1 by Robert Simpson was completed in 1951 and submitted as his doctorate thesis for the University of Durham.
It begins with a fanfare-like introduction from the brass and which then resides for several moments into a quieter section dominated by the strings which develops the main motives.
It is very peaceful, and evokes timeless purity in which its restrained melancholy conveys a meditative atmosphere.
"[2] The premiere was played by the Danish State Radio Orchestra under Launy Grøndahl in Copenhagen on 11 June 1953 and it was recorded by HMV under the auspices of the British Council in 1956, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
8, both performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley, the other is a remastering of Boult's HMV LP of 1956, which also includes Racine Fricker's Symphony No.