Brain, Dennis: Centenary Edition (100th Anniversary of Birth on 17/05)

Brain, Dennis SKU: 41582121
Brain, Dennis: Centenary Edition (100th Anniversary of Birth on 17/05)

Brain, Dennis: Centenary Edition (100th Anniversary of Birth on 17/05)

Brain, Dennis SKU: 41582121

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Title: Centenary Edition (100th Anniversary of Birth on 17/05)
Artist: Brain, Dennis
Label: Warner Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 190295019921
Genre: Classical

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 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.

Tracks:
1.1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
1.2 Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K334
1.3 1 I. Allegro 7.21
1.4 2 II. Tema Con Variazioni (Andante) 7.31
1.5 3 III. Menuetto I 4.26
1.6 4 IV. Adagio 6.41
1.7 5 V. Menuetto II 6.44
1.8 6 VI. Rondo (Allegro) 9.37
1.9 Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K417
1.10 7 I. Allegro Maestoso 6.27
1.11 8 II. Andante 3.22
1.12 9 III. Rondo 3.24
1.13 Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K495
1.14 10 I. Allegro Moderato 8.40
1.15 11 II. Romanza (Adagio) 4.40
1.16 12 III. Rondo (Allegro Vivace) 3.35
1.17 13 Così Fan Tutte, K588: "Per Pieta, Ben Mio" (Sung in English) 6.57
1.18 Dennis Brain, Aubrey Brain (1-6) Horn
1.19 Joan Cross Soprano (13)
1.20 Léner Quartet (1-6)
1.21 (Jeno Léner Violin I · Joseph Smilovits Violin II · Sándor Roth Viola · Imre Hartman Cello)
1.22 Philharmonia Orchestra · Walter Susskind (7-9), Lawrance Collingwood (13) Conductor
1.23 Hallé Orchestra · Malcolm Sargent (10-11), Laurance Turner (12) Conductor
1.24 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
1.25 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)
1.26 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)
1.27 Matrix: Cax 8451/8460 (1-6), Cax 9499/9502 (7-9), Cax 9104/9107 (10-12), Cax 9791/9792 (13)
1.28 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
2.1 CD 2 73.04 Ludwig Van Beethoven 1770-1827
2.2 Horn Sonata in F Major, Op. 17
2.3 1 I. Allegro Moderato 8.35
2.4 2 II. Poco Adagio Quasi Lento 1.15
2.5 3 III. Allegro Moderato 4.45
2.6 Richard Strauss 1864-1949
2.7 Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 11
2.8 4 I. Allegro 5.03
2.9 5 II. Andante 4.56
2.10 6 III. Allegro - Rondo (Allegro) 5.02
2.11 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
2.12 Divertimento No. 16 in E-Flat Major, K289
2.13 7 II. Minuet 2.52
2.14 8 III. Adagio 3.03
2.15 Robert Schumann 1810-1856
2.16 Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major, Op. 70
2.17 9 I. Adagio 3.47
2.18 10 II. Allegro 4.33
2.19 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2.20 11 Così Fan Tutte, K588: Per Pieta, Ben Mio 7.14
2.21 Josef Haydn 1732-1809
2.22 Symphony No. 31 in D Major 'Horn Signal', Hob.I:31
2.23 12 I. Allegro 3.43
2.24 Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
2.25 13 a Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VII. Nocturne 5.51
2.26 Frederick Delius 1862-1934
2.27 14 a Mass of Life, Part II: Prelude 4.38
2.28 Richard Wagner 1813-1886
2.29 15 Siegfried's Horn Call 1.30
2.30 Paul Dukas 1865-1935
2.31 16 Villanelle 6.11
2.32 Dennis Brain Horn
2.33 Sena Jurinac Soprano (11)
2.34 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
2.35 Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble (7-8)
2.36 Philharmonia Orchestra · Alceo Galliera (4-6), Rafael Kubelík (13) Conductor
2.37 Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra · Fritz Busch Conductor (11)
2.38 Orchestra · Sir Jack Westrup Conductor (12)
2.39 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Sir Thomas Beecham (14)
2.40 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), No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London;12. VII. 1951 Opera House, Glyndebourne (11) · Mono
2.41 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), Unknown (13)
2.42 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)
2.43 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)
2.44 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 P 2017 (14) Parlophone Records Limited
3.1 CD 3 72.47
3.2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
3.3 Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, K452
3.4 1 I. Largo - Allegro Moderato 10.05
3.5 2 II. Larghetto 7.06
3.6 3 III. Rondo (Allegro) 5.50
3.7 Ein Musiklasicher Spass, K522
3.8 4 I. Allegro 2.49
3.9 5 II. Menuetto 6.06
3.10 6 III. Adagio Cantabile 6.13
3.11 7 IV. Presto 4.13
3.12 Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, K452
3.13 8 I. Largo - Allegro Moderato 8.24
3.14 9 II. Larghetto 7.09
3.15 10 III. Rondo (Allegro) 5.54
3.16 Divertimento in B-Flat Major, K270 (Arr. Anthony Baines)
3.17 11 I. Allegro Molto 2.46
3.18 12 II. Andantino 2.07
3.19 13 III. Menuetto (Moderato) 2.23
3.20 14 IV. Presto 1.35
3.21 Dennis Brain Horn
3.22 Colin Horsley (1-3), Walter Gieseking (8-10), George Malcolm (11-14) Piano · Leonard Brain (1-3), Sidney Sutcliffe (8-10) Oboe · Stephen Waters (1-3), Bernard Walton (8-10) Clarinet · Cecil James (1-3, 8-10) Bassoon · Neil Sanders Horn (4-7)
3.23 Dennis Brain Ensemble (11-14)
3.24 (Gareth Morris Flute · Leonard Brain Oboe · Stephen Waters Clarinet · Cecil James Bassoon · Dennis Brain Horn)
3.25 Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli (4-7) Conductor
3.26 Recorded: 15 ; 23. V. 1954 (1-3), 15-16. IV. 1955 (8-10) No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London; 18. VIII. 1955 (4-7), Kingsway Hall, London; VII. 1957, Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London (11-14) · Mono (1-3, 8-14), Stereo (4-7)
3.27 Producers: Alan G. Melville ; David Bicknell (1-3), Lawrance Collingwood (4-7), Walter Legge (8-10), Unknown (11-14) · Balance Engineers: Christopher Parker (1-7), Neville Boyling (8-10), BBC Engineers (11-14)
3.28 First Release in: HMV CLP 1029 (1-3), World Record Club SH XXX (4-7), Columbia 33CX 1322(8-10), Columbia 33CX 1687 (11-14)
3.29 Matrix: 2Xea571 (1-3), 2Xye 7505 (4-7), Xax 822/823 (8-10), Xax 1561 (11-14)
3.30 0190295019921 · a Warner Classics Release P 1955/Remastered P 1997 (1-3), P 1956/Remastered P 1990 (8-10), P 1957/Remastered P 2020 (4-7), P 1960/Remastered P 2008 (11-14) Parlophone Records Limited
4.1 CD 4 67.14
4.2 Ludwig Van Beethoven 1770-1827
4.3 Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 16
4.4 1 I. Grave - Allegro Ma Non Tanto 11.13
4.5 2 II. Larghetto 7.51
4.6 3 III. Rondo (Allegretto) 5.37
4.7 Richard Strauss 1864-1949
4.8 Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 11
4.9 4 I. Allegro 5.18
4.10 5 II. Andante 5.01
4.11 6 III. Allegro - Rondo (Allegro) 5.05
4.12 Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Av132
4.13 7 I. Allegro 7.50
4.14 8 II. Andante Con Moto 5.19
4.15 9 III. Rondo 5.15
4.16 Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
4.17 10 a Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: VII. Nocturne 7.00
4.18 Leopold Mozart 1719-1787
4.19 Concerto for Hose-Pipe and Strings
4.20 11 III. Allegro 1.42
4.21 Dennis Brain Horn (9-10), Hose-Pipe (11)
4.22 Walter Gieseking Piano (1-3) · Sidney Sutcliffe Oboe (1-3) · Bernard Walton Clarinet (1-3) · Cecil James Bassoon (1-3)
4.23 Philharmonia Orchestra · Wolfgang Sawallisch (4-9), Paul Kletzki (10) Conductor
4.24 Morley College Symphony Orchestra · Norman Del Mar Conductor (11)
4.25 Recorded: 15-16. IV. 1955 (1-3), 23. IX. 1956 (4-9), No. 1 Studio, Abbey
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