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Frank Bridge
Person · male · United Kingdom · Brighton · born 1879 · died 1941 · recording since 1983
English composer and violist (1879–1941)
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Also known as 弗兰克·布里奇
Timeline
1870s
1940s
1980s
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Debut release: The Christmas Rose
First documented release in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
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Album: Bridge: Suite for Strings / Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow / Bantock: The Pierrot of the Minute
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2000s
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Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 1: Isabella / Enter Spring / Mid of the Night / Two Poems for Orchestra
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Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 2: The Sea / Dance Poem / Dance Rhapsody / Norse Legend / Five Entr'actes
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Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 3: Coronation March / Phantasm / Summer / Vignettes de danse / There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook / Sir Roger de Coverley
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Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 4: A Prayer / Oration / Rebus / Lament / Allegro moderato
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Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 5: Suite / Valse Intermezzo / Two Entr'actes / Two Intermezzi / Two Old English Songs / Todessehnsucht / Sir Roger de Coverley / Two Songs of Robert Bridges / The Hag
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Album: Orchestral Works, Volume 6: A Royal Night of Variety / The Pageant of London / Berceuse / Chant d'espérance / Serenade / Orchestral Songs
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Album: Piano Music: A Fairy Tale / The Hour Glass / Miniature Pastorals / In Autumn
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Album: Piano Music: Piano Sonata / Three Sketches / Pensées fugitives
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2010s
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Album: Phantasy Piano Quartet / Cello Sonata / Violin Sonata / Folk Tunes for String Quartet
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2020s
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Album: Bridge: There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook / Three Songs / Cello Sonata (arr. Viola) - Britten: Lachrymae / Elegy
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Biography
Biography
Frank Bridge (26 February 1879 – 10 January 1941) was an English composer, violist and conductor. He also taught Benjamin Britten.
Life
Bridge was born in Brighton, the ninth child of William Henry Bridge (1845–1928), a violin teacher and variety theatre conductor, formerly a master lithographic printer from a family of cordwainers, and his second wife, Elizabeth (née Warbrick; 1849–1899). His father "ruled the household with a rod of iron", and was insistent that his son spend regular long hours practising the violin; when Frank became sufficiently skilled, he would play with his father's pit bands, conducting in his absence, also arranging music and standing in for other instrumentalists. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London from 1899 to 1903 under Charles Villiers Stanford and others. He played in a number of string quartets, including second violin for the Grimson Quartet and viola for the English String Quartet (along with Marjorie Hayward). He also conducted, sometimes deputising for Henry Wood, before devoting himself to composition, receiving the patronage of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge.
According to Benjamin Britten, Bridge had strong pacifist convictions, and he was deeply disturbed by the First World War, although the extent of his pacifism was questioned in the 2010s. During the war and immediately afterwards, Bridge wrote a number of pastoral and elegiac pieces that appear to search for spiritual consolation; principal among these are the Lament for strings, Summer for orchestra, A Prayer for chorus and orchestra, and a series of pastoral piano works. The Lament (for Catherine, aged 9 "Lusitania" 1915), for string orchestra, was written as a memorial to the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. The piece was premiered by the New Queen's Hall Orchestra on 15 September at the 1915 BBC Proms as part of a programme of "Popular Italian music"; Lament was conducted by the composer, whereas the rest was conducted by Henry Wood.
Bridge privately taught Benjamin Britten, who later championed his teacher's music and paid homage to him in the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (1937), based on a theme from the second of Bridge's Three Idylls for String Quartet (1906). However, Bridge was not widely active as a teacher of composition, and his teaching style was unconventional – he appears to have focused on aesthetic issues, idiomatic writing, and clarity, rather than exhaustive technical training. Britten spoke very highly of his teaching, saying famously in 1963 that he still felt he had not "yet come up to the technical standards" that Bridge had set him. When Britten left for the United States with Peter Pears in 1939, Bridge handed Britten his Giussani viola and wished him 'bon voyage and bon retour'; Bridge died in 1941 without ever seeing Britten again. His grave lies in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin in Friston, East Sussex.
Music
The earliest extant works are a series of substantial chamber works produced during his studies with C. V. Stanford at the Royal College of Music, along with a number of shorter works in various genres. Bridge completed his first major orchestral score, a Symphonic Poem (sometimes referred to as Mid of the Night), shortly after completing his studies. Brahms, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Franck, and Fauré are notable influences on this period.
The works completed in the following years suggest a search for a more mature and expressive idiom, culminating in the tumultuous First String Quartet and a series of Phantasies for chamber ensembles. His orchestral idiom developed more gradually, reaching a new maturity in The Sea of 1911, which was to become his most popular and successful orchestral work, receiving frequent performances at the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts during his lifetime.
In the period leading up to the First World War Bridge demonstrates an interest in more modernist tendencies, most notably in Dance Poem of 1913, which suggests the influence of Stravinsky and Debussy. During the war period, his exploration generally took more moderate forms – most often a pastoralism influenced by impressionism – although work such as the Two Poems for orchestra and several piano pieces display significant developments in his harmonic language, specifically towards a coloristic, non-functional use of harmony, and a preference for harmony derived from symmetrical scales such as whole tone and octatonic. During the same period Bridge completed two of his most successful chamber works, the Second String Quartet and Cello Sonata.
Bridge's idiom in the wartime works tends towards moderation, but after the war his language developed significantly, building on the experiments with impressionist harmony found in the wartime piano and orchestral music. Bridge's technical ambitions (documented in his correspondence) prompted him to attempt more complex, larger works, with more advanced harmonic elements and motivic working. Several of the resulting works have some expressive connections with the First World War, which appears to have influenced the mood of the Piano Sonata (1921–24, dedicated to his friend Ernest Farrar, killed in 1918) and certainly Oration (1929–30).
During the 1920s Bridge pursued his ambitions to write more serious, substantial works. The Piano Sonata was the first major work to showcase his mature, post-tonal language on a substantial scale. This language is developed and used more effectively in the Third String Quartet, which sparked a series of major orchestral and chamber works, several of which rank among Bridge's greatest.
A final group of works followed in the 1930s and early 40s, including the Fourth String Quartet, the Phantasm for piano and orchestra, Oration for cello and orchestra, the Rebus Overture, and the first movement of a projected Symphony for strings.
Although he was not an organist, nor personally associated with music of the English Church, his short pieces for organ have been among the most performed of all his output.
Bridge was frustrated that his later works were largely ignored while his earlier "Edwardian" works continued to receive attention.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 49 | 94.2th |
| Studio albums | 43 | 99th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 41 | 98.2th |
| Recording span (years) | -42 | 7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (49 release groups · 43 studio albums)
Albums · 43
Phantasie Trio / Phantasy Quartet / Piano Trio no. 2
1988 · studio album
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1Phantasie Trio (Piano Trio no. 1) in C minor: I. Allegro moderato8:352Phantasie Trio (Piano Trio no. 1) in C minor: II. Allegro scherzoso4:283Phantasie Trio (Piano Trio no. 1) in C minor: III. Allegro moderato3:594Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor: I. Andante con moto2:585Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor: II. Allegro4:376Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor: III. Andante con moto5:377Piano Trio no. 2: I. Allegretto13:138Piano Trio no. 2: II. Molto allegro5:209Piano Trio no. 2: III. Andante moto6:4310Piano Trio no. 2: IV. Allegro ma non troppo9:25The Sea / Enter Spring / Summer / Cherry Ripe / Lament
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 59:54
1The Sea: I. Seascape. Allegro ben moderato6:212The Sea: II. Sea-foam. Allegro vivo2:283The Sea: III. Moonlight. Allegro ma non troppo5:184The Sea: IV. Storm. Allegro energico6:405Summer9:436Cherry Ripe3:287Enter Spring21:288Lament4:28Complete Music For Piano Volume 2
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:17:54
1Etude Rhapsodique2:132Berceuse3:283Dramatic Fantasia11:514Three Poems: I. Sunset3:255Three Poems: II. Solitude3:196Three Poems: III. Ecstasy4:127Three Piano Pieces: I. Columbine2:328Three Piano Pieces: II. Minuet2:119Three Piano Pieces: III. Romance4:0910Four Characteristic Pieces: I. Water Nymphs2:1711Four Characteristic Pieces: II. Fragrance3:3912Four Characteristic Pieces: III. Bittersweet2:0713Four Characteristic Pieces: IV. Fireflies2:0514Lament5:2415Canzonetta2:4216Pensée Fugitive3:3917Scherzettino3:5418Moderato3:1519Vignettes de Marseille: I. Carmelita3:2220Vignettes de Marseille: II. Nicolette3:1321Vignettes de Marseille: III. Zoraida3:0222Vignettes de Marseille: IV. En Fete1:55Complete Music For Piano Volume 1
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:13:18
1Capriccio No. 12:572Capriccio No. 26:303A Sea Idyll5:114Arabesque2:255Fairy Tale Suite10:516In Autumn7:067Miniature Pastorals, Set I6:328Hidden Fires2:239Winter Pastoral3:4510Miniature Pastorals, Set 28:1411Three Improvisations9:3812A Dedication4:2213Gargoyle3:24Complete Music For Piano Volume 3
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:17:43
1Three Sketches: I. April2:262Three Sketches: II. Rosemary4:003Three Sketches: III. Valse Capricieuse1:414The Hour Glass: I. Dusk4:485The Hour Glass: II. The Dew Fairy3:236The Hour Glass: III. The Midnight Tide4:207Graziella3:428Miniature Pastorals, Set 3: I. Andante molto tranquillo2:469Miniature Pastorals, Set 3: II. Allegro con moto1:2110Miniature Pastorals, Set 3: III. Allegro vivace1:3511Miniature Suite: I. Chorale2:4812Miniature Suite: II. Impromptu1:5913Miniature Suite: III. Caprice0:5414Miniature Suite: IV. March1:1215Three Lyrics: I. Heart's Ease1:5916Three Lyrics: II. Dainty Rogue1:3517Three Lyrics: III. The Hedgerow2:3718Komm, süsser Tod3:1319Piano Sonata: I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante ben moderato - Allergro energico14:0820Piano Sonata: II. Andante ben moderato8:2221Piano Sonata: III. Lento - Allegro ma non troppo8:54Piano Sonata / Vignettes de Marseille / The Hour Glass
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:11:01
1Capriccio No. 1 in A minor, H. 522:2322 Solos for Piano, H. 54: I. A Sea Idyll in E major4:5032 Solos for Piano, H. 54: II. Capriccio No. 2 in F-sharp major4:064Three Poems: II. Ecstasy4:105Vignettes de Marseille, H. 166: I. Carmelita3:236Vignettes de Marseille, H. 166: II. Nicolette3:107Vignettes de Marseille, H. 166: III. Zoraïda2:308Vignettes de Marseille, H. 166: IV. En Féte1:439The Hour Glass, Suite, H. 148: I. The Dusk3:5410The Hour Glass, Suite, H. 148: II. The Dew Fairy2:5611The Hour Glass, Suite, H. 148: III. The Midnight Tide4:4612Sonata for Piano, H. 160: I. Lento Ma Non Troppo - Andante Ben Moderato - Allegro Energico15:1313Sonata for Piano, H. 160: II. Andante Ben Moderato - Andante Espressivo - Lento E Calmato9:2014Sonata for Piano, H. 160: III. Lento - Allegro Non Troppo8:371992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:04:21
1Cello Sonata: I. Allegro ben moderato9:442Cello Sonata: II. Adagio ma non troppo12:393Cello Sonata, op. 31: I. Grave – Allegro moderato11:144Cello Sonata, op. 31: II. Lento e mesto12:145Cello Sonata, op. 31: III. Scherzo. Molto allegro9:456Cello Sonata, op. 31: IV. Finale. Allegro8:451993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:12
1The Pierrot of the Minute (Comedy Overture)11:082Summer10:423The Banks of Green Willow6:034There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook9:225Suite for String Orchestra: Prelude7:076Suite for String Orchestra: Intermezzo3:487Suite for String Orchestra: Nocturne6:218Suite for String Orchestra: Finale3:411994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 59:18
1Elegiac Variations, op. 2510:232Cello Sonata in F major, op. 4: I. Allegrissimo10:453Cello Sonata in F major, op. 4: II. Andante cantabile7:434Cello Sonata in F major, op. 4: III. Finale: Vivace giocoso ma non presto8:475Cello Sonata: I. Allegro ben moderato12:476Cello Sonata: II. Adagio ma non troppo - Molto allegro e agitato7Mélodie4:478Scherzo4:061996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 59:59
1Phantasie Quartet: Allegro moderato4:402Phantasie Quartet: Andante moderato3:233Phantasie Quartet: Allegro ma non troppo3:014Novelletten: Andante moderato4:535Novelletten: Presto - Allegretto2:176Novelletten: Allegro vivo3:497Three Idylls: Adagio molto espressivo7:328Three Idylls: Allegretto poco lento2:339Three Idylls: Allegro con moto3:3610An Irish Melody: Londonderry Air7:4211Sir Roger de Coverley4:3012Sally in Our Alley4:0613Cherry Ripe3:2914Three Pieces: Allegretto0:4815Three Pieces: Moderato1:2416Three Pieces, Allegro marcato2:161998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:02:55
1Suite for Strings: I. Prelude7:142Suite for Strings: II. Intermezzo3:303Suite for Strings: III. Nocturne6:234Suite for Strings: IV. Finale3:475There Is A Willow Grows Aslant A Brook9:126The Two Hunchbacks: First Movement3:217The Two Hunchbacks: Second Movement1:488The Two Hunchbacks: Third Movement1:199The Two Hunchbacks: Fourth Movement2:4210The Two Hunchbacks: Fifth Movement3:2011Threads: I. Andante3:5512Threads: II. Tempo di valse4:3413Rosemary3:3414Canzonetta2:2915Berceuse3:0416Serenade2:431999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 47:38
1Piano Trio no. 2: I. Allegro ben moderato10:492Piano Trio no. 2: II. Molto allegro5:473Piano Trio no. 2: III. Andante molto moderato6:354Piano Trio no. 2: IV. Allegro ma non troppo9:495Piano Trio no. 314:381999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:10:52
1Amaryllis2:232Heart's Ease2:433Gondoliera4:274Pensiero4:085Allegro appassionato2:146Lullaby2:407Cradle Song2:318Berceuse2:389Elegie4:1710Three Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano: I. Far, far from each other4:1011Three Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano: II. Where is it that our soul doth go?3:4412Three Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano: III. Music, when soft voices die2:3013There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook9:3514Country Dance1:5115Spring Song2:1816Norse Legend3:3817Souvenir4:0018Serenade2:2819Meditation3:3820Allegretto3:1621Moto perpetuo1:43Orchestral Works, Volume 1: Isabella / Enter Spring / Mid of the Night / Two Poems for Orchestra
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:15:51
1Enter Spring18:402Isabella18:043Two Poems for Orchestra: I. Andante moderato e semplice8:394Two Poems for Orchestra: II. Allegro con brio4:205Mid of the Night26:08Orchestral Works, Volume 2: The Sea / Dance Poem / Dance Rhapsody / Norse Legend / Five Entr'actes
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:12:40
1Dance Rhapsody19:232Five Entr'actes from "The Two Hunchbacks": I. Prelude to Act I3:223Five Entr'actes from "The Two Hunchbacks": II. Intermezzo from Act II1:384Five Entr'actes from "The Two Hunchbacks": III. Intermezzo from Act III1:225Five Entr'actes from "The Two Hunchbacks": IV. Prelude to Act III2:396Five Entr'actes from "The Two Hunchbacks": V. Entr'acte between Acts II and III3:097Dance Poem14:048Norse Legend4:529The Sea: I. Seascape7:1610The Sea: II. Sea-Foam2:2611The Sea: III. Moonlight5:5212The Sea: IV. Storm6:372003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 59:19
1String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "Bologna": Adagio - Allegro appasionato8:402String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "Bologna": Adagio molto9:273String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "Bologna": Allegretto grazioso - Animato4:474String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "Bologna": Allegro agitato - Allegro moderato - Adagio molto5:552String Quartet no. 3: Andante moderato - Allegro moderato11:526String Quartet no. 3: Andante con moto8:007String Quartet no. 3: Allegro energico10:382003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:09:55
1Coronation March6:562Summer10:503Phantasm24:284There Is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook11:295Vignettes de danse: I. Nicolette3:126Vignettes de danse: II. Zoraida3:507Vignettes de danse: III. Carmelita4:278Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance)4:432004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:06:14
1String Sextet in E flat major: I. Allegro moderato10:552String Sextet in E flat major: II. Andante con moto - Allegro giusto - Tempo I9:243String Sextet in E flat major: III. Allegro ben moderato6:494Lament for two violas9:005String Quintet in E minor: I. Allegro appassionato11:006String Quintet in E minor: II. Andante ma non troppo6:317String Quintet in E minor: III. Presto - L'istesso tempo - Presto da capo4:428String Quintet in E minor: IV. Allegro molto7:53Orchestral Works, Volume 4: A Prayer / Oration / Rebus / Lament / Allegro moderato
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:17:04
1Rebus10:492Oration (Concerto elegiaco)29:233Allegro moderato13:294Lament5:255A Prayer17:58The Sea / Enter Spring / Summer
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:02:16
1Enter Spring (Rhapsody)19:282Summer (Tone Poem)9:503Two Poems for Orchestra: I. Andante moderato e semplice6:474Two Poems for Orchestra: II. Allegro con brio4:195The Sea (Suite): No. 1. Seascape7:286The Sea (Suite): No. 2. Sea-foam2:357The Sea (Suite): No. 3. Moonlight6:128The Sea (Suite): No. 4. Storm5:372004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:08:20
1Suite for Strings, H 93: I. Prelude7:362Suite for Strings, H 93: II. Intermezzo3:313Suite for Strings, H 93: III. Nocturne6:114Suite for Strings, H 93: IV. Finale3:485The Hag, H 142:296Two Songs of Robert Bridges: No. 1. I praise the tender flower, H 65a3:167Two Songs of Robert Bridges: No. 2. Thou didst delight my eyes, H 65b3:228Two Intermezzi from "Threads", H 151: I. Andante molto moderato e tranquillo3:559Two Intermezzi from "Threads", H 151: II. Tempo di valse - Animato4:4110Two Old English Songs, H 119: Sally in Our Alley4:1911Two Old English Songs, H 119: Cherry Ripe3:1412Two Entr'actes: I. Rosemary, H 68b3:5613Two Entr'actes: II. Canzonetta, H 1692:4614Valse Intermezzo à cordes, H 176:5415Todessehnsucht3:5616Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance), H 1554:26String Quartets nos. 2 and 4 / Phantasy Piano Quartet
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 59:29
1String Quartet no. 2 in G minor: Allegro ben moderato8:422String Quartet no. 2 in G minor: Allegro vivo — Andante con moto — Tempo I6:403String Quartet no. 2 in G minor: Molto adagio - Allegro vivace8:404Phantasy for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello in F sharp minor: Andante con moto — Allegro vivace — L'istesso tempo — Tempo dell'introduzione — Andante con moto — Pochettino allargando — Tranquillo12:175String Quartet no. 4: Allegro energico [Tempo 1] — Largamente [Tempo 2]11:226String Quartet no. 4: Quasi minuetto4:447String Quartet no. 4: Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro con brio7:042005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:01:16
1Blow out, you bugles, H 1325:402Adoration, H 572:593Where she lies asleep, H 1143:044Love went a-riding, H 1151:425Thy hand in mine, H 1242:126Berceuse, H 95:097Mantle of blue, H 1312:498Day after day, H 164i4:559Speak to me, my love!, H 164ii6:0010Berceuse, H 83:2611Chant d'esperance, H 18ii3:4512Serenade, H 232:5413The Pageant of London, H 98: I. Solemn March4:4214The Pageant of London, H 98: II. First Discoveries: 1. Introduction2:0115The Pageant of London, H 98: II. First Discoveries: 2. Pavane1:4916The Pageant of London, H 98: II. First Discoveries: 3. La Romanesca1:0417The Pageant of London, H 98: III. March5:3518A Royal Night of Variety, H 1841:30The Piano Music of Frank Bridge, Volume 1
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:17:24
1Capriccio No. 12:412Three Sketches: April2:323Three Sketches: Rosemary4:014Three Sketches: Valse Capricieuse1:535Capriccio No. 24:526The Hour Glass: Dusk4:397The Hour Glass: The Dew Fairy3:278The Hour Glass: Midnight Tide5:429Vignettes de Marseille: Carmelita3:5310Vignettes de Marseille: Nicolette3:3811Vignettes de Marseille: Zoraida2:5712Vignettes de Marseille: En fête2:1113Sonata for Piano: Lento ma non troppo - Allegro energico15:5114Sonata for Piano: Andante ben moderato9:3615Sonata for Piano: Lento - Allegro non troppo9:31Piano Music: A Fairy Tale / The Hour Glass / Miniature Pastorals / In Autumn
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:09:56
1A Fairy Tale Suite: I. The Princess: Allegretto con moto2:492A Fairy Tale Suite: II. The Ogre: Allegro deciso1:263A Fairy Tale Suite: III. The Spell: Adagio e sostenuto4:134A Fairy Tale Suite: IV. The Prince: Allegro giocoso2:525The Hour Glass: I. Dusk: Molto moderato4:586The Hour Glass: II. The Dew Fairy: Allegretto moderato e rubato3:487The Hour Glass: III. The Midnight Tide: Molto lento5:588Miniatures: I. Allegretto con moto2:189Miniatures: II. Tempo di valse2:0910Miniatures: III. Allegretto ben moderato1:44113 Lyrics: No. 1. Heart's Ease: Andante tranquillo - Lento2:35123 Lyrics: No. 2. Dainty Rogue: Molto allegro e vivo1:53133 Lyrics: No. 3. The Hedgerow: Allegretto moderato4:03143 Pieces for Piano: No. 1. Columbine: Poco lento - Tempo di Valse2:55153 Pieces for Piano: No. 2. Minuet: Tempo di Minuetto2:04163 Pieces for Piano: No. 3. Romance: Andante molto moderato3:5717In Autumn: I. Retrospect: Adagio ma non troppo5:3918In Autumn: II. Through the Eaves: Allegro moderato e rubato2:46193 Poems: No. 1. Solitude: Poco adagio e molto espressivo3:21203 Poems: No. 2. Ecstasy: Lento e sostenuto - Allegro con moto4:38213 Poems: No. 3. Sunset: Adagio e sostenuto3:50Piano Music: Piano Sonata / Three Sketches / Pensées fugitives
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:07:47
1Piano Sonata: Lento ma non troppo - Andante ben moderato - Allegro energico15:332Piano Sonata: Andante ben moderato9:223Piano Sonata: Lento - Allegro ma non troppo9:444Lament for Catherine4:585Three Improvisations for the Left Hand: I. At Dawn4:156Three Improvisations for the Left Hand: II. A Vigil2:527Three Improvisations for the Left Hand: III. A Revel1:488Three Sketches: April2:359Three Sketches: Rosemary4:0110Three Sketches: Valse capricieuse1:4111Moderato2:5712Pensées fugitives I3:1813Scherzettino4:432008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:03:22
1Sonata for Cello and Piano: I. Allegro ben moderato10:492Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Adagio ma non troppo5:023Sonata for Cello and Piano: III. Molto allegro e agitato, allegro moderato8:014Elégie3:535Serenade2:236Meditation2:497Sonata for Cello and Piano: I. Allegro maestoso9:488Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Allegretto4:449Sonata for Cello and Piano: III. Adagio3:0310Sonata for Cello and Piano: IV. Allegro molto e con fuoco6:0611Nuit calme6:44Piano Trio No. 2 / Phantasie Trio / Miniatures
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:12:34
1Phantasie Piano Trio In C Minor, "Piano Trio No. 1": I. Allegro Moderato Ma Con Fuoco6:202Phantasie Piano Trio In C Minor, "Piano Trio No. 1": II. Andante Con Molto Espressione2:233Phantasie Piano Trio In C Minor, "Piano Trio No. 1": III. Allegro Scherzoso4:054Phantasie Piano Trio In C Minor, "Piano Trio No. 1": IV. Allegro Moderato3:465Piano Trio No. 2: I. Allegretto11:426Piano Trio No. 2: II. Molto Allegro5:067Piano Trio No. 2: III. Andante Molto6:278Piano Trio No. 2: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo8:379Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 1: No. 1. Minuet2:4110Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 1: No. 2. Gavotte2:2111Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 1: No. 3. Allegretto1:1812Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 2: No. 4. Romance4:3013Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 2: No. 5. Intermezzo1:4314Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 2: No. 6. Saltarello2:1615Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 3: No. 7. Valse Russe3:2116Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 3: No. 8. Hornpipe2:5117Miniatures for Piano Trio: Set 3: No. 9. Marche Militaire3:07Piano Quintet / String Quartet no. 4 / Three Idylls
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:04:39
1Piano Quintet, H49a: Adagio11:592Piano Quintet, H49a: Adagio ma non troppo9:573Piano Quintet, H49a: Allegro energico6:174Three Idylls, H67: Adagio molto espressivo7:075Three Idylls, H67: Allegretto poco lento2:426Three Idylls, H67: Allegro con moto3:407String Quartet no. 4, H188: Allegro energico11:298String Quartet no. 4, H188: Quasi minuetto4:279String Quartet no. 4, H188: Adagio ma non troppo7:012009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:05:38
1Phantasie in C minor16:432Phantasie in E minor11:063Phantasie in A minor12:034Piano Trio in D major: Allegro5:505Piano Trio in D major: Lento molto - Andante8:396Piano Trio in D major: Allegro vivace5:347Piano Trio in D major: Allegro5:43Phantasy Piano Quartet / Cello Sonata / Violin Sonata / Folk Tunes for String Quartet
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:19:41
1Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor12:472Cello Sonata: Allegro ben moderato11:003Cello Sonata: Adagio ma non troppo – Molto allegro e agitato – Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro moderato12:434An Irish Melody: The Londonderry Air7:475Cherry Ripe3:106Sally in Our Alley4:027Sir Roger de Coverley4:228Violin Sonata23:502015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:07:05
1Piano Quintet in D minor, H 49a: I. Adagio - Allegro moderato12:312Piano Quintet in D minor, H 49a: II. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio - Adagio ma non troppo10:033Piano Quintet in D minor, H 49a: III. Allegro energico6:454Piano Quintet no. 1: I. Andante con esaltazione13:115Piano Quintet no. 1: II. Allegro grazioso ma non troppo4:196Piano Quintet no. 1: III. Adagio con gran espressione9:257Piano Quintet no. 1: IV. Finale: Allegro con molto spirito10:512016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 52:35
1Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 (1889 Version): I. Allegro Con Brio14:582Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 (1889 Version): II. Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Trio. Meno Allegro6:453Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 (1889 Version): III. Adagio8:154Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 (1889 Version): IV. Finale. Allegro7:015Phantasie No. 1 for Piano, Violin and Violoncello in C Minor (1907)15:362020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:47
1String Quartet, op. 18 no. 1 in F major: I. Allegro con brio9:262String Quartet, op. 18 no. 1 in F major: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato8:273String Quartet, op. 18 no. 1 in F major: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto3:324String Quartet, op. 18 no. 1 in F major: IV. Allegro6:545ParaMetaString for String Quartet and Tape: I. Allegro4:556ParaMetaString for String Quartet and Tape: II. Andante4:417ParaMetaString for String Quartet and Tape: III. Andantino5:418Parametastrings for String Quartet and Tape: IV. Moderato – Allegro5:449Novelletten, H. 44: I. Andante moderato5:0710Novelletten, H. 44: II. Presto. Allegretto3:0711Novelletten, H. 44: III. Allegro vivo5:132021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 56:08
1Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato7:122Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto4:253Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio4:134Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo10:345Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Poco lento –5:266Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro –4:027Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Ben moderato (poco lento) –4:028Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro giusto –4:089Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Cadenza –1:5310Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Allegro –2:4011Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Lento –5:0612Oration (Concerto elegiaco): Epilogue: Andante tranquillo2:272022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:01:15
1Cello Sonata in D Minor, H 125 (Arr. for Viola): I. Allegro ben moderato10:202Cello Sonata in D Minor, H 125 (Arr. for Viola): II. Adagio ma non troppo12:483There Is a Willow Grows aslant a Brook, H 1738:284Three Songs, H 76: I. Far, far from each other3:365Three Songs, H 76: II. Where is it that our soul doth go?3:386Three Songs, H 76: III. Music, when soft voices die2:257Elegy6:508Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 4813:102022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:10:59
1Cello Sonata in D minor, H. 125: I. Allegro ben moderato10:572Cello Sonata in D minor, H. 125: II. Adagio ma non troppo – Molto allegro agitato14:043Cello Sonata, L. 135: I. Prologue : Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto4:484Cello Sonata, L. 135: II. Sérénade : Modérément animé3:315Cello Sonata, L. 135: III. Final : Animé, léger et nerveux3:386Pohádka: I. Con moto5:057Pohádka: II. Con moto4:368Pohádka: III. Allegro3:029Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65: I. Dialogo7:4110Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65: II. Scherzo-Pizzicato2:3611Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65: III. Elegia6:1312Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65: IV. Marcia2:1113Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65: V. Moto perpetuo2:372026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:14:02
1Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato7:422Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto4:363Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio4:244Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio11:175Cello Sonata in G minor: I. Moderato e sostenuto9:056Cello Sonata in G minor: II. Poco largamente – Quasi recitativo –5:547Cello Sonata in G minor: III. Con moto e marcato5:168Cello Sonata in D minor, H125: I. Allegro ben moderato10:349Cello Sonata in D minor, H125: II. Adagio ma non troppo – Molto allegro e agitato – Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro moderato12:3010Salut d’amour, op. 122:44— · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 58:04
1Quartet no. 3: I. Andante moderato - Allegro moderato13:182Quartet no. 3: II. Andante con moto7:553Quartet no. 3: II. Allegro energico11:294Quartet no. 2 in G minor: I. Allegro ben moderato9:485Quartet no. 2 in G minor: II. Allegro vivo6:366Quartet no. 2 in G minor: III. Molto adagio - Allegro vivace8:58— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:10:07
1Trio no. 1 "Fantasia": 1. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco6:112Trio no. 1 "Fantasia": 2. Andante con molta espressione2:283Trio no. 1 "Fantasia": 3. Allegro scherzoso1:564Trio no. 1 "Fantasia": 4. Andante2:255Trio no. 1 "Fantasia": 5. Allegro moderato3:546Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte: 1. Allegro ben moderato10:587Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte: 2. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro moderato (Finale)12:168Trio no. 2: 1. Allegretto ben moderato11:239Trio no. 2: 2. Molto allegro5:0710Trio no. 2: 3. Andante molto moderato5:2311Trio no. 2: 4. Allegro ma non troppo8:06— · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 52:41
1Quartet no. 4: I. Allegro energico11:582Quartet no. 4: II. Quasi Minuetto4:363Quartet no. 4: III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro con brio7:224Quartet no. 1 in E minor: I. Adagio - Allegro appassionato8:465Quartet no. 1 in E minor: II. Adagio molto8:376Quartet no. 1 in E minor: III. Allegretto grazioso5:097Quartet no. 1 in E minor: IV. Allegro agitato6:13— · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:24
1Norse Legend4:222Two Entr'actes: I. Rosemary4:103Two Entr'actes: II. Canzonetta2:504A Suite for Cello and Orchestra: I. Morning Song4:345A Suite for Cello and Orchestra: II. Elegie4:426A Suite for Cello and Orchestra: III. Scherzo4:137Intermezzi (from "Threads"): I4:258Intermezzi (from "Threads"): II5:019Heart's Ease2:3310Vignettes de Danse: I.. Nicolette3:3011Vignettes de Danse: II. Zoraida3:3012Vignettes de Danse: III. Carmelita4:2613The Turtle's Retort4:08The Complete Music for Cello and Piano
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:24
1Morning Song3:592Elegie4:503Berceuse3:104Scherzo4:385Serenade3:226Sonata for Cello & Piano: 1. Allegro ben moderato11:067Sonata for Cello & Piano: 2. Adagio ma non troppo13:228Three Pieces: I. Columbine2:229Three Pieces: II. Minuet2:1710Three Pieces: III. Romance3:2611Mazurka6:3612Meditation3:3213Melodie4:0314Spring Song2:0815Cradle Song3:33
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Christmas RoseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 51:201Introduction3:52 2Scene 1 - Curtain Is Raised Near Bethlehem22:05 3Scene 2 - The Way to Bethlehem9:59 4Scene 3 - Before the Inn in Bethlehem at the Approach of Dawn15:24 | 1983 | ||
| 2014 | BBC Music, Volume 22, Number 9: An Elegy for WarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 56:411A Gloucestershire Rhapsody17:41 2Oration (Concerto Elegiaco for cello and orchestra)27:49 3War Elegy11:11 | 14 May 2014 |
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shostakovich: Cello Sonata / 7 Blok Romances / Janácek: Pohádka / Bridge: PhantasieSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:14:001Cello Sonata, op. 40: I. Moderato - Largo11:02 2Cello Sonata, op. 40: II. Allegro con moto3:11 3Cello Sonata, op. 40: III. Largo7:20 4Cello Sonata, op. 40: IV. Allegretto3:40 5Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 1. Ophelia's Song (Pesnya Ofelii)2:54 6Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 2. Hamayun, the Prophetic Bird (Gamayun, Ptitsa Veshchaya)3:48 7Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 3. We Were Together (My Byli Vmeste)2:45 8Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 4. The City Is Asleep (Gorod Spit)3:12 9Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 5. The Storm (Burya)1:52 10Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 6. Secret Signs (Tayniye Znaki)5:03 11Seven Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: 7. Music (Muzyka)5:33 12Pohádka for Cello & Piano: 1. Con moto4:54 13Pohádka for Cello & Piano: 2. Con moto3:54 14Pohádka for Cello & Piano: 3. Allegro2:53 15Phantasie for Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor, H. 9411:59 | Live | 2000 | |
| 2012 | Orchestral Works, The Collector's EditionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | July 2012 | |
| 2013 | BBC Music, Volume 21, Number 7: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 / Bridge: The SeaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 55:491Symphony No. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro7:41 2Symphony No. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato8:59 3Symphony No. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace6:40 4Symphony No. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue: Moderato11:00 5The Sea: Seascape: Allegro ben moderato6:32 6The Sea: Sea-Foam: Allegro vivo2:47 7The Sea: Moonlight: Adagio ma non troppo6:07 8The Sea: Storm: Allegro energio - Allegro moderato e largamente6:03 | Live | April 2013 | |
| 2020 | Complete Piano MusicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 56 tracks · 3:48:55Disc 1 1Capriccio No. 12:57 2Capriccio No. 26:30 3A Sea Idyll5:11 4Arabesque2:25 5Fairy Tale Suite10:51 6In Autumn7:06 7Miniature Pastorals, Set I6:32 8Hidden Fires2:23 9Winter Pastoral3:45 10Miniature Pastorals, Set 28:14 11Three Improvisations9:38 12A Dedication4:22 13Gargoyle3:24 Disc 21Etude Rhapsodique2:13 2Berceuse3:28 3Dramatic Fantasia11:51 4Three Poems: I. Sunset3:25 5Three Poems: II. Solitude3:19 6Three Poems: III. Ecstasy4:12 7Three Piano Pieces: I. Columbine2:32 8Three Piano Pieces: II. Minuet2:11 9Three Piano Pieces: III. Romance4:09 10Four Characteristic Pieces: I. Water Nymphs2:17 11Four Characteristic Pieces: II. Fragrance3:39 12Four Characteristic Pieces: III. Bittersweet2:07 13Four Characteristic Pieces: IV. Fireflies2:05 14Lament5:24 15Canzonetta2:42 16Pensée Fugitive3:39 17Scherzettino3:54 18Moderato3:15 19Vignettes de Marseille: I. Carmelita3:22 20Vignettes de Marseille: II. Nicolette3:13 21Vignettes de Marseille: III. Zoraida3:02 22Vignettes de Marseille: IV. En Fete1:55 Disc 31Three Sketches: I. April2:26 2Three Sketches: II. Rosemary4:00 3Three Sketches: III. Valse Capricieuse1:41 4The Hour Glass: I. Dusk4:48 5The Hour Glass: II. The Dew Fairy3:23 6The Hour Glass: III. The Midnight Tide4:20 7Graziella3:42 8Miniature Pastorals, Set 3: I. Andante molto tranquillo2:46 9Miniature Pastorals, Set 3: II. Allegro con moto1:21 10Miniature Pastorals, Set 3: III. Allegro vivace1:35 11Miniature Suite: I. Chorale2:48 12Miniature Suite: II. Impromptu1:59 13Miniature Suite: III. Caprice0:54 14Miniature Suite: IV. March1:12 15Three Lyrics: I. Heart's Ease1:59 16Three Lyrics: II. Dainty Rogue1:35 17Three Lyrics: III. The Hedgerow2:37 18Komm, süsser Tod3:13 19Piano Sonata: I. Lento ma non troppo - Andante ben moderato - Allergro energico14:08 20Piano Sonata: II. Andante ben moderato8:22 21Piano Sonata: III. Lento - Allegro ma non troppo8:54 | Compilation | July 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Frank Bridge head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 49 | 94.2th |
| Studio albums | 43 | 99th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 41 | 98.2th |
| Recording span (years) | -42 | 7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
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