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Symphony 8
In B flat minor, 1 movement, 1949†, 23:00
Sketched between 25 January 1949 and 27 March 1949; revised sketch 11 April 1949
FS completed 17 May 1949
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, bass drum, 3 side drums, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, castanets, tam-tam, xylophone, glockenspiel, organ ad lib*, harp, piano, strings
*organ added 1971
United Music Publishing Limited
(Musica Viva published a facsimile study score in 1973, now out of print)
Timings
| Schwarz 1958 | Fredman 1971 | Groves 1977 | RLPO - Groves 1977 | Walker 2016 | |
| Total | 22:42 | 22:17 | 24:35 | 24:51 | 23:27 |
Performances
| 1 February 1954 [first performance] BBC Maida Vale Studios, London live broadcast first broadcast by BBC of a Brian symphony London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Adrian Boult |
| 2 February 1954 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London live broadcast BBC London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Adrian Boult |
| 20 December 1958 studio live broadcast Third Programme [BBC Radio 3] BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Rudolf Schwarz |
| 27 June 1971 studio recording BBC Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
| 25–26 July 1977 Abbey Road, London Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves • Thoughts on ASD3486 – Ted Heaton |
| 25 July 1977 [World premiere recording] Abbey Road Studio 1, London Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
| 8 September 2016 Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
Recordings
| Aries LP 1603 27 June 1971 studio recording Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
| EMI Classics 7243 5 75782 2 6 (2 discs) released November 2002 25–26 July 1977 Abbey Road, London Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
| Warner Classics 0825646147243 (24 discs) released 2015 25 July 1977 [World premiere recording] Abbey Road Studio 1, London Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
| Naxos 8.573752 released October 2017 8 September 2016 Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |