receive their first performances given by the LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader JOHN georgiadis conducted by EDWARD DOWNES Symphony No 14, in F minor (1960)
6.50* During the interval ROBERT SIMPSON talks about and to the composer
7.5* Symphony No 21, in E flat (1963)
Brian's symphonies now number 32, and he has written 22 of them since he was 80. These two markedly contrasted works are typical of the way in which his thought has condensed since the gigantic Gothic Symphony of 40 years ago
(Edward Downes broadcasts by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden)