Havergal Brian (1876-1972)

Symphony No. 2 in E minor (1930-31)
1. i Adagio solenne – Allegro assai
2. ii Andante sostenuto
3. iii Allegro assai*
4. iv Lento maestoso e mesto*
* MARK HINDLEY organ; LYNDA COCHRANE piano 1; JUDITH KEANEY piano 2

5. Symphony No. 14 in F minor (1959-60)
Adagio comodo – Allegro moderato – Adagio, legato e sostenuto – Adagio – Tempo grazioso – Allegro moderato ma deciso – Adagio legato e sostenuto molto

MARK HINDLEY organ
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA conducted by MARTYN BRABBINS
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING [5]

Havergal Brian’s Second Symphony (1930-31) is music on an epic scale. Partly inspired by Goethe’s play Götz von Berlichingen and scored for a huge orchestra that includes two pianos, three timpanists and an astonishing sixteen horns, the score contains some of Brian’s richest and most immediately appealing music. This revelatory performance by Brian stalwarts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Martyn Brabbins is the first commercial recording to feature the full instrumental forces, as envisaged by the composer. This performance of Brian’s Fourteenth Symphony (1959-60) is the first legitimate recording of the work to have been made. Completed when Brian was 84 years old and embarking on an astonishing Indian Summer of creativity that lasted until he was 92, the Fourteenth is more compact, but no less heroic in spirit: a complex single movement encompassing a kaleidoscopic range of moods and providing a perfect introduction to Brian’s late style.

All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel,
This Hybrid CD can be played on any standard CD player

CDLX7330

NOTE: From 1 July 2021, due to changes in EU VAT regulations, customers in the European Union will be responsible for paying the VAT and duty on all orders sent from the UK with a consignment value of above 150 Euros.

Additionally, the Channel Islands are not part of the UK for VAT purposes, which means that shipments from the UK to the Channel Islands are classed as exports. Customers in the Channel Islands therefore are responsible for paying the VAT and duty on all orders sent from the UK, regardless of their consignment value.