Havergal Brian
Born: 29th January 1876, Stoke on Trent, England
Died: 28th November 1972, Shoreham by Sea, England
Nationality: English
Havergal Brian was an English composer. He is best known for having composed 32 symphonies (an unusually high total for a 20th-century composer), most of them late in his life. His best-known work is his Symphony No. 1, The Gothic, which calls for some of the largest orchestral forces demanded by a conventionally structured concert work. He also composed five operas and a number of other orchestral works, as well as songs, choral music and a small amount of chamber music.
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Recording of the Week,
Havergal Brian’s Gothic Symphony
Hyperion release a live recording of the British composer’s gargantuan first symphony, captured at a rare performance at the BBC Proms this summer and featuring an orchestra of over 200 and a choir of 600!
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Popular Works: Brian
- Burlesque Variations on an Original Theme (2)
- Concert Overture: For Valour (2)
- English Suite No. 5 - Rustic Scenes (2)
- Fanfare from 'The Cenci' (3)
- Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme (4)
- Faust (3)
- Festal Dance (4)
- Festival Fanfare (1967) (3)
- In Memoriam (4)
- John Dowland’s Fantasy (2)
- Legend for Violin and Piano (2)
- Psalm XXIII for Tenor, Chorus and Orchestra (1)
- Symphony No. 1 'Gothic' (5)
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor (3)
- Symphony No. 3 in C sharp minor (2)
- Symphony No. 4 'Das Siegeslied' (2)
- Symphony No. 6 ‘Sinfonia Tragica’ (3)
- Symphony No. 10 in C minor (2)
- Symphony No. 11 (2)
- Symphony No. 12 (2)
- Symphony No. 15 (2)
- Symphony No. 16 (2)
- Symphony No. 17 (3)
- Symphony No. 18 (2)
- Symphony No. 20 in C sharp minor (2)
- Symphony No. 21 in E flat (2)
- Symphony No. 22 ‘Symphonia brevis’ (3)
- Symphony No. 25 in A minor (2)
- Symphony No. 28 (2)
- Symphony No. 29 (2)
- Symphony No. 31 (2)
- Symphony No. 32 (2)
- The Birds (2)
- The Defiled Sanctuary (3)
- The Jolly Miller - Comedy Overture (2)
- The Land of Dreams (3)
- The Soul of Steel (2)
- The Tinker's Wedding - Comedy Overture (2)
- Three Illuminations (2)
- Violin Concerto in C major (3)
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