Bax was celebrated for his ability to read orchestral full scores at sight and often explored them at two pianos with friends like York Bowen and Arthur Alexander.
Composition History
Most of Bax's two-piano music on this recording was written in the late 1920s for the husband-and-wife piano duet team of Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson.
Performer Biography
Ashley Wass, a British pianist, was the first British pianist ever to win the top prize at the World Piano Competition in 1997.
Performer Biography
Martin Roscoe, a British pianist, has appeared with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra more than ninety times and performed at the BBC Proms on six occasions.
Composer Biography
Arnold Bax, the composer, was a capable teenage pianist who gained entry to London's Royal Academy of Music by playing Beethoven's Sonata Op. 110.
Composer Biography
Bax, having a private income, did not pursue a career as a concert pianist but did accompany Debussy and Schoenberg when booked pianists withdrew.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bax, though best known for his symphonic poems and symphonies, wrote prolifically for the piano, which was his instrument from the beginning.
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