderato - Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio: Andante semplice - Allegro vivace - Epilogue: Lento16:55
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
4Into the Twilight12:40
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)
5Summer Music09:02
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lloyd-Jones, David (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 57:15