Symphony 16

1 movement, 1960†, 17:30

Sketched and drafted June to July 1960, full score completed 8 August 1960

4 flutes (1 also piccolo), 3 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (1 also contra), 6 horns , 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, euphonium, timpani, tambourine, triangle, castanets, bass drum, 3 side drums, cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam-tam, xylophone, glockenspiel, 2 harps, celesta, strings

United Music Publishing Limited

Timings

Fredman (BBC) 1973Fredman (Lyrita) 1973
Total17:2117:23

Articles

• Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’Leary
• Performing Brian’s music – James Kelleher

Performances

1 April 1973 [first performance]
18 June 1975 BBC Radio 3
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman
10 April 1973 Wandsworth Town Hall
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman
26 April 1976
Brisbane and Sydney area
13 May 1977
Brisbane and Sydney area
5 August 1994 [first public performance] Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London
London Orchestra of St Cecilia, conductor James Kelleher

Recordings

Lyrita SRCD.295 released February 2008
10 April 1973 Wandsworth Town Hall
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman