Symphony No. 1 (Havergal Brian)

Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 1 in D minor (The Gothic).

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The symphony was composed between 1919 and 1927, and partly owes its notoriety to being the largest symphony ever composed (described thus by the Guinness Book of Records). Along with choral symphonies such as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, or Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand, it is one of a few works attempting to use the musically gigantic to address the spiritual concerns of humanity.

Related Topics:
1919 - 1927 - Symphony - Guinness Book of Records - Beethoven's - Ninth Symphony - Mahler's - Symphony of a Thousand

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