Symphony No. 5 (Arnold)
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The Symphony No. 5, Op. 74 by Malcolm Arnold was finished in 1961. It is in four movements:
- Tempestuoso
- Andante con moto - Adagio
- Con fuoco
- Risoluto - Lento
The work was commissioned by the Cheltenham Festival Society. The composer conducted the first performance with the Hallé Orchestra on 3rd July 1961 at the Cheltenham Music Festival in Cheltenham Town Hall.
The Symphony is a remembrance of four of Arnold's friends who died too young:
- humorist Gerard Hoffnung
- clarinetist Frederick Thurston
- ballet choreographer David Paltenghi
- hornist Dennis Brain
[edit] Commercial recordings
- 1973 Malcolm Arnold and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra on EMI Classics HMV ASD 2878 (LP) (latest re-release on EMI 382 1462)([1])
- 1995 Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra on Chandos Records CHAN 9385 ([2])
- 1996 Vernon Handley and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Conifer Records 75605-51257-2 (re-released on Decca 4765337) ([3])
- 2000 Douglas Bostock and the Munich Symphony Orchestra on Classico 294 ([4])
- 2001 Andrew Penny and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on Naxos Records 8.552000 ([5])
[edit] References
- Symphony No. 5 from Malcolm Arnold's Official Site
- Chester-Novello page on the Symphony Contains programme notes by the composer.
- A programme note by Paul Serotsky
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