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Symphony 12
1 movement, 1957†, 12:00
Completed 4 February 1957
3 flutes (1 also picc), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 6 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, euphonium, timpani, tam-tam, triangle, tambourine, castanets, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, xylophone, glockenspiel, harp, celesta, strings
Schott and Co, 1957
rights assigned to Musica Viva, 1972
rights assigned to United Music Publishers Limited, 1985, now United Music Publishing Ltd
Timings
Newstone 1959 | del Mar 1966 | Leaper 1992 | |
Adagio – Allegro moderato – A tempo marcia lento – Adagio espressivo – Allegro vivo | 12:51 | 10:36 | 10:59 |
Performances
8 April 1959 [first performance] Hammersmith Town Hall 5 November 1959 Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
4 August 1966 [first public performance] Royal Albert Hall, London (Prom) BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman del Mar |
10-11 February 1992 Concert Hall of Slovak Radio, Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), conductor Adrian Leaper |
Recordings
Aries LP 1604 4 August 1966 [first public performance] Royal Albert Hall, London (Prom) BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Norman del Mar |
Naxos 8.570308 released January 2007 10-11 February 1992 Concert Hall of Slovak Radio, Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), conductor Adrian Leaper • Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CDs – Malcolm MacDonald • MarcoPolo CD of symphonies 4 & 12 • Review of Marco Polo 8.223447 – Martin Anderson • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown |