Symphony 10

In C minor, 1 movement, 1953-54†, 20:00

FS completed 16 January 1954

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 Bb clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, 1x3 timpani, cymbals, 1 or 2* bass drums, 3 side drums, triangle, wind machine, thunder machine, glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 harps, strings
*use 2nd bass drum if thunder machine not available - do not use thunder sheet

Musica Viva published a facsimile study score in 1973, now out of print
United Music Publishing Limited

Timings

Pope 1958Pope 1965Loughran (Unicorn) 1972Loughran (Halle) 1975Fitz-Gerald 1998Brabbins (Dutton) 2010
Total19:5020:3117:5116:5017:0516:04

Performances

3 November 1958 [first performance] studio
live broadcast Third Programme [BBC Radio 3]
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
?31 March 1965
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
12 July 1972
9 May 1973 BBC Radio 3
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Pinkett
18–19 July 1972 De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Loughran
17 April 1975 [first public performance] Free Trade Hall, Manchester
live broadcast BBC Radio 3
Hallé Orchestra, conductor James Loughran
18 April 1975 Sheffield
Hallé Orchestra, conductor James Loughran
22 April 1975 Hanley, UK
Hallé Orchestra, conductor James Loughran
5 June 1976
Brisbane and Sydney area
October 1976
Brisbane and Sydney area
26 December 1976
Brisbane and Sydney area
February 1977
Brisbane and Sydney area
31 May 1998 Guthlaxton College, Wigston, Leicester
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mark Fitz-Gerald
• Symphony 10 – Peter Coussee
15–16 September 2010 RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins

Recordings

Klassic Haus Restorations KHCD-2012-018 released February 2012
Heritage Records HTGCD 256/7 (2 discs) released September 2013
18–19 July 1972 De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Loughran
Dutton Vocalion CDLX 7267
15–16 September 2010 RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins