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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. The box is released on the Chandos Classics label at Mid-Price – 6 CDs for the price of 4.
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.
Frank Bridge: Enter Spring
Enter Spring
Frank Bridge: Isabella
Isabella
Frank Bridge: 2 Poems of Richard Jeffries
No. 1. The Open Air
No. 2. The Story of My Heart
Frank Bridge: Symphonic Poem, "Mid of the Night"
Symphonic Poem, "Mid of the Night"
Frank Bridge: Dance Rhapsody
Dance Rhapsody
Frank Bridge: 5 Entr'actes, "The 2 Hunchbacks"
No. 1. Act I: Prelude: Allegretto moderato - Lento
No. 2. Act II: Intermezzo: Andantino
No. 3. Act III: Intermezzo: Allegretto [marziale]
No. 4. Act III: Prelude: Lento
No. 5. Entr'acte between Act II and Act III: Moderato
Frank Bridge: Dance Poem
Dance Poem
Frank Bridge: Norse Legend
Norse Legend
Frank Bridge: The Sea
I. Seascape
II. Sea-foam
III. Moonlight
IV. Storm
Frank Bridge: Coronation March
Coronation March
Frank Bridge: Summer
Summer
Frank Bridge: Phantasm
Phantasm
Frank Bridge: There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
Frank Bridge: Vignettes de danse
I. Nicolette: Andante moderato
II. Zoraida: Allegretto molto moderato
III. Carmelita: Con brio
Frank Bridge: Sir Roger de Coverley, "A Christmas Dance"
Sir Roger de Coverley, "A Christmas Dance"
Frank Bridge: Rebus Overture
Rebus Overture
Frank Bridge: Oration, Concerto elegiaco
Oration, "Concerto elegiaco"
Frank Bridge: Symphony: Allegro moderato
Symphony: Allegro moderato
Frank Bridge: Lament
Lament
Frank Bridge: A Prayer
A Prayer
Frank Bridge: Suite for String Orchestra
I. Prelude
II. Intermezzo
III. Nocturne
IV. Finale
Frank Bridge: The Hag
The Hag
Frank Bridge: 2 Songs
No.1. I praise the tender flower
No. 2. Thou didst delight my eyes
Frank Bridge: 2 Intermezzi
No. 1. Andante molto moderato e tranquillo
No. 2. Tempo di valse - Animato
Frank Bridge: Sally in Our Alley (arr. for string orchestra)
Sally in Our Alley (arr. for string orchestra)
Frank Bridge: Cherry Ripe (arr. for string orchestra)
Cherry Ripe (arr. for string orchestra)
Frank Bridge: 2 Entr'actes
No. 1. Rosemary
No. 2. Canzonetta
Frank Bridge: Valse-Intermezzo
Valse-Intermezzo
Frank Bridge: Komm susser Tod (Come Sweet Death), "Todessehnsucht"
Komm susser Tod (Come Sweet Death), "Todessehnsucht"
Sir Roger de Coverley, "A Christmas Dance"
Sir Roger de Coverley, "A Christmas Dance"
Frank Bridge: Blow out, you bugles
Blow out, you bugles
Frank Bridge: Adoration
Adoration
Frank Bridge: Where she lies asleep
Where she lies asleep
Frank Bridge: Love went a-riding
Love went a-riding
Frank Bridge: They hand in mine
Thy hand in mine
Frank Bridge: Berceuse
Berceuse
Frank Bridge: Mantle of blue
Mantle of blue
Frank Bridge: 3 Songs
No. 1. Day after day
No. 2. Speak to me, my love!
Frank Bridge: Berceuse
Berceuse
Frank Bridge: 3 Orchestral Pieces
3 Orchestral Pieces: No. 2. Chant d'esperance
Frank Bridge: Serenade
Serenade
Frank Bridge: The Pageant of London Suite
I. Solemn March: Richard III leaving London
II. First Discoveries: No. 1. Introduction
II. First Discoveries: No. 2. Pavane
II. First Discoveries: No. 3. La Romanesca [a Galliard]
III. March: Henry VIII entering London
Frank Bridge: A Royal Night of Variety
A Royal Night of Variety
The Arts Desk
29th September 2012
“Listening to this comprehensive Chandos set, Bridge’s position as a shadowy transitional figure comes into sharper focus, the early Edwardiana yielding to a much more sharply defined mature style...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.”
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