Symphony 29

In E flat, 4 movements, 1967†, 19:30

3 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, triangle, tambourine, xylophone, glockenspiel, strings

I Adagio – Allegro
II Lento cantabile sempre
III Allegretto grazioso
IV Adagio – Allegro molto – Adagio

United Music Publishing Limited

Timings

Smith 1976Fredman 1978Walker 2014
I Adagio – Allegro7:326:348:54
II Lento cantabile sempre4:153:074:22
III Allegretto grazioso3:453:224:13
IV Adagio – Allegro molto – Adagio4:064:375:37
Total19:3817:4023:06

Articles

• In the mountains, there you feel free’ – David Hackbridge Johnson

Performances

January 1976 private playthrough, Edinburgh
Monday Night Orchestra, conductor Alasdair Mitchell
17 November 1976 [first public performance] Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
North Staffordshire Symphony Orchestra, conductor Nicholas Smith
22 December 1978 [first professional performance] Maida Vale Studio 1, London
12 March 1979 BBC Radio 3
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman
• Recording Brian with the Philharmonia – Rodney Stephen Newton
20 May 2014 [World premiere recording] Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker

Recordings

Naxos 8.573408 released March 2015
20 May 2014 [World premiere recording] Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker