Symphony No. 6 (Arnold)
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The Symphony no. 6 by Malcolm Arnold was written in 1967, and finished in July of that year. It is in three movements:
- Energico
- Lento - Allegretto
- Con fuoco
It is scored for three flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, three percussion players, harp and strings. It was premiered by the composer conducting the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra in Sheffield in June 1968.
Malcolm Arnold also conducted the work on 24 September 1969 in the Royal Albert Hall, in the same concert that saw the premiere of Deep Purple's Concerto for Group and Orchestra. The recording that was made of this live performance by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Arnold's 6th symphony was only released in 2003, on the DVD that contained the entire program of the September 1969 Royal Albert Hall concert.
Other recordings of Arnold's symphony include the performances conducted by Vernon Handley on Conifer Records, from Richard Hickox on Chandos Records, from Andrew Penny on Naxos Records, and another from Handley on LPO records ([1]).
[edit] References
- Symphony no. 6 from Malcolm Arnold's Official Site
- Malcolm Arnold at 80
- Faber Music page on the Symphony Contains programme notes by the composer.
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