Elegy

symphonic poem, 1954†, 14:00

Commenced 11 May 1954, sketch-draft stage completed 7 June, full score July or early August 1954

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes (1 also cor anglais), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, xylophone, glockenspiel, celesta, harp, strings

United Music Publishing

Timings

Wright 1977Wright 1978Walker 2009
Total14:0414:2811:35

Articles

• The importance of Elegy – Malcolm MacDonald

Performances

17 February 1977 [first performance]
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Symphony Orchestra, conductor Brian Wright
19 December 1978
24 May 1979 BBC Radio 3
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conductor Brian Wright
23/24 July 2009 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker

Recordings

Toccata Classics TOCC 0110 released March 2011
23/24 July 2009 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker