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In memoriam
symphonic poem, 1 movement, 1910†, 20:00
3 flutes (1 also picc), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, side drum, cymbals, tam-tam, glockenspiel, triangle, tubular bells, 2 harps, organ, strings
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Timings
Vandernoot 1974 | Groves 1976 | Leaper 1992 | Pickard 2012 | |
Total | 20:17 | 20:26 | 18:50 | 19:36 |
Articles
• Introduction – Gerard CunliffePerformances
26 December 1921 [first performance] Usher Hall, Edinburgh Scottish Orchestra, conductor Sir Landon Ronald |
27 December 1921 St Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow Scottish Orchestra, conductor Sir Landon Ronald |
14 June 1974 St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith Fulham Municipal Orchestra, conductor Josef Vandernoot |
16 November 1974 Hammersmith Town Hall 28 November 1974 BBC Radio London Fulham Municipal Orchestra, conductor Josef Vandernoot |
10 October 1976 invitation concert at Royal Albert Hall, London live broadcast BBC Radio 3 New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
1979 City Hall, Hull, UK City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
15–16 June 1992 National Concert Hall, Dublin RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper |
11 February 2012 Victoria Rooms Concert Hall, Bristol University of Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Pickard |
Recordings
Cameo Classics CC9014CD-2 (2 discs) released 1994 1979 City Hall, Hull, UK 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 8.572020 released December 2010 15–16 June 1992 National Concert Hall, Dublin RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper • Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CDs – Malcolm MacDonald • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown |