Orchestral works by Cyril Scott
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Sinfonietta,
for string orchestra, organ and harp
- Misterioso: Molto tranquillo – Poco meno tranquillo - Piú tranquillo – Gently flowing but rubato and a shade lingeringly at times – More flowing – A tempo – Poco meno mosso – Tempo II – Ben fluidamente – Maestoso
- Scherzo: Energico – Allegro moderato – Pochissimo meno mosso – A tempo, grazioso – Flowing
- Fine retrospettivo: Adagio – Allegretto – Pochissimo meno mosso. Grazioso – Con moto – Tempo di Mve.1 – Tempo di Scherzo – More flowing
- Sept. 1964
- MS: with estate [121p]
- Note: Scott’s last work for a large ensemble, written at age 84.
- The manuscript now reveals a certain tremulousness in the handwriting, while still being quite legible.
Summer Gardens
- Reverie in the Rose Garden
- Where the Bee Sucks
- Raindrops
- Orch: 1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.0 / perc / hp / strs
- Duration: 8"
- Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1935
- Score and parts on hire
Suite fantastique, for chamber orchestra
- Fata morgana 7’22”
- Fire Dance 1’25”
- Dance of Spectres 5’03”
- Goblins and Elves 3’33”
- Universal (B&H)
- Duration: [17’23”] [16’ CS]
(Three) Symphonic Dances, op. 22
- Allegro con brio
- Andante sostenuto e sempre molto cantabile
- Allegro energico
- revision of Symphony No. 2
- performance of two movements conducted by Scott in June 10, 1907 at a Promenade Concert in Birmingham
- performance of one movement by the New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Balfour Gardiner on May 1, 1912
at the fourth Balfour Gardiner Concert at Queen's Hall, London - London: Elkin
- score and parts on hire from Novello
Orchestration 3(pic)3(ca)22/4331/timp.5perc/2hp/str
1994 MARCO POLO CD released: Cyril Scott: Orchestral Works
performed by the National Symphony Orchestra of the S.A.B.C.
conducted by Peter Marchbank
2007 CHANDOS CD released: Cyril Scott Orchestral Works, Volume 3
performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by: Martyn Brabbins
Symphony, no.1, G major
- Allegro frivolo – Andante - Allegro assai 6’36”
- Andante con moto – Grazioso – A tempo I 6’18”
- Allegretto [Trio I, Poco meno mosso / Trio II, Moderato] 4’57”
- Finale: Tema con variazioni – Molto moderato – Fuga: Pochissimo piú mosso - andante 12’37”
- composed Apr. 1899, Dated 1899 by Percy Grainger.
- premiered by the Darmstadt Opera Orchestra
conducted by Willem De Haan on January 8, 1900
at the Archduke Court's Theater, Darmstadtlater - withdrawn
- mss. in the Grainger Museum
- (holograph: MG C2/SCO-224-1 and copyist's hand: MG C2/SCO-224-2
- Duration: [30’44”]
- Dedication: “In the truest friendship and admiration to the poet Stefan George to whose art I am indebted for many of my best and most religious ideas.”:
- Notes: According to Scott, it was rewarded “by exciting the admiration of both Quilter and Grainger.” (MYI, 25). “I have since consigned them [W.34 and 14] to the crematorium, which is the best and safest place for them.” (MYI, 26)
- Third movement completed and edited for performance by Leslie De’Ath.
2008 CHANDOS CD released: Cyril Scott Symphony No. 1; Cello Concerto
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
Performer: Paul Watkins
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphony, no.2, op.22, A minor
- Andante
- Allegro con brio
- Andante
- Finale/Allegro
- composed 1903
- premiered by the Queen's Hall Orchestra
conducted by Sir Henry Wood on August 25, 1903
at a Promenade Concert at Queen's Hall, London - manuscript fragments available from Cyril Scott Estate
Note: Revised as Three Symphonic Dances, S.45
Symphony, no.3, The Muses
for orchestra and chorus
- Melpomene: Muse of Epic Poetry and Tragedy 14’33”
- Thalia: Muse of Comedy and Merry Verse 5’40”
- Erato: Muse of Love and Poetry 6’43”
- Terpsichore: Muse of Dance and Song 7’55”
- c1939
- London: Schott, 1939
- Duration: [35’ – CS]
- ms. holograph sketches: MG C2/SCO-125 and photoprint of full score: MG C3/SCO-125-1 in the Grainger Museum
- MS: with estate
- Score and parts on hir
2004 CHANDOS CD released: Cyril Scott
performed by BBC Philharmonic
conducted by Martyn Brabbins with the Huddersfied Choral Society
Symphony, no.4
- Adagio Vigoroso Grazioso Andante poco rubato – Grazioso (9’31”)
- Molto tranquillo (7’03”)
- Scherzo: Allegro Allegro non troppo Cantabile con amore (3’53”)
- Rondo retrospettivo: Adagio – Energico – Estatico, con amore (7’53”)
- composed ca. 1951-52
- copyright Cyril Scott Estate
- Schott
- Score and parts on hire
- c1951-52
- [28’21”]
- Note: labeled “Symphony No. II” on the holograph.
2004 CHANDOS CD released: Cyril Scott Orchestral Works, Volume 2
performedby BBC Philharmonic
conducted by Martyn Brabbins with Howard Shelley piano
Symphonic Fantasia, Op.12
- c1900