Frank Bridge   1879-1941 Catalogue of works

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Early years (1899-1905)


Piano Trio no. 1 in d (H.1, 1900)
      First performed in London, 14 Nov 1900
String Quartet in B flat (H.3, 1901)
  This is a string quartet outside the magnificent set of four. It has neither been recorded nor published. Composed by Bridge while still at the RCM, this work received the Arthur Sullivan Prize for composition.
Moto perpetuo, for violin/cello, piano (H.4, 1900, rev 1911)
  This is the third of the Three Dances, H.4.
Score available from Stainer & Bell
Scherzo Phantastick, for string quartet (H.6, 1901)
String Quintet in e (H.7, c 1901)
Berceuse, for violin/cello, piano (H.8/9, 1901)
The Hag, for baritone and orchestra (H.14, 1902)
To words of Herrick ("The Hag is astride this night for the ride...").
Scherzetto, for cello, piano (H.19, c 1902)
Con moto, for violin, piano (H.22, 1903)
Serenade, for violin/cello, piano (H.26, 1903)
Symphonic Poem, for orchestra (H.30, 1904)
3 Pieces for string quartet (H.43, 1904)
Allegretto. Moderatio. Allegro marcato.
Recordings: Naxos 8.553718 (Maggini SQ)
Novelletten, for string quartet (H.44, 1904)
Recordings: Naxos 8.553718 (Maggini SQ)
Elégie, for cello, piano (H.47, 1904)
Recordings: [arr. for cello and orch. by R Cornford on Pearl 9600 (L Blake/Chelsea Opera Group/H Williams)]
Quintet in d, for piano and string quartet (H.49, 1904-12)
Recordings: Nonesuch 71405 [LP] (Music Group of London)
Pensiero, for viola, piano (H.53, 1905)
The first of the Two Pieces, H.53 described by Hindmarsh, the second of which is an unfinished work.
Reissued with the Allegro Appassinato (H.82) in 1982 as "Two Pieces, for viola and piano".
Organ Pieces, Book 1 (H.56, 1905)
Allegretto grazioso, Allegro commodo, Allegro marziale.
Recordings: Pearl 545 [LP] (Stuart Campbell/Memorial Chapel, Univ Glasgow)
Amaryllis, for violin, piano (H.59, 1905)
Recordings: Pearl SHE 586 [LP] (P Hanson, C Cox)
Norse Legend, for violin, piano (H.60, 1905)
Recordings: Pearl SHE 586 [LP] (P Hanson, C Cox);
Pearl 9600 (L Blake/Chelsea Opera Group/H Williams)
3 Pieces, for organ (H.63, 1905)
Andante moderato, C; Adagio, E; Allegro con spirito, B
Miniatures (3 sets), for violin, cello, piano (H.87-89, 1906-07)
Though composed in 1906, this is included among the 'early works' by reason of style. These are lovely, easy pieces nearly suitable for beginners, composed for two sisters who were friends of Bridge's.
Recordings: Pearl SHE 586 [LP] (Hanson Trio, P Wright, C Cox)
Print Edition: Stainer & Bell 1899, 2329, 2330

Sources: Schwann Opus (various editions); Hyperion record catalogue; Paul Hindmarsh Frank Bridge: A Thematic Catalogue; Anthony Payne Frank Bridge: Radical and Conservative; liner notes to recordings, new and old.

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