Discography of unapproved recordings

These are pirate recordings and unlicensed refurbishments of old LPs that would be illegal in the UK.

Shortcuts: • Aries • Klassic Haus Restorations

Aries

LP 1603 (LP)	Symphony 8 (1949†)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman
	Symphony 14 (1959-60†) (first performance)	London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Edward Downes
Recorded: January 1969, June 1971 Location: studio recording, BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, London attributed to ‘Wales Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Wilson’

LP 1604 (LP)	Symphony 9 (1951†)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman
	Symphony 12 (1957†) (first public performance)	BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman del Mar
	Symphony 23 (1965†)	University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Goodman
Recorded: August 1966, March 1971, October 1973 Location: St John’s Smith Square, Royal Albert Hall, London (Prom), Great Hall, Krannert Center, Urbana, Illinois attributed to ‘Wales Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Wilson’

LP 1607 (LP)	Violin concerto 2 (1935†) (first performance)	Ralph Holmes, New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
	Symphony 28 »Sinfonia in C minor« (1967†) (first performance)	New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Leopold Stokowski
Recorded: June 1969, June 1973 Location: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London attributed to ‘Emil Leibowitz (violin), Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Horst Werner’ • Review – Anthony Payne in the Daily Telegraph • In the mountains, there you feel free’ – David Hackbridge Johnson

LP 1611 (LP)	Symphony 18 (1961†)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax
	Symphony 19 (1961†) (first performance)	BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Canarina
	Symphony 22 »Symphonia brevis« (1964-65†) (first performance)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman
Recorded: March 1971, October 1974, June 1976 Location: St John’s Smith Square attributed to ‘Wales Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Wilson’ • Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’Leary

LP 1617 (LP)	Symphony 3 (1931-32†) (first performance)	Ronald Stevenson, David Wilde (pianos), New Philharmonia Orchestra*, conductor Stanley Pope
Recorded: January 1974 Location: BBC Maida Vale Studio no. 1, London attributed to ‘Lisbon Conservatory Orchestra, conductor Peter Michaels’ • A listener’s impressions – Martyn Becker • Second thoughts – Christopher Kettle • Early English atonality in the first movement – Martin O’Leary • New vistas – Martyn Becker

LP 1621 (LP)	Symphony 4 »Das Siegeslied« (1932-33†) Psalm 68 'Let God arise' (first public performance)	Felicity Palmer (sop), BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, Goldsmith’s Choral Union, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor John Poole
Recorded: October 1974 Location: Alexandra Palace, London attributed to ‘Valerie MacLennan (sop), Edinburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conductor Sir Allistair MacKenzie’ • Music at war – David J Brown • Das Siegeslied and bad genes – Alan Dean Foster

LP 1629 (LP)	Symphony 5 »Wine Of Summer« Lord Douglas (1937†)	Brian Rayner Cook (baritone), New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
	Symphony 25 (1965-66†) (first performance)	BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Canarina
Recorded: June 1976, September 1976 Location: invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London attributed to ‘John Hoffman (baritone), San Paulo Symphony Orchestra, conductor Francisco Teatro’ • Words for music, perhaps – Chris Kettle

LP 1631 (LP)	Symphony 2 (1930-31†) (first professional performance)	BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded: March 1979 Location: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London attributed to ‘Dresden Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ernest Weir’ • Götz von Berlichingen and Brian’s second symphony – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (1) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (2) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (3) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (4) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (5) – Graham Saxby • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (1) – Damian Rees • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (2) – Damian Rees • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (3) – Damian Rees • Second quality? – Paul Kettle

LP 2601 (2 discs) (LP)	Symphony 1 »The Gothic« (?1919-27†) (first professional performance)	Honor Sheppard, soprano; Shirley Minty, contralto; Ronald Dowd, tenor; Roger Stalman, bass; BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society; City of London Choir; Hampstead Choral Society; Emanuel School Choir; Orpington Junior Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Adrian Boult
Recorded: October 1966 Location: Royal Albert Hall, London unattributed, except ‘conductor Sir Adrian Boult’ • The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, Volume 3: Symphonies 30–32, Survey and summing-up – Malcolm MacDonald • HB: Aspects of Havergal Brian – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Opus est: Six Composers from Northern Europe – Paul Rapoport • Havergal Brian’s ‘Gothic symphony’: Two studies – Harold Truscott, Paul Rapoport, Havergal Brian • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Larry Alexander • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice – Pauline Slevin • Havergal Brian’s last testament? – Lionel Pike • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Colin G Davis • Flawed masterpiece? – Jonathan Rutherford • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 1 – Jeremy Marchant • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 2 – Philip Legge • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 3 – Jeremy Marchant • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 1 – Philip Legge • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 2 – Philip Legge • Beethoven, Berlioz, Brian (or Three Bs and more) – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice (Part 1) – Pauline Slevin • The Gothic Review – Mike Le Voi, 4MBS Concert Recording Team member • Choral Demands of the ‘Gothic’ – Jeremy Marchant • Brian’s Choral Challenges in the ‘Gothic’ – 1 – Jeremy Marchant

LP 3601 (3 discs) (LP)	Symphony 13 (1959†) (first performance)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
	Symphony 15 (1960†) (first performance)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
	Symphony 17 (1960-61†) (first performance)	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
	Symphony 20 (1962†) (first performance)	New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
	Symphony 24 (1965†) (first performance)	London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman
	Symphony 26 (1966†) (first professional performance)	New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
Recorded: April 1973, June 1976, October 1976 Location: invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London attributed to ‘Lisbon Conservatory Orchestra, conductor Peter Michaels’ (Symphonies 13, 15), ‘Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Horst Werner’ (Symphonies 17, 24), ‘Edinburgh Youth Symphony, conducted by John Freedman’ (Symphonies 20, 26) • Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’Leary

Klassic Haus Restorations

Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 10 and 21 KHCD-2012-018 (CD)	Symphony 10 (1953-54†)	Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Loughran
	Symphony 21 (1963†)	Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Pinkett
Recorded: July 1972 Released: February 2012 Location: De Montfort Hall, Leicester Producer: Robert Simpson Engineer: Angus McKenzie Digital remastering: Curt Timmons 2012. Source: Unicorn LP UNS265. In its original incarnation on LP RHS313 this was the first ever commercial recording of Havergal Brian’s music. It was recorded four months before the composer's death aged 96.

Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 22 and other works KHCD-2012-019 (CD)	Psalm 23 (c.1904,1944–45†) reconstructed 1944-45	Paul Taylor (tenor), Brighton Festival Chorus, Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Laszlo Heltay
	English suite 5 »Rustic scenes« (1953†)	Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Pinkett
	Symphony 22 »Symphonia brevis« (1964-65†)	Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Laszlo Heltay
Recorded: April 1974, April 1974 Released: February 2012 Location: Hove Town Hall, De Montfort Hall, Leicester Producer: Robert Simpson (Sym 22, Psalm 23), William Robson (English Suite 5) Engineer: Angus McKenzie Digital remastering: Curt Timmons 2012. Source: CBS (UK) LP 61612. • Preparing Psalm 23 for performance – Elizabeth Hanmore • Psalm 23 - Early Brian or late? Some subjective observations – Malcolm MacDonald

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