Arnold Bax - Northern Ballade No.2 (1934)

Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (8 November 1883 - 3 October 1953) was an English composer and poet.
Work: Northern Ballade No.2 (1934)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Vernon Handley

[@TheVisualMusicShow]

Bax never ceases to amaze and impress me. One day he will be recognized for the great composer he was.

[@aflightofbumblebee749]

Please be reassured that as far as I am concerned Bax has been thusly recognised.Only just discovering him; Elgar,and W.Walton,,and very glad I am doing so,,,and so many other English composers as I have yet to listen to.

[@paulbeard4218]

Bax weaves a thoughtful, pensive, well constructed journey through mysterious landscape.

[@FirstLast-ml7yf]

Unsettling...

[@josealexandre6632]

Deep, grandiose, wide open to our ears....There is something Sibelian and Griegrian floating in the air, isn´it ? Thank you from Portugal.

[@galas062]

Your channels are awesome...thank you! Blessings!

[@tonyobadinage6647]

Interesting to contrast this performance (with the RPO) with Handley's other recorded performance (with the BBC PO). The slower tempi in this, earlier, recording (together with one or two cuts), adds some two minutes to the time taken in the later, BBC PO, recording.
It would be interesting to learn how Handley's views on the recording of this piece altered in such a relatively short space of time.

[@daveluttinen2547]

Could the acoustics of the hall affected his decision on tempi?

[@Rockisdead_Oficial]

Sry im noob at classical, but theres is Northen Ballade N1,??? cant find , thx

[@Danzig987]

Yes, a shorter and more taut composition. But both are well-worth knowing.

[@katjao.h.321]

01:05, 02:44,

[@leebennett1821]

Looks like Skyrim