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, tamtam, triangle, gong, celesta, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, strings

I  Lento - Allegro giocoso e marcato sempre - Moderato  8:07 [a]
II  Lento ma non troppo  7:10 [a]
III  Allegro con anima  6:28 [a]
(22´)

[a] Mackerras

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Reading

Arcadia v Elysium - some thoughts on symphony no 27 - Barry Cronin in HB:  Aspects of Havergal Brian - see bibliography
The symphonies of Havergal Brian - Malcolm MacDonald / volume 2 chapter 19 - see bibliography

Performance

9 January 1979 [first performance] (recording) / 18 March 1979 (BBC broadcast)
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Recording Brian with the Philharmonia - Rodney Stephen Newton

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