Symphony 27

In C minor, 3 movements, 1966†, 22:00

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, triangle, tam-tam, celesta, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, strings

I Lento – Allegro giocoso e marcato sempre – Moderato
II Lento ma non troppo
III Allegro con anima

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Timings

Mackerras 1979Russell (UK) 2012
I Lento – Allegro giocoso e marcato sempre – Moderato7:509:15
II Lento ma non troppo7:128:10
III Allegro con anima6:286:55
Total21:3024:20

Performances

9 January 1979 [first performance] Henry Wood Hall
18 March 1979 BBC
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
• Recording Brian with the Philharmonia – Rodney Stephen Newton
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
25 June 2012 [first UK public performance] Town Hall, Birmingham, UK
Orange County High School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christopher Russell
July 25 & 28 2014 RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins

Recordings

Dutton Vocalion CDLX 7314 released January 2015
July 25 & 28 2014 RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins