English suite 5

Rustic scenes

4 movements, 1953†, 22:00

the "Reverie" movement is for strings only and can be performed as a stand-alone work

3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, snare drum, tambourine, triangle, castanets, glockenspiel, xylophone, strings

1 Trotting to market
2 Reverie
3 The restless stream
4 Village revels

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Timings

Pinkett 1974Walker 2009
1 Trotting to market5:014:18
2 Reverie9:458:54
3 The restless stream3:464:06
4 Village revels4:043:46
Total22:3621:04

Performances

April 1974 De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Pinkett
5 October 1975 (Reverie only)
Brisbane and Sydney area
18 December 1976 (Reverie only)
Brisbane and Sydney area
31 August 1977 (Reverie only)
Brisbane and Sydney area
11 September 1977 (Reverie only)
Brisbane and Sydney area
18 October 1991 (Reverie only)
Thames Sinfonia, conductor Page
31 January 2009 (Reverie only) Faversham, Kent
Oare String Orchestra, conductor Peter Aviss
23 May 2009 (Reverie only) Dorchester Abbey, Oxon
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor David Lloyd-Jones
23/24 July 2009 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker

Recordings

Klassic Haus Restorations KHCD-2012-019 released February 2012
Heritage Records HTGCD 256/7 (2 discs) released September 2013
April 1974 De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Pinkett
Toccata Classics TOCC 0110 released March 2011
23/24 July 2009 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker