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Fantastic variations on an old rhyme
1 movement, 1907†, 11:30
Originally the first movement of Fantastic symphony. Almost certainly revised prior to publication in 1914.
3 flutes (1 also picc), oboe, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, side drum, cymbals, tambourine, triangle, glockenspiel, harp, organ [ad lib], strings
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Timings
Penny 1994 | Brabbins 2017 | |
Total | 12:03 | 11:56 |
Articles
• Introduction – David J Brown• Introduction: Brian and variation form (2) – Malcolm MacDonald
• Analysis: Brian and variation form (3) – Malcolm MacDonald
Performances
28 April 1921 [first performance and encore] West Pier, Brighton, UK Brighton Municipal Orchestra, conductor Henry Lyell-Tayler |
29 April 1921 West Pier, Brighton, UK Brighton Municipal Orchestra, conductor Havergal Brian |
30 April 1921 West Pier, Brighton, UK Brighton Municipal Orchestra, conductor Havergal Brian |
1 May 1921 West Pier, Brighton, UK Brighton Municipal Orchestra, conductor Havergal Brian |
2 May 1921 West Pier, Brighton, UK Brighton Municipal Orchestra, conductor Havergal Brian |
25 January 1923 [first performance of complete score] Winter Gardens, Bournemouth Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conductor Sir Dan Godfrey |
2 April 1923 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (Bournemouth Music Festival) Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conductor Sir Dan Godfrey |
15 March 1934 Usher Hall, Edinburgh Mary Grierson (pno), Reid Orchestra, conductor Sir Donald Tovey |
14–15 July 1979 City Hall, Hull, UK Alan Smith (organ), City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
28–30 October 1994 Concert Hall of Ukrainian Radio Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny |
7 July 2017 St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hamsptead, London English National Opera Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins Nicholas Ansdell-Evans, organ |
Recordings
Cameo Classics CC9014CD-2 (2 discs) released 1994 14–15 July 1979 City Hall, Hull, UK Alan Smith (organ), City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith • Review of City of Hull Youth SO CDs – David J Brown • Review of Hull Youth SO recording – Lewis Foreman |
Naxos 8.572641 released July 2011 28–30 October 1994 Concert Hall of Ukrainian Radio Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown • First impressions – Larry Alexander |
Dutton Vocalion CDLX 7348 released August 2018 7 July 2017 St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hamsptead, London English National Opera Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins Nicholas Ansdell-Evans, organ |