Symphony 17

1 movement, 1960-61†, 14:00

Sketches completed 26 November 1960, full score completed 8 January 1961

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 3 oboes (1 also cor anglais), 3 clarinets (1 also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, euphonium, timpani, tambourine, triangle, bass drum, 3 side drums, cymbals, suspended cymbal, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, strings

i Adagio – Allegro moderato —
ii Lento —
iii Allegro con brio

United Music Publishing

Timings

Pope 1976Leaper 1992
i Adagio – Allegro moderato —–8:23
ii Lento —–3:19
iii Allegro con brio–1:45
Total13:3713:27

Articles

• Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’Leary

Performances

23 June 1976 [first performance]
14 May 1978 BBC Radio 3
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
15–16 June 1992 National Concert Hall, Dublin
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper

Recordings

Aries LP 3601 (3 discs)
23 June 1976 [first performance]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope
Naxos 8.572020 released December 2010
15–16 June 1992 National Concert Hall, Dublin
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper
• Adrian Leaper’s Brian – Malcolm MacDonald
• The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown