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Symphony 11
3 movements, 1954†, 29:00
Sketched 10 -15 February 1954
FS completed 29 April 1954
3 flutes (1 also picc), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, euphonium, timpani, tam-tam, sleigh bells, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, xylophone, glockenspiel, 2 harps, celesta, strings
II Allegro giocoso
III Maestoso e pesante – Allegro marcia
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Timings
Newstone 1959 | Leaper 1993 | |
I Adagio | 8:42 | 6:32 |
II Allegro giocoso | 16:01 | 14:00 |
III Maestoso e pesante – Allegro marcia | 4:23 | 3:58 |
Total | 29:06 | 24:30 |
Articles
• Thoughts on Brian’s eleventh symphony – Robert Matthew-WalkerPerformances
1956 private playthrough unknown BBC orchestra |
8 April 1959 [first performance] Hammersmith Town Hall 5 November 1959 Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
6 September 1993 National Concert Hall, Dublin RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper • Brian and theurban pastorale – PJ Taylor |
Recordings
Dutton Vocalion CDBP 9798 8 April 1959 [first performance] Hammersmith Town Hall London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
Naxos 8.572014 released July 2010 6 September 1993 National Concert Hall, Dublin RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper • Introduction to the Marco Polo CD – Malcolm MacDonald • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown • Review – John Grimshaw |