Completed 13 November 1967

3 flutes (1 also picc), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, triangle, tambourine, tamtam, castanets, tubular bells, 2 harps, strings

I  Lento: 7' 01" [a], 7' 29" [b], 7' 11" [c]
II  Passacaglia: 8' 04" [a], 10' 02" [b], 10' 20" [c]

[a] Newstone (15' 05")

[b] Friend (17' 31")

[c] Lai (17' 31")

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Article

Some thoughts on the thirtieth - Rodney Stephen Newton

Reading

The symphonies of Havergal Brian - Malcolm MacDonald / volume 3 chapter 20 - see bibliography

Performances

24 September 1976 [first performance] (live BBC Radio 3 broadcast) . invitation concert at Alexandra Palace, London
New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone

1989 (Radio 3 broadcast), Maida Vale Studio 1, London
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend

2008 (Radio 3 broadcast in the  'British Symphony' series)

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Jason Lai

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