Symphony No. 4 (Arnold)
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The Symphony No. 4, Op. 71 by Malcolm Arnold was finished on 13th July in 1960. It is in four movements:
- Allegro
- Vivace ma non troppo
- Andantino
- Con fuoco
The work was commissioned by William Glock for the BBC. The composer conducted the first performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra on 2nd November 1960 at the Royal Festival Hall.
The composer wrote in 1971 that the symphony was a reaction to the Notting Hill race riots of 1958. He was appalled that such a thing could happen in Britain. And expressed his hope that it might help to spread the idea of racial integration.
[edit] Commercial recordings
- 1974 Malcolm Arnold and the BBC Symphony Orchestra on ARIES LP (Bootleg of the 2nd performance in 1960, the credits on the LP are bogus)
- 1990 Malcolm Arnold and the London Philharmonic Orchestra on Lyrita SRCD.200 (Lyrita's first CD only release [1]))
- 1994 Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra on Chandos Records CHAN 9290 ([2])
- 1996 Vernon Handley and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on Conifer Records 75605-51258-2 (re-released on Decca 4765337) ([3])
- 1998 Andrew Penny and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on Naxos Records 8.553739 ([4])
[edit] References
- Symphony No. 4 from Malcolm Arnold's Official Site
- Chester-Novello page on the Symphony Contains programme notes by the composer.
- Malcolm Arnold writing in The Listener, 14th October 1971
- A programme note by Paul Serotsky
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