Symphonies No.1 and No.7:
01 - 03 Symphony No.1 in E-flat major (1921-2) * [32'21]
04 - 06 Symphony No.7 (1938-9) ^ [45'34]
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myer Fredman* and Raymond Leppard^
Lyrita SRCD 232 [recorded September 1970* and 1974^; CD issued 1992]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London* and unknown^.
Recording engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson and unknown^; Producer: David Harvey and unknown^
Although no information is given by Lyrita, it is likely that the recording location and team for Symphony No.7 is the same as for Symphony No.1.
Symphonies No.2 and No.5:
01 - 03 Symphony No.2 (1924-6) * [37'39]
04 - 06 Symphony No.5 (1931-2) ^ [40'46]
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myer Fredman* and Raymond Leppard^
Lyrita SRCD 233 [recorded October 1970* and February 1971^; CD issued 2008]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London.
Recording engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson; Producer: David Harvey.
Symphony No.3:
01 The Happy Forest (1922) [10'24]
02 - 04 Symphony No.3 (1928-29) [47'44]
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes
RCA Red Seal SB 6806 [recorded 1969 or earlier; LP first issued in 1969. Reissued as Gold Seal GL 42247 in 1977]
[LP-rip; cover and sleeve-back scans]
Recording venue: Barking Town Hall, London.
Recording engineer: Bob Auger; Producer: John Snashall.
It is extraordinary that this very fine recording has never been issued on CD nor for digital download. Apparently RCA made a bit of a mess of both LP issues with off-centre spindal holes. This excellent rip was made by Lani Spahr for another forum and is posted here with his kind permission.
There is a 3-page account of the recording session by Lewis Foreman in his book "Recording British Music". If anybody should have a copy of the book, I would appreciate a PDF of those pages.
Symphony No.4:
01 - 03 Symphony No.4 (1930) [40'25]
Hallé Orchestra conducted by Maurice Handford
CRQ Editions CRQ 454 (mono) [recorded September 1965 by the BBC; download issued 2021]
[digital download; mono flacs, cover scan only]
Recording venue: Whitworth Hall, University of Manchester, UK
Recording engineer and Producer: unknown from BBC recording team. This download produced by Mark Hood.
CRQ Editions is an offshoot of Tully Potter's Classical Recordings Quarterly magazine.
For those requiring something in more up-to-date stereo for Symphony No.4, here is the David Lloyd-Jones recording.
Symphony No.4:
01 Overture to a Picaresque Comedy (1930) [9'09]
02 Nympholept. Tone Poem (1912) [16'02]
03 - 05 Symphony No.4 (1930) [39'28]
Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones
Naxos 8.555343 [recorded August 2000; issued 2002]
[digital-download; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venue: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Recording engineer and Producer: Tim Handley
There was no obvious candidate for the Fourth Symphony. Of the three complete sets, the Chandos Vernon Handley is already here on MIMIC in Tubarec's post, the Chandos Bryden Thomson frequently just too slow, leaving the Naxos David Lloyd-Jones with this pretty good performance. But oh for a Norman Del Mar. Lyrita were said to be considering recording Symphonies 3 and 4 missing from their catalogue but nothing has happened so far.
Symphony No.6:
01 - 03 Symphony No.6 (1934) * [39'32]
04 Irish Landscape (1913) ^ [7'28]
05 Rogue's Comedy Overture (1936) [10'54]
06 Overture to Adventure (1937) [9'28]
07 Overture: Work in Progress (1943) [8'18]
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Norman Del Mar*; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley
Lyrita SRCD296 [recorded July 1966*, April 1976^ and January 1994; issued 2007]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venues: Kingsway Hall*^ and Watford Town Hall, London.
Recording engineers: Gordon Parry*, Kenneth Wilkinson^ and Trygg Tryggvason.
Producers: David Harvey*, James Walker^ and Oliver Rivers.
Of the three complete sets of Bax Symphonies, the Chandos Vernon Handley is already here on MIMIC in Tubarec's post, the Chandos Bryden Thomson is frequently just too slow for my taste and the Naxos David Lloyd-Jones has generally pretty good performances. But oh how I wish there were more recordings by Norman Del Mar. Lyrita were said to be considering filling the gap in their catalogue by recording Symphonies 3 and 4 but nothing has happened so far.
Tintagel & Northern Ballads; Bantock- Pagan Symphony:
01 Tintagel. Symphonic Poem (1919) ^ [14'19]
02 Northern Ballad No.2 (1934) * [15'31]
03 Northern Ballad No.3. Prelude for a Solemn Occasion (1933) * [7'41]
Granville Bantock: Pagan Symphony (1928) [36'32]
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes
BBC Radio Classics 15656 91592 [recorded September 1982*, September 1983^ and January 1984; issued 1996]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venues: BBC Studio 7*^ and Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK
Recording engineers: not given; Producer: Peter Marchbank; Remastering: Floating Earth Ltd.
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01 - 03 Symphony No.1 in E-flat major (1921-2) * [32'21]
04 - 06 Symphony No.7 (1938-9) ^ [45'34]
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myer Fredman* and Raymond Leppard^
Lyrita SRCD 232 [recorded September 1970* and 1974^; CD issued 1992]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London* and unknown^.
Recording engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson and unknown^; Producer: David Harvey and unknown^
Although no information is given by Lyrita, it is likely that the recording location and team for Symphony No.7 is the same as for Symphony No.1.
Symphonies No.2 and No.5:
01 - 03 Symphony No.2 (1924-6) * [37'39]
04 - 06 Symphony No.5 (1931-2) ^ [40'46]
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myer Fredman* and Raymond Leppard^
Lyrita SRCD 233 [recorded October 1970* and February 1971^; CD issued 2008]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London.
Recording engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson; Producer: David Harvey.
Symphony No.3:
01 The Happy Forest (1922) [10'24]
02 - 04 Symphony No.3 (1928-29) [47'44]
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes
RCA Red Seal SB 6806 [recorded 1969 or earlier; LP first issued in 1969. Reissued as Gold Seal GL 42247 in 1977]
[LP-rip; cover and sleeve-back scans]
Recording venue: Barking Town Hall, London.
Recording engineer: Bob Auger; Producer: John Snashall.
It is extraordinary that this very fine recording has never been issued on CD nor for digital download. Apparently RCA made a bit of a mess of both LP issues with off-centre spindal holes. This excellent rip was made by Lani Spahr for another forum and is posted here with his kind permission.
There is a 3-page account of the recording session by Lewis Foreman in his book "Recording British Music". If anybody should have a copy of the book, I would appreciate a PDF of those pages.
Symphony No.4:
01 - 03 Symphony No.4 (1930) [40'25]
Hallé Orchestra conducted by Maurice Handford
CRQ Editions CRQ 454 (mono) [recorded September 1965 by the BBC; download issued 2021]
[digital download; mono flacs, cover scan only]
Recording venue: Whitworth Hall, University of Manchester, UK
Recording engineer and Producer: unknown from BBC recording team. This download produced by Mark Hood.
CRQ Editions is an offshoot of Tully Potter's Classical Recordings Quarterly magazine.
For those requiring something in more up-to-date stereo for Symphony No.4, here is the David Lloyd-Jones recording.
Symphony No.4:
01 Overture to a Picaresque Comedy (1930) [9'09]
02 Nympholept. Tone Poem (1912) [16'02]
03 - 05 Symphony No.4 (1930) [39'28]
Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones
Naxos 8.555343 [recorded August 2000; issued 2002]
[digital-download; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venue: Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Recording engineer and Producer: Tim Handley
There was no obvious candidate for the Fourth Symphony. Of the three complete sets, the Chandos Vernon Handley is already here on MIMIC in Tubarec's post, the Chandos Bryden Thomson frequently just too slow, leaving the Naxos David Lloyd-Jones with this pretty good performance. But oh for a Norman Del Mar. Lyrita were said to be considering recording Symphonies 3 and 4 missing from their catalogue but nothing has happened so far.
Symphony No.6:
01 - 03 Symphony No.6 (1934) * [39'32]
04 Irish Landscape (1913) ^ [7'28]
05 Rogue's Comedy Overture (1936) [10'54]
06 Overture to Adventure (1937) [9'28]
07 Overture: Work in Progress (1943) [8'18]
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Norman Del Mar*; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley
Lyrita SRCD296 [recorded July 1966*, April 1976^ and January 1994; issued 2007]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venues: Kingsway Hall*^ and Watford Town Hall, London.
Recording engineers: Gordon Parry*, Kenneth Wilkinson^ and Trygg Tryggvason.
Producers: David Harvey*, James Walker^ and Oliver Rivers.
Of the three complete sets of Bax Symphonies, the Chandos Vernon Handley is already here on MIMIC in Tubarec's post, the Chandos Bryden Thomson is frequently just too slow for my taste and the Naxos David Lloyd-Jones has generally pretty good performances. But oh how I wish there were more recordings by Norman Del Mar. Lyrita were said to be considering filling the gap in their catalogue by recording Symphonies 3 and 4 but nothing has happened so far.
Tintagel & Northern Ballads; Bantock- Pagan Symphony:
01 Tintagel. Symphonic Poem (1919) ^ [14'19]
02 Northern Ballad No.2 (1934) * [15'31]
03 Northern Ballad No.3. Prelude for a Solemn Occasion (1933) * [7'41]
Granville Bantock: Pagan Symphony (1928) [36'32]
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes
BBC Radio Classics 15656 91592 [recorded September 1982*, September 1983^ and January 1984; issued 1996]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, inlay and booklet scans]
Recording venues: BBC Studio 7*^ and Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK
Recording engineers: not given; Producer: Peter Marchbank; Remastering: Floating Earth Ltd.
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