CD, Brian (composer)
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New. Havergal Brian: The Cenci
Helen Field (Beatrice Cenci), David Wilson-Johnson (Count Cenci), Ingveldur Yr Jonsdóttir (Lucretia), Justin Lavender (Orsino/Bernardo), Stuart Kale (Cardinal Camillo)
Millennium Sinfonia, James Kelleher
Brianophiles will, no doubt, acquire this set, but so should anyone with the slightest interest in 20th-century opera. Strongly recommended. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2024, Archive Issue of the Month
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La Belle Dame
Roderick Williams (baritone), Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin), BBC Concert Orchestra, John Andrews
Two cheers for the repertoire, but a resounding three cheers for the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor John Andrews for exploring the hinterland of British music as the 19th century slid into... — More…
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Brian: Symphony No. 1 'Gothic'
RecommendedSusan Gritton (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) & David Goode (organ)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Concert Orchestra, The Bach Choir, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Brighton Festival Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Côr Caerdydd, Eltham...
the best [recording] yet. There's an ongoing buzz of Proms atmosphere that grips from start to finish; and the recorded sound succeeds phenomenally at somehow fitting Brian's hugest climaxes... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th November 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2012, Editor's Choice
2 CDs
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Havergal Brian: Faust
Peter Hoare, (Faust), David Soar (Mephistopheles), Allison Cook (Gretchen), William Morgan (Raphael), Robert Hayward (Gabriel), Elgan Llyr Thomas (Michael), Simon Bailey (Der Herr [God], Bösergeist [Evil Spirit]), David Ireland (Erdgeist [Earth Spirit]), Katie Coventry (Schüler [Student]), Nicholas...
The opera is a remarkable achievement...The central roles are all well done. Tenor Peter Hoare summons up the entire range and expressive variety required for Faust. David Soar’s voluminous... — More…
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Havergal Brian: Symphony Nos. 8, 9, 22 & 24
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Myer Fredman
These performances, all half a century old or more, still sound extraordinarily vivid and convincing. — More…
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Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 14
Mark Hindley (organ), Lynda Cochrane (piano 1), Judith Keaney (piano 2)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
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Special offer. Brian & Cooke - Symphonies
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Myer Fredman, Nicholas Braithwaite
Havergal Brian's Sixth and Sixteenth Symphonies were recorded in April 1973. The Sixth (1948), incorporating material from an abandoned opera on Synge's Deirdre of the Sorrows, is highly illustrative... — More…
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The Complete Havergal Brian Songbook Volume 1
Mark Stone (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano), Jonathan Stone (violin)
Brian fanatics, while no doubt queueing up for more, will savour the consistently strong performances by these three fine musicians — More…
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Special offer. Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 11 & 15
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Tony Rowe, Adrian Leaper
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Brian: The Tigers
Teresa Cahill, Marilyn Hill-Smith, Alan Opie & Kenneth Woollam
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend
The Tigers is a rich, inventive and unique score. Testament, the Havergal Brian Society and the BBC are to be congratulated on making this magnificent recording generally available and for doing... — More…
3 CDs
$42.75
