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Bax: Orchestral Works, Volume 9
Running Time: 66:41
Release Date: March 2008
Originally recorded in March 1990
Composer (1883-1953)
Sir Arnold Bax
Sir Arnold Bax
Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Bryden Thomson
Bryden Thomson
Venue
St Jude's Church, Central Square, London NW11
St Jude's Church, Central Square, London NW11
Producer
Tim Oldham
Tim Oldham
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Peter Newble
Peter Newble
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Orchestral & Concertos
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Orchestral Works, Volume 9
SIR ARNOLD BAX
(1883-1953)The Truth About the Russian Dancers
46:36
Titles of sections taken from the full score and the text of J.M. Barrie's play
Part One: 23:04
1.
1.
Overture. Vivace -
4:10
2.
2.
Entry of Karissima -
1:15
Moderato: violin solo - Rather fast valse tempo
3.
3.
Karissima plays golf -
3:02
Moderato delicato
4.
4.
Karissima and Lady Vere -
1:36
Moderato - Lento
5.
5.
The Walking Lesson -
1:12
Valse tempo (with great swing)
6.
6.
Lord Vere tells his mother of his love for Karissima -
0:18
Vivace
7.
7.
Karissima appeals for love -
0:28
Andante: violin solo
8.
8.
Karissima droops pathetically -
1:02
Tempo moderato - Piangendo: clarinet solo
9.
9.
Karissima's dance of joy -
0:42
Vivo - Allegretto scherzando
10.
10.
The Wedding Ceremony -
1:37
11.
11.
Dance: corps de Ballet -
1:18
12.
12.
The Wedding Service -
2:52
13.
13.
A Wild Night - The Maestro -
1:54
Allegro molto
14.
14.
The Clock strikes Twelve -
0:17
15.
15.
Lord Vere pleads for a child -
0:40
Molto moderato expressivo
16.
16.
Karissima and Lord Vere go off in gay delight
0:36
Rather fast valse tempo
Part Two: 23:28
17.
17.
Dance of Motherhood -
6:16
Lento expressivo
18.
18.
The Funeral of Karissima -
5:34
Andante
19.
19.
Child's Dance -
2:16
Allegretto vivace
20.
20.
Karissima's Farewell -
5:57
Poco lento - Plaintivo - Lento - Andante
21.
21.
Finale. Allegro vivace
3:23
From Dusk till Dawn
20:25
22.
1.
Prelude: Summer Night at the Window -
2:07
Slow and quiet
23.
2.
The Wind Dances in the Garden -
1:47
Moderato
24.
3.
Molto più lento: Midnight Strikes -
0:38
25.
4.
The Awakening -
1:35
26.
5.
The Flower's Dance -
1:27
Gay and Lively
27.
6.
The Dancer and the Clown -
1:32
Allegretto
28.
7.
The Wind Dances through the Room -
1:11
Moderato
29.
8.
Più lento: The Clock strikes One -
0:16
30.
9.
The Flowers Dance Again -
3:11
Valse tempo (rather languorous)
31.
10.
Più lento: The Clock strikes Two -
0:16
32.
11.
The Dancer falls weeping into the Clown's arms -
0:12
Moderate pace: passionately
33.
12.
The Clown thrusts her aside and scolds her -
0:09
Allegro
34.
13.
They quarrel -
0:37
Tempo of the dance
35.
14.
The Wind -
1:15
Violent and boisterous
36.
15.
The Dancer humbly draws the Clown's attention to the sad fate of his rival -
0:59
Quite slowly: cello solo
37.
16.
The Dancer turns back to the Clown -
0:50
Andante con moto: oboe solo
38.
17.
Dawn -
0:27
Moderato
39.
18.
The Clock strikes Three -
0:16
40.
19.
Everything is still, a sad silence reigns -
0:52
Lento
41.
20.
The Wind blows the Dancer into the Clown's stiff arms
0:39
Allegro vivace
67:12
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bryden Thomson
5 & 6 March 1990
