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Dennis Brain Homage (11CD)

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Genre

Classical

Catalogue Number

9029501992

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Label

Warner Classics

Release Country

Europe

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Other

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Product Description

Limited 11 CD set. In his warm and serene person all the essential qualities of the great interpretative artist were blended in perfect harmony. Dennis Brains life was cut short in 1957 when he was just 36, but he had already assured his reputation as the greatest horn-player of the 20th century. He remains an exemplar for his successors today. Technical problems did not exist for him, continued the eulogy written by Walter Legge, EMIs legendary producer and founder of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Over his instruments whole range he had a mastery of intonation, of legato, of staccato, of dynamic range and, above all, of expressiveness. This 11CD collection presents all his Warner recordings as concerto soloist and chamber and ensemble player including music composed with him in mind and his most notable contributions to symphonic, choral and operatic works. He performs in several CD premieres music by Handel, Strauss, Richard Arnell and Norman Forber Kay and a 1953 recording now released for the first time: Vincent dIndys wind septet Chanson et danses.

Track List

Disc 1

01． Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
02． Divertimento No. 17 In D Major, K334
03． 1 I. Allegro 7.21
04． 2 II. Tema Con Variazioni (Andante) 7.31
05． 3 III. Menuetto I 4.26
06． 4 IV. Adagio 6.41
07． 5 V. Menuetto II 6.44
08． 6 VI. Rondo (Allegro) 9.37
09． Horn Concerto No. 2 In E-Flat Major, K417
10． 7 I. Allegro Maestoso 6.27
11． 8 II. Andante 3.22
12． 9 III. Rondo 3.24
13． Horn Concerto No. 4 In E-Flat Major, K495
14． 10 I. Allegro Moderato 8.40
15． 11 II. Romanza (Adagio) 4.40
16． 12 III. Rondo (Allegro Vivace) 3.35
17． 13 Cos Fan Tutte, K588: Per Pieta, Ben Mio (Sung In English) 6.57
18． Dennis Brain, Aubrey Brain (1-6) Horn
19． Joan Cross Soprano (13)
20． Lner Quartet (1-6)
21． (Jeno Lner Violin I Joseph Smilovits Violin II Sndor Roth Viola Imre Hartman Cello)
22． Philharmonia Orchestra Walter Susskind (7-9), Lawrance Collingwood (13) Conductor
23． Hall Orchestra Malcolm Sargent (10-11), Laurance Turner (12) Conductor
24． Recorded: 16.II.1938, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1-6); 21.VI.1943, Houldsworth Hall, Manchester (10-12); 27.III.1946 (7-9), 2.I.1947 (13) No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London MONO
25． Producers: Walter Legge (7-12), Leonard Smith (13), Unknown (1-6) Sound Engineers: Edward Fowler (1-6), Robert Beckett (7-9), Arthur Clarke (10-13)
26． First Release On: Columbia LX 841/845 (1-6), Columbia DX 1365/1366 (7-9), Columbia DX 1123/1124 (10-12), Columbia DX 1393 (13)
27． Matrix: CAX 8451/8460 (1-6), CAX 9499/9502 (7-9), CAX 9104/9107 (10-12), CAX 9791/9792 (13)
28． 0190295019921 A Warner Classics Release P 1939/Remastered P 1992 (1-6), P 1943/Remastered P 2008 (10-12), P 1946/Remastered P 2008 (7-9), P 1947/Remastered P 2021 (13) Parlophone Records Limited

Disc 2

01． CD 2 73.04 Ludwig Van Beethoven 1770-1827
02． Horn Sonata In F Major, Op. 17
03． 1 I. Allegro Moderato 8.35
04． 2 II. Poco Adagio Quasi Lento 1.15
05． 3 III. Allegro Moderato 4.45
06． Richard Strauss 1864-1949
07． Horn Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 11
08． 4 I. Allegro 5.03
09． 5 II. Andante 4.56
10． 6 III. Allegro Rondo (Allegro) 5.02
11． Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
12． Divertimento No. 16 In E-Flat Major, K289
13． 7 II. Minuet 2.52
14． 8 III. Adagio 3.03
15． Robert Schumann 1810-1856
16． Adagio And Allegro In A-Flat Major, Op. 70
17． 9 I. Adagio 3.47
18． 10 II. Allegro 4.33
19． Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
20． 11 Cos Fan Tutte, K588: Per Pieta, Ben Mio 7.14
21． Josef Haydn 1732-1809
22． Symphony No. 31 In D Major Horn Signal, Hob.I:31
23． 12 I. Allegro 3.43
24． Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
25． 13 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VII. Nocturne 5.51
26． Frederick Delius 1862-1934
27． 14 A Mass Of Life, Part II: Prelude 4.38
28． Richard Wagner 1813-1886
29． 15 Siegfried's Horn Call 1.30
30． Paul Dukas 1865-1935
31． 16 Villanelle 6.11
32． Dennis Brain Horn
33． Sena Jurinac Soprano (11)
34． Denis Matthews (1-3), Gerald Moore (9-10) Piano Neils Sanders (12), Edmund Chapman (12), Alfred Cursue (12), Ian Beers (14), Ray White (14) Horn Gareth Morris (12) Flute
35． Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble (7-8)
36． Philharmonia Orchestra Alceo Galliera (4-6), Rafael Kubelk (13) Conductor
37． Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra Fritz Busch Conductor (11)
38． Orchestra Sir Jack Westrup Conductor (12)
39． The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham (14)
40． Recorded: 03.IV.1944 (1-3), 14.V.1947 (15), 22.IV.1952 (9-10), No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London; 21.V.1947, Kingsway Hall, London (4-6); 19.IV.1952, No. 1a Studio, Abbey Road, London (16); 8.V.1948 (14), 16.II.1952 (13), 17.IX.1952 (12), 5.XII.1952 (7-8),
41． Producers: Walter Legge (1-6, 9, 10, 13, 16), Basil Lam (7-8, 12), Lawrance Collingwood (11, 14), Unknown (16) Balance Engineers: Arthur Clarke (1-6, 14), Charles Anderson (7-8), Francis Dillnutt (9-10), Douglas Larter (11, 16), Laurie Bamber (12), Unkno
42． First Release On: Columbia DX 1152/1153 (1-3), HMV HMS 80 (7-8), Columbia DX 1867 (9-10), Columbia DB 3300 (16), HMV C 3622 (15), Columbia DX 1397/1398 (4-6), HMV DB 21120 (11), HMV HMS 78 (12), HMV ALP 1049 (13), World Record Club SHB 32 (14)
43． Matrix: CAX 9154/9157 (1-3), CAX 11663/11664 (9-10), CA 22553/22555 (16), 2EA 11986 (15), CAX 1397/1398 (4-6), 2EA 16878 (7-8), 2EA 14967/14968 (11), 2EA 16878 (12), 2XEA252 (13), 2XEA 5732 (14)
44． 0190295019921 A Warner Classics Release P 1944/Remastered P 2008 (1-3), 1947/Remastered P 2008 (4-6, 15), 1951/Remastered P 2017 (11), 1952/Remastered P 2008 (9-10, 16), P 1953/Remastered P 2008 (7-8,12), P 1953/Remastered P 2014 (13), P 1976/Remastered

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