York Bowen is one of those formerly neglected composers who has been considerably less neglected recently on radio and CD. I enjoyed a CD of his piano music a few years ago and I have listened to some of his orchestral and chamber works since. To tell the truth, I can't really say any of them made a great impression on me. The symphony is impressive for an 18 year old and, in the terms of a student work, it showed how much potential Bowen might have had. I am not sure there was enough spark and daring to fulfil that potential. The symhony has only just been recorded and I doubt if I can find a link.
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