Symphony No. 1 (Arnold)

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Decca collection of Malcolm Arnold's Symphonies Nos 1 thru 9 plus the Symphony for Brass and the Symphony for Strings

The Symphony No. 1, Op 22 by Malcolm Arnold is a symphony which Arnold wrote in 1949. The composer conducted the first performance at the Cheltenham Music Festival in 1951, with The Hallé Orchestra. A miniature score was published in 1952.^[1]

The work is in three movements:

• Allegro (in D minor)
• Andantino (in C major)
• Vivace con fuoco

[edit] Commercial recordings

• 1980: Malcolm Arnold and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra on EMI Classics HMV ASD 3823 (LP) (latest re-release on EMI 382 1462)([1])
• 1995: Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra on Chandos Records CHAN 9335 ([2])
• 1996: Vernon Handley and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Conifer 75605-51257-2 (re-released on Decca 4765337) ([3])
• 1996: Andrew Penny and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on Naxos Records 8.553406 ([4])

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Symphony No. 1 from Malcolm Arnold's Official Site
• Chester-Novello page on the Symphony