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| Work | (Premieres) | (Performances) | (Chronology) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farewell Bishop Heber (?1904-06†) | 1905 fp |
1905 first performance |
1905 Songs _The message_, _Farewell_ performed |
| The message Donne (?1904-06†) | 1905 fp |
1905 first performance |
1905 Songs _The message_, _Farewell_ performed |
| English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] (?1902-04†) | 12 January 1907 fp/Brian in Leeds |
12 January 1907 first performance Leeds Town Hall Leeds Municipal Orchestra, conductor Havergal Brian |
12 January 1907 Brian conducts performance of _English suite 1_ in Leeds |
| By the waters of Babylon (1905†) rev 1909 — LOST | 18 April 1907 fp/Brian in Hanley |
18 April 1907 first performance Victoria Hall, Hanley, UK North Staffordshire and District Choral Society, conductor Havergal Brian |
18 April 1907 Brian conducts Hanley performance of _By the waters of Babylon_ |
| [title unknown] (1906-07†) — LOST | 24 April 1907 fp in Broadwood's Studios, London |
24 April 1907 Broadwood’s Studios, London Willy Lehmann (cello), WH Haddon Squire (piano) |
24 April 1907 Performance in Broadwood’s Studios, London of work for cello and piano (1906) |
| For valour (1904†) rev 1906 | 8 October 1907 fp/Sir Henry Wood at the Proms |
8 October 1907 first performance Queen’s Hall, London (Proms) Queen’s Hall Orchestra, conductor Sir Henry Wood |
8 October 1907 Sir Henry Wood conducts _For valour_ at the Proms |
| Hero and Leander (1904-06†) — LOST | 3 December 1908 fp/Beecham in Hanley |
3 December 1908 first and only performance Hanley Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham |
3 December 1908 Beecham conducts _Hero and Leander_ in Hanley |
| The vision of Cleopatra Cumberland (1907†) original full score lost; re-orchestrated in contemporary Brian style by John Pickard 2014 | 14 October 1909 fp at the Southport Festival |
14 October 1909 first and only performance of the original score Southport, UK (Southport Festival) Maud Phillips (sop - Iris), Lillie Whiteside (mezzo - Charmian), Phillis Lett (alto - Cleopatra), John Coates (ten - Antony), Festival Chorus, Hallé Orchestra, conductor Sir Landon Ronald |
14 October 1909 _The vision of Cleopatra_ performed at the Southport Festival |
| Doctor Merryheart [Comedy overture 1] (1911-12†) | 3 January 1913 fp in Birmingham |
3 January 1913 first performance Birmingham Town Hall (Music League/Incorporated Society of Musicians Festival) a Festival Orchestra, conductor Julius Harrison |
3 January 1913 Birmingham performance of _Dr Merryheart_ |
| Festal dance [from A Fantastic Symphony mvt IV] (1908†) | December 1914 fp/Bantock in Birmingham |
December 1914 first performance Birmingham Conductor Granville Bantock |
December 1914 Bantock premieres _Festal dance_, Birmingham |
| Fantastic variations on an old rhyme [from A Fantastic Symphony mvt I] (1907†) | 28 April 1921 fp in Bournemouth |
28 April 1921 first performance and encore West Pier, Brighton, UK Brighton Municipal Orchestra, conductor Henry Lyell-Tayler |
28 April 1921 First performance of _Fantastic variations_ at Bournemouth; work repeated |
| In memoriam (1910†) | 26 December 1921 fp/Sir Landon Ronald |
26 December 1921 first performance Usher Hall, Edinburgh Scottish Orchestra, conductor Sir Landon Ronald |
26 December 1921 Premiere of _In memoriam_, Edinburgh, Scottish Orchestra/Sir Landon Ronald |
| English suite 3 (1919-21†) also arr piano - lost | 16 March 1922 fp at Bournemouth |
16 March 1922 first performance Winter Gardens, Bournemouth Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conductor Sir Dan Godfrey |
16 March 1922 Premiere of _English suite 3_ performed at Bournemouth |
| Symphonic variations »on Has anybody here seen Kelly?« [from The Tigers Prologue, Scene 1] (1921-22†) | 28 February 1924 fp at Bournemouth |
28 February 1924 first performance Winter Gardens, Bournemouth Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conductor Sir Dan Godfrey |
28 February 1924 _Symphonic variations_ from _The Tigers_ premiered at Bournemouth |
| Gargoyles [from The Tigers Act III, ballet 1] (1921-22†) | 2 December 1927 fp (invited) a BBC New Music Rehearsal |
2 December 1927 BBC New Music Rehearsal Conductor John Ansell |
2 December 1927 _Gargoyles_ from _The Tigers_ given as a BBC New Music Rehearsal |
| Doctor Merryheart [Comedy overture 1] (1911-12†) | December 1933 fbp from Hamburg |
December 1933 two broadcasts from Hamburg |
December 1933 Two broadcasts of _Dr Merryheart_ from Hamburg |
| Doctor Merryheart [Comedy overture 1] (1911-12†) | 17 January 1934 fbp/first BBC broadcast of a Brian work |
17 January 1934 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conductor Sir Dan Godfrey |
17 January 1934 _Dr Merryheart_ is performed in Bournemouth and broadcast live by the BBC |
| Gargoyles [from The Tigers Act III, ballet 1] (1921-22†) | 1 March 1934 fp/fbp - studio |
1 March 1934 first performance / BBC BBC Thames Wharf Studio BBC Orchestra, conductor Granville Bantock |
1 March 1934 _Gargoyles_ and _Wild horsemen_ from _The Tigers_ broadcast live by the BBC |
| Wild horsemen [from The Tigers Prologue, Scene 2] (1921-22†) | 1 March 1934 fp/fbp - studio |
1 March 1934 first performance / BBC BBC Thames Wharf Studio BBC Orchestra, conductor Granville Bantock |
1 March 1934 _Gargoyles_ and _Wild horsemen_ from _The Tigers_ broadcast live by the BBC |
| English suite 3 (1919-21†) also arr piano - lost | 31 August 1937 fp/fbp - studio |
31 August 1937 BBC studio BBC Orchestra, conductor Clarence Raybould |
31 August 1937 _English suite 3_ broadcast live by the BBC |
| The tinker’s wedding [Comedy overture 2] (1948†) | 25 June 1950 fp/fbp/BBCSSO/Eric Warr - studio, Scotland only - first premiere for 16 years |
25 June 1950 BBC (Scotland only) studio BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Warr |
June 1950 _The tinker’s wedding_ broadcast in Scotland only [BBC Scottish SO/Eric Warr] – first premiere for 16 years |
| The tinker’s wedding [Comedy overture 2] (1948†) | 2 October 1951 fp/fbp/BBCSSO/Eric Warr - studio, UK |
2 October 1951 Home Service [BBC Radio 4] studio BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Warr |
October 1951 _The tinker’s wedding_ broadcast by BBC [BBC Scottish SO/Eric Warr] |
| Symphony 8 (1949†) | 1 February 1954 fp/fbp/LPO/Sir Adrian Boult - studio - first broadcast by BBC of a Brian symphony |
1 February 1954 first performance / first broadcast by BBC of a Brian symphony BBC Maida Vale Studios, London London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Adrian Boult |
1 February 1954 First broadcast by BBC of a Brian symphony: _Symphony 8_ (first performance), London PO/Sir Adrian Boult |
| Symphony 9 (1951†) | 22 March 1958 fp/fbp/LSO/Norman del Mar - studio |
22 March 1958 first performance / Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] studio London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman del Mar |
22 March 1958 First performance (BBC broadcast) of _Symphony 9_, London Symphony Orchestra/Norman del Mar |
| Symphony 10 (1953-54†) | 3 November 1958 fp/fbp/PO/Stanley Pope - studio |
3 November 1958 first performance / Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] studio Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope |
3 November 1958 First performance (BBC broadcast) of _Symphony 10_, Philharmonia Orchestra/Stanley Pope |
| Symphony 11 (1954†) | 8 April 1959 fp/fbp/LSO/Harry Newstone - studio (broadcast 5 Nov 1959) |
8 April 1959 first performance / 1959-11-05 / Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] Hammersmith Town Hall London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
5 November 1959 First performances (BBC broadcast) of _Symphonies 11, 12_ plus _Dr Merryheart_, London SO/Harry Newstone |
| Symphony 12 (1957†) | 8 April 1959 fp/fbp/LSO/Harry Newstone - studio (broadcast 5 Nov 1959) |
8 April 1959 first performance / 1959-11-05 / Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] Hammersmith Town Hall London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
5 November 1959 First performances (BBC broadcast) of _Symphonies 11, 12_ plus _Dr Merryheart_, London SO/Harry Newstone |
| Symphony 1 »The Gothic« (?1919-27†) | 24 June 1961 fp (semi-pro) |
24 June 1961 first performance Central Hall, Westminster, London Noelle Barker (sop), Jean Evans (alto), Kenneth Bowen (ten), John Shirley-Quirk (bar), London Philharmonic Choir, Kingsway Choral Society, London Orpheus Choir, Hendon Grammar School Choir, Royal Military School of Music and Polyphonia Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax |
24 June 1961 First performance (semi–professional) of _Symphony 1 »The Gothic«_, conductor Bryan Fairfax, Westminster Hall, London |
| Symphony 18 (1961†) | 26 February 1962 fp |
26 February 1962 first performance St Pancras Town Hall, London Polyphonia Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax |
26 February 1962 Premiere of _Symphony 18_, Polyphonia Orchestra/Bryan Fairfax |
| Symphony 12 (1957†) | 4 August 1966 fpp/del Mar at the Proms - first work at Proms for 53 years |
4 August 1966 first public performance Royal Albert Hall, London (Prom) BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman del Mar |
4 August 1966 HB attends concert of _Symphony 12_ performed at the Proms, conductor Norman del Mar (first work at Proms for 53 years) |
| Symphony 6 »Sinfonia Tragica« [from Dierdre of the Sorrows Prelude] (1948†) | 21 September 1966 fp/Douglas Robinson |
16 January 1966 first performance / 1966-09-21 / Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] BBC Maida Vale Studios, London Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor Douglas Robinson |
21 September 1966 First performance (BBC broadcast) of _Symphony 6 »Sinfonia tragica«_, Orchestra of Royal Opera House/Douglas Robinson |
| Symphony 1 »The Gothic« (?1919-27†) | 30 October 1966 fp (prof)/Sir Adrian Boult at RAH + fbp |
30 October 1966 first professional performance / BBC Royal Albert Hall, London 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 |
30 October 1966 HB attends first professional performance of _The Gothic_ – at the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC forces/Sir Adrian Boult |
| Symphony 4 »Das Siegeslied« (1932-33†) Psalm 68 'Let God arise' | 3 July 1967 fp/fbp/Maurice Handford - broadcast |
3 July 1967 first performance / BBC Honor Sheppard (sop), Halifax Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Choir, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conductor Maurice Handford |
3 July 1967 BBC broadcasts _Das Siegeslied_, BBC Northern forces/Maurice Handford |
| Symphony 7 (1948†) | 13 March 1968 fp/fbp/Harry Newstone - broadcast |
16 June 1966 first performance / 1968-03-13 / BBC Radio 3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
13 March 1968 First performance (BBC broadcast) of _Symphony 7_, Royal PO/Harry Newstone |
| Violin concerto 2 (1935†) | 20 June 1969 fp/fbp/Ralph Holmes/Stanley Pope - broadcast |
1 June 1969 first performance / 1969-06-20 / BBC Ralph Holmes, New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope |
20 June 1969 BBC broadcasts _Violin concerto_, Ralph Holmes, NPO/Stanley Pope |
| Symphony 5 »Wine Of Summer« Lord Douglas (1937†) | 11 December 1969 fp/Brian Rayner Cook/Leslie Head |
11 December 1969 first performance Kensington Town Hall, UK Brian Rayner Cook (baritone), Kensington Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leslie Head |
11 December 1969 First performance of _Symphony 5 »Wine of summer«_, Brian Rayner Cook (bar), Kensington SO/Leslie Head |
| Symphony 14 (1959-60†) | 10 May 1970 fp/fbp - LSO/Edward Downes |
14 January 1969 first performance / 1970-05-10 / BBC Radio 3 BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, London London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Edward Downes |
10 May 1970 BBC broadcasts _Symphonies 14, 21_ |
| Symphony 21 (1963†) | 10 May 1970 fp/fbp - LSO/Edward Downes |
14 January 1969 first performance / 1970-05-10 / BBC Radio 3 BBC Maida Vale Studio no. 1, London London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Edward Downes |
10 May 1970 BBC broadcasts _Symphonies 14, 21_ |
| Symphony 32 (1968†) | 28 January 1971 fp/fbp/Leslie Head |
28 January 1971 first performance; first public performance St John’s Smith Square, London Kensington Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leslie Head |
28 January 1971 95th birthday concert: _English suite 3, Symphony 32_ [premiere] _, Agamemnon_ [premiere], Kensington SO/Leslie Head |
| Agamemnon Aeschylus (1957†) | 28 January 1971 fp/fbp/Leslie Head |
28 January 1971 first performance St John’s, Smith Square, London Valerie Hill (sop) Clytemnestra, Carole Rosen (mezzo) Cassandra, Richard Gandy (ten) Agamemnon/Watchman, George Macpherson (bass-bar) Herald/Old man, Opera dei Giovani, Kensington Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leslie Head |
28 January 1971 95th birthday concert: _English suite 3, Symphony 32_ [premiere] _, Agamemnon_ [premiere], Kensington SO/Leslie Head |
| Cello concerto (1964†) | 5 February 1971 fp/Thomas Igloi/Sir Adrian Boult |
5 February 1971 first performance / 1971-07-19 / BBC Queen Elizabeth Hall Thomas Igloi, Polyphonia, conductor Sir Adrian Boult |
5 February 1971 First performance of _Cello concerto_, QEH, Thomas Igloi, Polyphonia/Sir Adrian Boult |
| Cello concerto (1964†) | 19 July 1971 fbp/Thomas Igloi/Sir Adrian Boult |
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| Symphony 22 »Symphonia brevis« (1964-65†) | 15 August 1971 fp/fbp - RPO/Myer Fredman |
28 March 1971 first performance / 1971-08-15 / BBC Radio 3 St John’s Smith Square Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
15 August 1971 BBC broadcasts _Symphonies 9, 22_ [premiere], Royal PO/Myer Fredman |
| The tinker’s wedding [Comedy overture 2] (1948†) | 12 February 1972 fpp/Josef Vandernoot |
12 February 1972 first public performance Hammersmith Town Hall Fulham Municipal Orchestra, conductor Josef Vandernoot |
12 February 1972 Performance of _The tinker’s wedding_, Fulham Municipal Orchestra/Josef Vandernoot |
| Festival fanfare (1967†) orig Fanfare for the orchestral brass | 7 May 1972 fp/Robert Gray |
7 May 1972 first performance Urbana, Illinois (performance repeated) University of Illinois Wind Ensemble, conductor Robert Gray |
7 May 1972 Premiere of _Festival fanfare_, University of Illinois Wind Ensemble/Robert Gray |
| Symphony 2 (1930-31†) | 19 May 1973 fp/Leslie Head |
19 May 1973 first performance The Dome, Brighton, UK Kensington Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leslie Head |
19 May 1973 First performance of _Symphony 2_, Brighton, Kensington SO/Leslie Head |
| Festival fanfare (1967†) orig Fanfare for the orchestral brass | 6 June 1973 fp UK/fbp/Sir Charles Groves |
6 June 1973 first UK performance / BBC York Minster, UK members of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
6 June 1973 UK premiere (and BBC broadcast) of _Festival fanfare_, York Festival, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves |
| Symphony 28 »Sinfonia in C minor« (1967†) | 7 June 1973 fp/fbp - New Philharmonia/Leopold Stokowski |
7 June 1973 first performance / 1973-10-05 / BBC Radio 3 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Leopold Stokowski |
7 June 1973 World premiere of _Symphony 28_ at BBC Maida Vale Studio no. 1 for future broadcast. Conducting this symphony by a 91–year–old composer was the internationally–renowned 91–year–old Leopold Stokowski, with the New Philharmonia |
| Agamemnon Aeschylus (1957†) | 16 June 1973 fbp/Richard Armstrong |
4 March 1973 1973-06-16 / BBC Radio 3 Manchester Town Hall Milla Andrew (sop) Clytemnestra, Ann Howard (mezzo) Cassandra, William MacAlpine (ten) Agamemnon, John Dobson (ten) Watchman, Michael Rippon (bass) Herald, Dennis Wicks (bass) Old man, BBC Northern Singers, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conductor Richard Armstrong |
16 June 1973 BBC broadcast of _Agamemnon_, BBC Northern forces/Richard Armstrong |
| Symphony 2 (1930-31†) | 27 September 1973 fbp/Leslie Head |
24 May 1973 1973-09-27 / BBC Radio London St John’s Smith Square, London Kensington Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leslie Head |
24 May 1973 Performance of _Symphony 2_, London, Kensington SO/Leslie Head |
| Symphony 23 (1965†) | 4 October 1973 fp/Bernard Goodman at Illinois |
4 October 1973 first performance Galesburg, Illinois University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Goodman |
4 October 1973 First performance of _Symphony 23_, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Goodman |
| Psalm 23 (c.1904,1944–45†) reconstructed 1944-45 | 10 March 1973 fp/fbp/Eric Pinkett |
10 March 1973 first performance / 1973-04-12 / BBC Radio Brighton All Saint’s Church, Hove Stuart Holland (ten), Brighton Festival Chorus, Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Laszlo Heltay |
10 March 1973 Psalm 23 performed at Hove: Stuart Holland, Brighton Festival Chorus, Leicestershire Schools SO/Laszlo Heltay |
| Fanfare [from The Cenci Scene 3 (Banqueting scene)] (1951-52†) arr MacDonald | 4 October 1974 fp/Robert Gray at Illinois |
4 October 1974 first performance (performed twice) University of Illinois Wind Ensemble, conductor Robert Gray |
4 October 1974 Two performances of _Fanfare from The Cenci_, University of Illinois Wind Ensemble/Robert Gray |
| Symphony 4 »Das Siegeslied« (1932-33†) Psalm 68 'Let God arise' | 13 October 1974 fpp/John Poole at Alexandra Palace, BBC |
13 October 1974 first public performance / 1975-06-25 / BBC Radio 3 Alexandra Palace, London Felicity Palmer (sop), BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, Goldsmith’s Choral Union, London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor John Poole |
13 October 1974 BBC invitation concert of _Das Siegeslied_, Alexandra Palace, BBC Singers & Choral Society, Goldsmith’s Choral Union, London PO/John Poole |
| Symphony 3 (1931-32†) | 18 October 1974 fp/fbp/Stanley Pope |
12 January 1974 first performance / 1974-10-18 / BBC Radio 3 BBC Maida Vale Studio no. 1, London Ronald Stevenson, David Wilde (pianos), New Philharmonia Orchestra*, conductor Stanley Pope |
18 October 1974 First performance (BBC broadcast) of _Symphony 3_, Ronald Stevenson, David Wilde (pianos), BBC SO/Stanley Pope |
| The jolly miller [Comedy overture 3] (1962†) | 15 November 1974 fp/Robert Fitzpatrick in Philadelphia |
15 November 1974 first performance (performed twice) Philadelphia Main Line Symphony Orchestra, conductor Robert Fitzpatrick |
15 November 1974 Two performances of _The jolly miller_ [premiere], Philadelphia, Main Line SO/Robert Fitzpatrick |
| Symphony 23 (1965†) | 16 November 1974 fbp UK/Bernard Goodman at Illinois |
7 October 1973 1973-10-14 / WILL-AM, Illinois, USA Great Hall, Krannert Center, Urbana, Illinois University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Goodman |
7 October 1973 Performance of _Symphony 23_, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Goodman |
| In memoriam (1910†) | 28 November 1974 fbp London/Josef Vandernoot |
16 November 1974 1974-11-28 / BBC Radio London Hammersmith Town Hall Fulham Municipal Orchestra, conductor Josef Vandernoot |
16 November 1974 _In memoriam_, Hammersmith, Fulham Municipal Orch/Josef Vandernoot |
| The jolly miller [Comedy overture 3] (1962†) | 7 December 1974 fp UK/Peter Craddock |
7 December 1974 first UK performance Southampton Havant Symphony Orchestra, conductor Peter Craddock |
7 December 1974 _The jolly miller_, [UK premiere] Havant Symphony Orchestra/Peter Craddock |
| Concerto for orchestra (1964†) | 12 April 1975 fp/Joseph Stones in Leeds |
12 April 1975 first performance Leeds Town Hall City of Leeds College of Music Symphony Orchestra, conductor Joseph Stones |
12 April 1975 _Concerto for orchestra_ [premiere], City of Leeds College of Music Symphony Orchestra/Joseph Stones |
| Symphony 10 (1953-54†) | 17 April 1975 fpp/James Loughran |
17 April 1975 first public performance / BBC Radio 3 Free Trade Hall, Manchester Hallé Orchestra, conductor James Loughran |
17 April 1975 BBC broadcasts first public performance of _Symphony 10_, live, Manchester, Hallé Orchestra/James Loughran |
| Symphony 18 (1961†) | 11 June 1975 fbp/Bryan Fairfax |
20 October 1974 1975-06-11 / BBC Radio 3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Bryan Fairfax |
11 June 1975 BBC broadcasts _Symphony 18_, New Philharmonia/Bryan Fairfax |
| Symphony 6 »Sinfonia Tragica« [from Dierdre of the Sorrows Prelude] (1948†) | 18 June 1975 fbp/Myer Fredman |
1 April 1973 1975-06-18 / BBC Radio 3 studio recording London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
18 June 1975 BBC broadcasts _Symphonies 6, 16, 24_, London PO/Myer Fredman |
| Symphony 16 (1960†) | 18 June 1975 fp/fbp/Myer Fredman |
1 April 1973 first performance / 1975-06-18 / BBC Radio 3 London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
18 June 1975 BBC broadcasts _Symphonies 6, 16, 24_, London PO/Myer Fredman |
| Symphony 24 (1965†) | 18 June 1975 fp/fbp/Myer Fredman |
1 April 1973 first performance / 1975-06-18 / BBC Radio 3 London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
18 June 1975 BBC broadcasts _Symphonies 6, 16, 24_, London PO/Myer Fredman |
| Symphony 9 (1951†) | 20 January 1976 fpp/Sir Charles Groves |
20 January 1976 first public performance ? Liverpool Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
20 January 1976 First public performance of _Symphony 9_, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves |
| Choral pieces for female voices and orchestra (or piano) »Requiem for the rose« Herrick (1912†) | 13 May 1976 fp? |
13 May 1976 first performance St Mark’s Church, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Bedford Singers, North Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nicholas Smith |
13 May 1976 Performance of two _Herrick songs_ |
| Choral pieces for female voices and orchestra (or piano) »The hag« Herrick (1912†) | 13 May 1976 fp? |
13 May 1976 first performance St Mark’s Church, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Bedford Singers, North Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nicholas Smith |
13 May 1976 Performance of two _Herrick songs_ |
| Symphony 26 (1966†) | 13 May 1976 fpp/Smith |
13 May 1976 first performance / 1976-09-05 / BBC Radio Stoke St Mark’s Church, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, UK North Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nicholas Smith |
13 May 1976 Performances of _Symphony 26_ [premiere], _Psalm 23, Two Herrick songs_, North Staffs SO/Smith |
| Symphony 9 (1951†) | 27 July 1976 fbp/Sir Charles Groves |
27 July 1976 BBC Royal Albert Hall (BBC Promenade Concert) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
27 July 1976 Performance and BBC broadcast of _Symphony 9_, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves |
| Preludio tragico [from The Cenci Overture] (1951-52†) | 24 September 1976 fp/fbp/Harry Newstone at Alexandra Palace, BBC |
24 September 1976 first performance / BBC Radio 3 invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
24 September 1976 First of a four concert series mounted by BBC and New PO of Brian at Alexandra Palace First performances (also broadcast) of _Preludio tragico_, _Symphony 30_, New PO/Harry Newstone |
| Symphony 30 (1967†) | 24 September 1976 fp/fbp/Harry Newstone at Alexandra Palace, BBC |
24 September 1976 first performance / BBC Radio 3 invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
24 September 1976 First of a four concert series mounted by BBC and New PO of Brian at Alexandra Palace First performances (also broadcast) of _Preludio tragico_, _Symphony 30_, New PO/Harry Newstone |
| Symphony 5 »Wine Of Summer« Lord Douglas (1937†) | 29 September 1976 fbp/Brian Rayner Cook/Stanley Pope at Alexandra Palace, BBC |
29 September 1976 BBC Radio 3 invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London Brian Rayner Cook (baritone), New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope |
29 September 1976 Performance and broadcast of _Symphony 5_, Alexandra Palace, Brian Rayner Cook, New PO/Stanley Pope |
| Symphony 20 (1962†) | 5 October 1976 fp/fbp/Vernon Handley at Alexandra Palace, BBC |
5 October 1976 first performance / BBC Radio 3 invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley |
5 October 1976 Performances and broadcast of _Symphony 20_ [premiere], and _Symphony 26_, Alexandra Palace, New PO/Vernon Handley |
| Symphony 26 (1966†) | 5 October 1976 fbp/Vernon Handley at Alexandra Palace, BBC |
5 October 1976 first professional performance / BBC Radio 3 invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley |
5 October 1976 Performances and broadcast of _Symphony 20_ [premiere], and _Symphony 26_, Alexandra Palace, New PO/Vernon Handley |
| Symphony 29 (1967†) | 17 November 1976 fp/Smith |
17 November 1976 first public performance Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, UK North Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nicholas Smith |
17 November 1976 Premiere of _Symphony 29_, North Staffs SO/Smith |
| Elegy (1954†) | 17 February 1977 fp/Wright |
17 February 1977 first performance Guildhall School of Music and Drama Symphony Orchestra, conductor Brian Wright |
17 February 1977 Premiere of _Elegy_, Guildhall SO/Wright |
| English suite 4 »Kindergarten« (?1924†) | 5 July 1977 fp/Martin Rutherford |
5 July 1977 first performance George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh George Heriot’s School First Orchestra, conductor Martin Rutherford |
5 July 1977 Premiere of _English suite 4_, George Heriot’s School Orchestra/Martin Rutherford |
| Symphony 27 (1966†) | 9 January 1979 fp/fbp/Sir Charles Mackerras |
9 January 1979 first performance / 1979-03-18 / BBC Henry Wood Hall Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras |
9 January 1979 First performances broadcast of _Symphonies 27, 31_, Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras |
| Symphony 31 (1968†) | 9 January 1979 fp/fbp/Sir Charles Mackerras |
9 January 1979 first performance / 1979-03-18 / BBC Radio 3 Henry Wood Hall Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras |
9 January 1979 First performances broadcast of _Symphonies 27, 31_, Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras |
| Symphony 2 (1930-31†) | 9 March 1979 fp (prof)/Sir Charles Mackerras - broadcast |
9 March 1979 first professional performance / 1979-03-31 / BBC Radio 3 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras |
9 March 1979 First professional performance (BBC broadcast) of _Symphony 2_, BBC SO/Sir Charles Mackerras |
| Violin concerto 2 (1935†) | 19 May 1979 fpp/Ralph Holmes/James Blair |
19 May 1979 first public performance St John’s Smith Square Ralph Holmes, Young Musician’s Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Blair |
19 May 1979 First public performance of _Violin concerto_, Ralph Holmes, YMSO/James Blair |
| Burlesque variations on an original theme (1903†) | 13 March 1980 fp/Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
13 March 1980 first performance City Hall, Hull, UK City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
13 March 1980 First performance of _Burlesque variations_, City of Hull Youth SO/Geoffrey Heald–Smith |
| Symphony 22 »Symphonia brevis« (1964-65†) | 26 October 1983 fpp - RPO/Sir Charles Groves |
26 October 1983 first public performance Royal Festival Hall Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
26 October 1983 First public performance of _Symphony 22_, RFH, Royal PO/Sir Charles Groves |
| Symphony 7 (1948†) | 29 April 1987 fpp/Sir Charles Groves |
29 April 1987 first public performance Liverpool Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras |
29 April 1987 First public performance of _Symphony 7_, at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras |
| Symphony 3 (1931-32†) | 17 May 1987 fpp/Venn |
17 May 1987 first public performance Town Hall, Birmingham, UK Composers’ Platform West Midlands Symphony Orchetra, conductor Paul Venn |
17 May 1987 First public performance of _Symphony 3_, Composers’ Platform W Midlands SO/Paul Venn |
| Symphony 6 »Sinfonia Tragica« [from Dierdre of the Sorrows Prelude] (1948†) | 3 October 1989 fpp - HamiltonPO/Boris Brott |
3 October 1989 first public performance; first professional orchestral performance of any Brian work in North America Great Hall, Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Boris Brott |
3 October 1989 Performance of _Symphony 6 'Sinfonia Tragica_ in Canada; Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra/Boris Brott: first professional performance of any Brian orchestral work in North America |
| Pantalon and Columbine (?1902-03†) later inc in English suite 1 — LOST | 1 July 1994 fpp/Kelleher |
1 July 1994 Regent Hall, Oxford Street, London London Orchestra of St Cecilia, conductor James Kelleher |
1 July 1994 _‘Pantalon and Columbine’_ [ie II and III of _English suite 1_] performed by London Orch of St Cecilia/James Kelleher |
| Symphony 16 (1960†) | 5 August 1994 fpp/Kelleher |
5 August 1994 first public performance Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London London Orchestra of St Cecilia, conductor James Kelleher |
5 August 1994 First public performance of _Symphony 16_; London Orchestra of St Cecilia/James Kelleher |
| Three pieces from Turandot [from Turandot, prinzessin von China Act I] (1950-51†) extracted by HB, 1962 | 27 May 1995 fpp/Kelleher |
27 May 1995 first performance St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London Millennium Sinfonia, conductor James Kelleher |
27 May 1995 _‘Pantalon and Columbine’_, _Violin concerto_, 2 suites from _Turandot_, Marat Bisangaliev, Millennium Sinfonia/James Kelleher |
| Turandot Suite [from Turandot, prinzessin von China Acts II and III] (1950-51) arr MacDonald 1975 | 27 May 1995 fpp/Kelleher |
27 May 1995 first performance St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London Millennium Sinfonia, conductor James Kelleher |
27 May 1995 _‘Pantalon and Columbine’_, _Violin concerto_, 2 suites from _Turandot_, Marat Bisangaliev, Millennium Sinfonia/James Kelleher |
| The Cenci Shelley (1951-52†) | 12 December 1997 fp (concert) /Kelleher, HBS |
12 December 1997 first concert performance Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Helen Field (sop) Beatrice Cenci David Wilson-Johnson (bar) Count Cenci Inga Jonsdottir (alto) Lucretia Stuart Kale (ten) Cardinal Camillo/An officer Justin Lavender (ten) Orsino/Bernardo Jeffrey Carl (bar) Giacomo/Savella/1st judge/2nd judge Nicholas Buxton (ten) Marzio/3rd guest/A cardinal Devon Harrison (bass) Olimpio/Colonna/A guest Serena Kay (sop) 1st guest/2nd guest The Millennium Sinfonia, conductor James Kelleher |
12 December 1997 First performance of _The Cenci_ mounted by the Havergal Brian Society at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London |
| Symphony 27 (1966†) | 17 March 2012 fp/Orange County High School of the Arts SO/Christopher Russell, US |
17 March 2012 first public performance Symphony Hall, Orange County High School for the Arts, Santa Ana, California Orange County High School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christopher Russell |
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| Symphony 27 (1966†) | 25 June 2012 fpp/Orange County High School of the Arts SO/Christopher Russell, Birmingham UK |
25 June 2012 first UK public performance Town Hall, Birmingham, UK Orange County High School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christopher Russell |