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Symphony 31
1 movement, 1968†, 13:00
Completed 16 April 1968
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, timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, cymbals, bass drum, 3 side drums, triangle, tubular bells, harp, strings
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Timings
Mackerras 1979 | Mackerras 1987 | Walker 2014 | |
Total | 13:04 | 13:18 | 12:46 |
Performances
9 January 1979 [first performance] Henry Wood Hall 18 March 1979 BBC Radio 3 Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras • Recording Brian with the Philharmonia – Rodney Stephen Newton |
1 April 1979 [first US performance] Orchestral Society of Philadelphia, conductor Robert Fitzpatrick |
3–4 May 1987 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras |
20 May 2014 Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
Recordings
EMI Classics 7243 5 75782 2 6 (2 discs) released November 2002 3–4 May 1987 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras |
Naxos 8.573408 released March 2015 20 May 2014 Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |