Hero and Leander

Op. 8, symphonic poem, 1904-06†

LOST –

Completed by January 1907 at the latest
[full] score later lost by Sir Thomas Beecham

4 flutes, 4 oboes, cor anglais1, 4 clarinets, bass clarinet*, 4 bassoons, contrabassoon*, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 5 trombones, tuba, bass drum, side drum [more than 1], glockenspiel, 4 bells, 2 harps, strings

  1. probably doublings. Likely to include timpani - the orchestration comes from the contemporary preview cited below ↩︎

Performances

3 December 1908 [first and only performance] Hanley
Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham