Chamber, Quartets, Bax (composer)

Bax composed the last of his three mature string quartets between May and September 1936, inscribing it to the Griller Quartet who gave the first performance on the BBC National Programme the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

there are good reasons for having the Bridge, Bax and Walton together. While individual rivals may be slightly preferable in some respects, there’s never much in it and there’s the additional... — MusicWeb International, 22nd May 2013 More…

These are certainly excellent and well-recorded renditions and at Naxos's price a super bargain. — Lehman, American Record Guide, May/June 2002 More…

It’s an extensive programme, encompassing a variety of styles and forces ranging from bassoon solo to small orchestral ensembles. There are some real treats, such as Bantock’s splendidly imaginative... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

It’s at moments like this that I wonder if we take Naxos for granted...presented like this – a hefty 20-disc box of British string quartets, recorded by the Maggini Quartet between 1994 and... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…