Pantalon and Columbine

Op. 2, ?1902-03†, later inc in English suite 1, 9:00

LOST –

Subsequently incorporated into English suite 1

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glockenspiel, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, harp, strings

II Andante – Tempo di valse (allegro) [200 bars]
III Andantino – Tempo di valse (allegro) – Andante [78 bars]

Musica Viva, late 1970s, no longer available
United Music Publishers [as part of English suite 1]

Derived works

• English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´

Performances

1 July 1994 Regent Hall, Oxford Street, London
London Orchestra of St Cecilia, conductor James Kelleher
27 May 1995 St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London
Millennium Sinfonia, conductor James Kelleher
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
12 January 1907 [first performance] Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Municipal Orchestra, conductor Havergal Brian
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
7 March 1907 (I, V, VI only) Victoria Hall, Hanley, UK
Staffordshire Orchestral Society, conductor John Cope
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
12 September 1907 Queen’s Hall, London (Proms)
conductor Sir Henry Wood
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
18 January 1908 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Liverpool Orchestral Society, conductor Sir Granville Bantock
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
27 February 1909 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Liverpool Orchestral Society, conductor Sir Granville Bantock
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
26 November 1914 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, conductor Havergal Brian
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
18 July 1942 (I and II only) Harrow School
Harrow Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Henry Havergal
• The case of the two Havergals – Lewis Foreman
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
14–15 July 1979 City Hall, Hull, UK
City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
July 1981 (I only) Italian tour: Muggia, Venice, Florence, Lido di Jesolo, Venice
George Heriot’s School First Orchestra, conductor Martin Rutherford
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
7 July 1981 (I only) Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh
George Heriot’s School First Orchestra, conductor Martin Rutherford
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
10 December 1985
North Staffordshire Symphony orchestra, conductor Michael Trowski
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
15 May 1988 Assembly Hall, Worthing, Sussex
Worthing Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jan Cervenka
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
5 April 1995 (First movement - March) Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School Symphony Orchestra - Martin Rutherford
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
December 2004 (Characteristic march) Edinburgh & London
Melbourne Grammar School Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martin Rutherford
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
August 2012
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker

Recordings

English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
Cameo Classics CC9014CD-2 (2 discs) released 1994
14–15 July 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
English suite 1 [from Pantalon and Columbine (II and III only)] Op.12 [6 movements] [orch] – 25½´
Naxos 8.572833 released May 2013
August 2012
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker