Originally the last movement of Fantastic symphony.  Possibly revised prior to publication in 1914

3 flutes (1 also picc), 2 oboes (1 also cor anglais), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, side drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, glockenspiel, piano, strings

in one movement (5´)

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Article

Introduction - Gerard Cunliffe

Performances

December 1914 [first performance] . Birmingham
Conductor Granville Bantock

June 1915 . Royal Albert Hall, London (Beecham-Ronald Prom Concerts)
Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham

4 June 1919 . Birmingham Institute School of Music
School of Music Orchestra, conductor Sir Granville Bantock

6 June 1934 . Birmingham Town Hall
School of Music Orchestra, conductor Sir Granville Bantock

17 October 1934 . Birmingham Town Hall
School of Music Orchestra, conductor Sir Granville Bantock

13 April 1935 . Queen's Hall, London
British Women's Symphony Orchestra, conductor Grace Burrows
Review - Norman V Dagg

30 September 1935 . Queen's Hall, London (Prom)
Queen's Hall Orchestra, conductor Sir Henry Wood

18 May 1960 . Victoria Hall, Hanley, Staffs, UK
Hallé Orchestra, conductor George Weldon

early 1990s . Thailand
first Brian performance in Asia
National Symphony Orchestra of Thailand, conductor Michael Marsh-Edwards

Commercial recording

15-16 June 1992 . National Concert Hall, Dublin / Marco Polo
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper
Review - Malcolm MacDonald
see also Discography

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