Sketched between July and September 1951
FS completed November 1951

3 flutes (1 also picc), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, tubular bells, tam-tam, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, xylophone, glockenspiel, organ, harp, piano, celesta, strings

I  Adagio - Allegro vivo  11:56 [a]  11:27 [b]  11:23 [c]  11:23 [d]
II  Adagio  8:14 [a]  8:23 [b]  8:28 [c]  8:52 [d]
III  Allegro moderato  7:44 [a]  7:59 [b]  7:29 [c]  7:27 [d]
(28´)

[a] Del Mar 1959 (27:54)   [b] Fredman 1971 (27:49)   [c] Groves/Prom 1976 (27:20)   [d] Groves/EMI 1977 (27:42)

Musica Viva published a facsimile study score in 1976, now out of print
United Music Publishers

Reading

The symphonies of Havergal Brian - Malcolm MacDonald / volume 1 chapter 11 - see bibliography

Performances

22 March 1958 [first performance] . live BBC studio broadcast (Third Programme [BBC Radio 3])
London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman del Mar

5 February 1959 . live BBC studio broadcast (Third Programme [BBC Radio 3])
London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman del Mar

28 March 1971 (recording at St John's Smith Square) / 15 August 1971 (BBC broadcast)
16 December 1972 (second broadcast)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman

20 January 1976 [first public performance ?] . Liverpool
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves

1 July 1976 . Liverpool Philharmonic Hall / 30 March 1977 (BBC broadcast)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves

2 July 1976 / also broadcast
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves

27 July 1976 / live BBC broadcast  . Royal Albert Hall (BBC Promenade Concert)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves

1 June 1994 . broadcast by BBC Radio3 of RLPO/Groves recording

Commercial recordings

25-26 July 1977. Abbey Road, London /   EMI
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves
Thoughts on ASD3486 - Ted Heaton

5 February 1959. BBC recording (live audience?)

Dutton CDBP 9798, Budget price (August 2010)

London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman Del Mar

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