Revised in 1906

3 flutes (1 also picc), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, susp cymbal, side drum, bass drum, organ, strings

in one movement Allegro molto e con energico, C major [385 bars] (15´)

Breitkopf and Härtel, London, 1914
rights transferred to J & W Chester, 1923
rights transferred to Musica Viva, 1980
since 1984, United Music Publishers Limited

Articles

Introduction - Gerard Cunliffe
Introduction - Malcolm MacDonald

Performances

8 October 1907 [first performance] . Queen's Hall, London (Proms)
Queen's Hall Orchestra, conductor Sir Henry Wood

27 June 1911 . Crystal Palace, London (Festival of Empire)
Conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

14 February 1912 . Birmigham
Birmingham Philharmonic Society, conductor Sir Thomas Beecham

April 1912 . ?North Staffordshire
performers unknown

Commercial recordings

15 September 1979 . City Hall, Hull UK / Cameo Classics
City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith

27 May 1997 . National Concert Hall, Dublin / Marco Polo
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Anthony Rowe  [13:29]
see also Discography
Review - Malcolm MacDonald

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