Symphony No. 3 (Stanford)

Symphony No. 3 in F minor, subtitled "The Irish", was the third symphony composed by Charles Villiers Stanford. It was written in 1887.

Scoring and structure

The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in F, 2 trombones, bass trombone, timpani and strings.

The symphony is structured in four movements:

Allegro moderato
Allegro molto vivace (D minor)
Andante con moto (B-flat major)
Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco

Recordings

Stanford Symphonies, Volume 3. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Lloyd-Jones (combined with Stanford's Symphony No. 6, Op. 94). Label: Naxos

References

External links

Symphony No. 3 ('The Irish'): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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