Tone Poems, Volume 2: Into the Twilight / In the Faery Hills / Roscatha / The Tale the Pine-Trees Knew

Album by Sir Arnold Bax & Ulster Orchestra & Bryden Thomson

Tone Poems, Volume 2 is a 2008 album featuring orchestral works by British composer Sir Arnold Bax, performed by the BBC Philharmonic under conductor Vernon Handley. The album showcases Bax's early 20th-century tone poems, including 'Into the Twilight', 'In the Faery Hills', and 'Roscatha', which are part of his 'Eire' trilogy, reflecting his deep engagement with Irish mythology and landscapes through lush orchestration and evocative melodies.