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Dennis Brain - Homage

Dennis Brain (horn)

Dennis Brain - Homage

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Dennis Brain - Homage

Dennis Brain (horn)

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“In his warm and serene person all the essential qualities of the great interpretative artist were blended in perfect harmony.” Dennis Brain’s 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, EMI’s legendary producer and founder of the Philharmonia Orchestra. ”Over his instrument’s 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 d’Indy’s wind septet Chanson et danses.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro
Track length7:20
II. Tema con variazioni. Andante
Track length7:31
III. Menuetto I
Track length4:26
IV. Adagio
Track length6:41
V. Menuetto II
Track length6:44
VI. Rondo. Allegro
Track length9:37
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length6:27
II. Andante
Track length3:22
III. Rondo
Track length3:24
I. Allegro moderato (Cadenza by Norman del Mar)
Track length8:40
II. Romance. Andante cantabile
Track length4:40
III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
Track length3:35
I. Allegro moderato
Track length8:34
II. Poco adagio quasi lento
Track length1:15
III. Allegro moderato
Track length4:45
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 11: I. Allegro
Track length5:03
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 11: II. Andante
Track length4:55
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 11: III. Allegro - Rondo. Allegro
Track length5:03
II. Menuetto - Trio
Track length2:53
III. Adagio
Track length3:05
I. Adagio
Track length3:47
II. Allegro
Track length4:35
I. Largo - Allegro moderato
Track length10:08
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Larghetto
Track length7:06
III. Allegretto
Track length5:46
I. Allegro
Track length2:49
II. Menuetto. Maestoso
Track length6:06
III. Adagio cantabile
Track length6:13
IV. Presto
Track length4:13
I. Largo - Allegro moderato
Track length8:25
II. Larghetto
Track length7:09
III. Allegretto
Track length5:51
Divertimento No. 14 in B-Flat Major, K. 270: I. Allegro molto
Track length2:46
Divertimento No. 14 in B-Flat Major, K. 270: II. Andantino
Track length2:08
Divertimento No. 14 in B-Flat Major, K. 270: III. Menuetto. Moderato
Track length2:23
Divertimento No. 14 in B-Flat Major, K. 270: IV. Presto
Track length1:39
I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
Track length11:12
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Andante cantabile
Track length7:51
III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length5:36
I. Allegro
Track length5:18
II. Andante
Track length5:01
III. Allegro - Rondo. Allegro
Track length5:04
I. Allegro
Track length7:50
II. Andante con moto
Track length5:18
III. Rondo. Allegro molto
Track length5:16
I. Allegro
Track length5:26
II. Lento
Track length6:49
III. (a) Tema. Moderato
Track length0:59
III. (b) Variation I. Allegro vivace
Track length1:06
III. (c) Variation II. Allegretto
Track length0:57
III. (d) Variation III. Lento
Track length2:29
III. (e) Variation IV. Vivace
Track length0:46
III. (f) Variation V. Andante
Track length1:44
III. (g) Variation VI. Moderato
Track length0:55
III. (h) Variation VII. Adagio
Track length2:17
III. (i) Variation VIII. Moderato
Track length0:55
III. (j) Variation IX. Allegro vivo
Track length1:08
III. (k) Variation X. Moderato
Track length0:49
I. Moderately Fast
Track length3:22
II. Very Fast
Track length1:56
III. Very Slow - Moderately Fast
Track length9:45
I. Elegiac Prelude
Track length4:01
II. Scherzo
Track length2:36
III. Cortège
Track length5:17
IV. Minuet & Trio
Track length3:59
V. Rondo with Epilogue
Track length4:57
No. 1, Allegro
Track length2:40
No. 2, Andante
Track length1:44
No. 3, Assez lent - Allegro scherzando
Track length2:41
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length6:35
II. Andante
Track length3:32
III. Rondo
Track length3:38
I. Allegro
Track length6:58
II. Romance. Larghetto
Track length4:54
III. Allegro
Track length3:50
I. Allegro moderato
Track length7:57
II. Romance. Andante cantabile
Track length4:26
III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
Track length3:40
No. 1, Frühling (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1956)
Track length3:21
No. 3, Beim Schlafengehen (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1956)
Track length5:09
No. 4, Im Abendrot (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1956)
Track length6:50
No. 2, September (Live at Royal Festival Hall, 1956)
Track length3:56
I. Allegro
Track length13:47
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Adagio
Track length10:18
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Andantino con variazioni
Track length9:27
I. Allegro
Track length6:15
II. Theme and Variations. Andante grazioso
Track length6:02
III. Menuetto - Trio
Track length4:19
IV. Adagio
Track length6:53
V. Menuetto - Trio
Track length4:29
VI. Adagio - Allegro molto
Track length7:01
I. Moderato allegro ma non troppo (Performed in C Major)
Track length1:04
II. Allegro ma non troppo (Performed in C Major)
Track length1:38
III. Larghetto (Performed in C Major)
Track length2:45
IV. Andante (Performed in C Major)
Track length1:11
V. Allegro (Performed in C Major)
Track length0:59
I. Allegro
Track length1:36
II. Minuet
Track length2:11
III. Adagio
Track length3:27
IV. Minuet
Track length1:38
V. Presto
Track length1:18
I. Allegro moderato
Track length7:32
II. Andante cantabile
Track length2:42
III. Molto vivace
Track length2:06
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length7:24
II. Menuetto I
Track length3:50
III. Adagio
Track length5:39
IV. Menuetto II
Track length2:54
V. Allegro
Track length3:21
I. Allegro
Track length4:41
II. Andante
Track length3:36
III. Menuetto in canone
Track length4:11
IV. Allegro
Track length6:05
No. 4 in E-Flat Major. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length2:31
No. 3 in G Major. Allegro
Track length1:59
No. 6 in C Major. Allegretto grazioso
Track length2:12
No. 2 in F Major. Andante
Track length3:39
No. 1 in D Major. Allegretto
Track length4:07
No. 5 in A Major. Allegro assai
Track length1:07
I. Allegro moderato (Ed. Karl Haas)
Track length2:46
II. Minuet & Trio (Ed. Karl Haas)
Track length2:45
III. Adagio (Ed. Karl Haas)
Track length2:28
IV. Minuet & Trio (Ed. Karl Haas)
Track length2:39
V. Finale. Rondo (Ed. Karl Haas)
Track length1:02
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length7:42
II. Minuet I & Trio
Track length4:17
III. Adagio
Track length6:04
IV. Minuet II & Trio
Track length3:07
V. Allegro
Track length3:33
Minuet II & Two Trios (Sextet Version)
Track length5:01
I. Allegro
Track length7:00
II. Andante
Track length3:53
III. Minuetto in canone
Track length4:36
IV. Allegro
Track length6:27
I. Moderato quasi marcia
Track length3:51
II. Tempo di minuetto
Track length6:09
III. Andante con moto
Track length8:23
IV. Allegro molto
Track length5:45
I. Adagio - Allegretto
Track length5:18
II. Andante cantabile - Andante
Track length4:36
III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
Track length4:05
IV. Finale. Allegretto
Track length3:16
Sonatine No. 2 in E-Flat Major "Fröhliche Werkstatt": I. Allegro con brio
Track length12:07
This track is only available as an album download.
Sonatine No. 2 in E-Flat Major "Fröhliche Werkstatt": II. Andantino
Track length6:05
Sonatine No. 2 in E-Flat Major "Fröhliche Werkstatt": III. Minuet
Track length4:11
Sonatine No. 2 in E-Flat Major "Fröhliche Werkstatt": IV. Andante - Allegro
Track length15:50
This track is only available as an album download.
No. 2, Minuet in B-Flat Major
Track length2:34
No. 1, Waltz in E-Flat Major
Track length1:45
No. 3, Waltz in E-Flat Major
Track length1:18
No. 10, Waltz in D Major
Track length1:07
No. 11, Waltz in D Major
Track length1:19
I. Chanson
Track length5:33
II. Danses
Track length8:43
I. Praeludium
Track length5:53
II. Romanze
Track length5:39
III. Gavotte
Track length4:25
IV. Introduction und Fuge
Track length6:46
I. Prelude. Andante con moto
Track length3:35
II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length1:10
III. Canzone. Larghetto
Track length2:57
IV. Ballet. Allegro
Track length3:26
I. Moderato e marcato
Track length2:12
II. Lento
Track length3:03
III. Fughetta. Moderato ritmico e distino
Track length2:14

Awards and reviews

  • Diapason d'Or
    September 2021
    Réédition
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