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ARTIST: Frank Bridge, Maggini Quartet
CATEGORY: Music
MANUFACTURER: Naxos
MEDIA: Audio CD
TRACKS: Allegro Moderato, Allegro Moderato, Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Andante Moderato, Presto-Allegretto, Allegro Vivo, Adaigio Molto Espressivo, Allegretto Poco Lento, Allegro Con Moto, An Irish Melody: Londonderry Air, Sir Roger De Coverley, Sally In Our Alley, Cherry Ripe, 1. Allegretto, 3. Moderato, 2. Allegro Marcato
UPC: 730099471824

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BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
Our English cousin, Frank Bridge [1879-1941], like his contemporary, EJ Moeran (whose two quartets and trio I've reviewed here), is a ridiculously neglected composer.Again, like Moeran, Bridge seems to have garnered most attention through his orchestral works, such as his beautiful suite, "The Sea." Lucky we are, then, to have this Naxos recording of a goodly selection of early Bridge quartet works, superbly produced and engineered, with the Maggini foursome at the helm. These are not the rather acerbic and sparse compositions of Bridge's later years, reminiscent of other modernists like Walton, Arnold and Bax, who were his contemporaries. Thank goodness, no. This is chamber music at its most inviting.

That said, the opening Phantasie Quartet in F Minor (1905) strikes one immediately as innovative and attractive, its first movement quite endearing and possessing a delicious lyrical main theme. The second movement Andante has a sweet lilting quality to it bringing to mind the English countryside. The final Allegro is, well, if anything, a jaunty ride through the hills and dales.

The three Novelletten (1904) again display Bridge's proclivity towards melody and lyricism: the first, a gentle, soothing Andante; the second, a mild-mannered Presto accented by plucked strings; the third, a memorable,full-blooded Allegro.

The Three Idylls are of exceptional grace and beauty, especially the first, and the longest of the three, marked Adagio molto espressivo.

The four pieces Bridge "translates," not transcribes, from traditional English tunes (incl. "An Irish Melody," "Sir Roger," "Sally in Our Alley" and "Cherry Ripe") he accomplishes within his own idiom, and there are not just a few nods at Ravel and the French School, either, hidden amongst the English lyricism.

Capping the CD are three heretofore unrecorded works by Bridge of rather short duration, but all quite delightful, anyway.

As with Moeran, Feeney, Blake, and others I have written about, we have twentieth century music that is unabashedly melodic and attractive, yet still retains a telling modernism, but a modernism that does service to the music, not detract from it.

True, these are early works of Bridge... but I wouldn't hold it against him. Enjoyable, pleasing, melodic music is still, well, enjoyable, pleasing and melodic whether composed in the 18th, 19th or 20th centuries. I see no harm in this.

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