Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance), H 155 (1922)
4:41
for Large Orchestra
Allegro con spirito - Tempo risoluto e più animato
69:51
COMPACT DISC FOUR
premiere recording on CD
1.
Rebus, H 191 (1940)
10:44
Overture for Orchestra
Allegro deciso - Poco moderato - Tempo giusto - Ben ritmico - Tempo I - Moderato - Largamente -
2.
Oration (Concerto elegiaco), H 180 (1929-30)
29:17
for Solo Cello and Orchestra
Poco lento - Lento e ritmico - Allegro - Ben moderato (poco lento) - Poco lento - Allegro giusto - Tranquillo -
Solo:Alban Gerhardt cello
3.
Allegro moderato, H 192 (1940-41)
13:24
Fragment of a symphony for string orchestra
Edited by Anthony Pople
Allegro moderato - Animato e deciso - Moderato - Poco largamente - Tranquillo -
4.
Lament, H 117 (1915)
5:19
for String Orchestra
Catherine, aged 9, 'Lusitania' 1915
Adagio, con molto espressione - Poco più adagio
5.
A Prayer, H 140 (1916-18)
17:55
for Chorus and Orchestra
Andante moderato - Allegro moderato - Poco allargando - Più lento e largamente - A tempo moderato -
Choral: BBC National Chorus of Wales
77:01
COMPACT DISC FIVE
Suite for Strings, H 93 (1909-10)
21:03
1.
I
Prelude. Moderato - Un pochettino maestoso - Allegro ma non troppo - Tempo I, tranquillo -
7:33
2.
II
Intermezzo. Allegretto grazioso
3:27
3.
III
Nocturne. Adagio molto - Un pochettino animato - Tempo I
6:09
4.
IV
Finale. Allegro vivo - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I
3:45
premiere recording
5.
The Hag, H 14 (1902)
2:25
Song for Baritone and Orchestra
Allegro molto
Solo:Roderick Williams baritone
premiere recording
Two Songs of Robert Bridges, H 65 (1905-06)
6:32
for Baritone and Orchestra
6.
1
I praise the tender flower. H 65a. Andante moderato - Pochettino più mosso - Tempo I
3:13
7.
2
Thou didst delight my eyes. H 65b. Allegro appassionato - Moderato
3:16
Solo:Roderick Williams baritone
Two Intermezzi from 'Threads', H 151 (1921-1938)
8:33
8.
I
Andante molto moderato e tranquillo
3:53
9.
II
Tempo di valse - Animato
4:38
Two Old English Songs, H 119 (1916)
7:30
Arranged for String Orchestra
10.
Sally in Our Alley. Andante con moto - Poco tranquillo - Tempo I
4:19
11.
Cherry Ripe. Allegretto con moto
3:11
Two Entr'actes (1906, 1926)
6:38
12.
I
Rosemary, H 68b. Andante espressivo e molto rubato - Allegro - Tempo I ma poco più tranquillo
3:54
13.
II
Canzonetta, H 169. Allegretto molto moderato e rubato - Allegro con moto - Tempo I
2:42
14.
Valse Intermezzo a cordes, H 17 (1902)
6:49
No. 2 from Four Pieces for String Orchestra assembled and arranged by Paul Hindmarsh
Moderato - Valse lente - Coda
premiere recording
15.
Todessehnsucht, H 181 (1932/1936)
3:53
Arrangement for string orchestra of Komm, süßer Tod, BWV 478, from Schemelli's Musicalisches Gesang-Buch, by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Lento e sostenuto - Poco più andante ma sostenuto - Largamente
16.
Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance), H 155 (1922/1939)
4:24
for Strings
Allegro con spirito - Tempo risoluto
68:17
COMPACT DISC SIX
premiere recording
1.
Blow out, you bugles, H 132 (1918)
5:37
for tenor and orchestra
Allegro moderato e risoluto - Lento - Andante moderato - Andante ben moderato -
Solo:Philip Langridge tenor
premiere recording
2.
Adoration, H 57 (1905/1918)
2:55
for tenor and orchestra
Molto adagio - Adagio ma non tropo - Poco a poco animato - A tempo, largamente
Solo:Philip Langridge tenor
premiere recording
3.
Where she lies asleep, H 113 (1914)
3:01
for tenor and orchestra
Andante ben moderato
Solo:Philip Langridge tenor
premiere recording
4.
Love went a-riding, H 114 (1914)
1:40
for tenor and orchestra
Allegro
Solo:Philip Langridge tenor
premiere recording
5.
Thy hand in mine, H 124 (1917/1923)
2:10
for tenor and orchestra
Andante moderato
Solo:Philip Langridge tenor
premiere recording
6.
Berceuse, H 9 (1901)
5:06
for soprano and orchestra
Andante con moto - Poco più mosso - Tempo I
Solo:Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
premiere recording
7.
Mantle of blue, H 131 (1918/1934)
2:47
for high voice and orchestra
Andante ben moderato - Tranquillo - A tempo
Solo:Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
8.
Day after day, H 164i (1922)
4:55
for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Lento ma non troppo - Andante moderato - Poco animato - A tempo moderato - A tempo con moto ma tranquillo -
Solo:Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
9.
Speak to me, my love!, H 164ii (1924)
5:56
for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Andante moderato - Poco a poco animato - Tempo I, ma calmato - Allegro con moto - Tempo I, ma tranquillo -
Solo:Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
10.
Berceuse, H 8 (1901/1902/1928)
3:23
Andante con moto - Poco più mosso - Tempo I
premiere recording
11.
Chant d'esperance, H 18ii (1902)
3:40
No. 2 from Trois Morceaux d'orchestre
Allegro moderato - Presto
12.
Serenade, H 23 (1903)
2:51
Allegro grazioso - Meno mosso - Più animato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Presto
premiere recording
The Pageant of London, H 98 (1911)
15:08
Suite for wind orchestra
13.
I. Solemn March 'Richard III leaving London'. Tempo di marcia ma maestoso
4:41
II. First Discoveries
14.
1. Introduction Moderato
2:01
15.
2. Pavane. Moderato
1:49
16.
3. La Romanesca [a Galliard]. Allegretto
1:04
17.
III. March 'Henry VIII entering London'. Allegro marziale
5:33
premiere recording
18.
A Royal Night of Variety, H 184 (1934)
1:27
Epilogue for orchestra
Allegro moderato - Tranquillo - Moderato
61:14
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor:Richard Hickox
26 and 27 November 2000 (Vol. 1, Vol. 3 [Sir Roger de Coverley]), 19 and 20 September 2001 (Vol. 2), 28 and 29 November 2002 (Vol. 3 [other works]), 13 and 14 May 2003 (Vol. 4), 3 and 4 December 2003 (Vol. 5), & 23 and 24 October 2004 (Vol. 6)
Notes
The complete orchestral works by Frank Bridge are here released in an attractive six-disc box for the first time, as part of the new Hickox Legacy commemorative series on Chandos Records, leading up to (and continuing beyond) the fifth anniversary, in Nov 2013, of the conductor’s untimely death.
A couple of orchestral works aside, the repertoire of Frank Bridge was largely ignored until Hickox embarked on the complete cycle of his orchestral music, which revealed to the world what a remarkably varied and imaginative composer he was.
All of Bridge’s orchestral music is about something: there are nature-inspired tone poems, such as The Sea and Enter Spring; there are war-inspired works such as Oration and the Overture Rebus; and there are those pieces with a more ambiguous or elusive ‘emotional’ programme, such as Dance Poem and Phantasm.
The Guardian wrote of Vol. 4: ’ Richard Hickox’s invaluable survey of Frank Bridges orchestral music for Chandos [is] one of the most important contributions to British music on disc in the last decade”
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Reviews
"...Despite this being a six-disc compilation, there’s little filler. The lighter pieces charm. The performances are consistently inspired, and the recorded sound is refulgent."
Graham Rickson - The Arts Desk.com - 29 September 2012
“It may seem a huge leap of faith to consider buying six CDs – but it’s worth it. This is music that moves, consoles and stirs the imagination. This Bridge collection is one of Hickox’s finest achievements and includes singers Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams, the late great Philip Langridge, cellist Alban Gerhardt and the pianist Howard Shelley.Sound and production are exemplary. “ *****
Colin Anderson – Time Out (UK) – 6 August 2012
..,This ‘Bridge Box’ contains sensitive and nuanced performances by the much-missed Richard Hickox, making the best possible case for the neglected music of Frank Bridge, and hearing them altogether courtesy of this Chandos reissue is a reminder of how the under-regarded Bridge was one of the great glories of English music. The set, crammed with such delectable items as the orchestral suite The Sea An unmissable set."
Barry Forshaw - CDChoice.co.uk - 5 July 2012
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