Symphony 20

In C sharp minor, 3 movements, 1962†, 25:30

Sketches started in March 1962, full score completed 31 May 1962

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass tuba, euphonium, timpani, bass drum, 3 side drums, cymbals, suspended cymbal, tambourine, triangle, tubular bells, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, strings

I Adagio – Allegro agitato
II Adagio ma non troppo, cantabile e sostenuto
III Allegro vivo

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Timings

Handley 1976Penny 1994
I Adagio – Allegro agitato8:188:28
II Adagio ma non troppo, cantabile e sostenuto8:549:29
III Allegro vivo8:408:31
Total25:5226:28

Performances

5 October 1976 [first performance] invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London
live broadcast BBC Radio 3
New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
28–30 October 1994 Concert Hall of Ukrainian Radio
Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny

Recordings

Aries LP 3601 (3 discs)
5 October 1976 [first performance] invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London
New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley
Naxos 8.572641 released July 2011
28–30 October 1994 Concert Hall of Ukrainian Radio
Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny
• The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown
• First impressions – Larry Alexander