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Bartók: | No. 2: Allegro giocoso from 14 Bagatelles Op.6/Sz38/BB50 Evening in Transylvania, Ten Easy Pieces for piano No. 5 (Este a székelyeknél), Sz. 39/5, BB 51/5 Medvetánc (Bear Dance) from 10 Easy Pieces Sz39/BB51 Romanian Dance, Sz. 43, BB 56: No. 1 - Allegro vivace No. 2: Kicsit ázottan… (A bit drunk…) from 3 Burlesques Op.8c/Sz47/BB55 Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49 Piano Suite Op. 14 Staccato (Allegretto mosso), Vol.V, No.124 from Mikrokosmos Sz107/BB105 Ostinato (Vivacissimo), Vol.VI, No.146 from Mikrokosmos Sz107/BB105 5 Hungarian Folk Songs from Sz33/BB97 Vilma Medgyaszay (soprano) 8 Hungarian Folk Songs Sz64/BB47 Mária Basilides (contralto) & Ferenc Székelyhid (tenor) 7 Hungarian Folk Tunes (transcribed 1926, by Joseph Szigeti from 7 pieces from For Children, 1909, for piano, Sz42) Béla Bartók (piano) & Joseph Szigeti (violin) 6 Romanian Folk Dances (transcribed 1925, by Zoltán Székely from 6 Romanian Folk Dances, 1915, for piano, Sz56) Béla Bartók (piano) & Joseph Szigeti (violin) | Dohnányi: | Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 Erno Dohnányi (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Collingwood | Hindemith: | Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1 Paul Hindemith (viola) Scherzo for viola and cello Paul Hindemith (viola) & Emanuel Feuermann (cello) Nobilissima Visione Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Symphonia serena Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith String Trio No. 2 Szymon Goldberg (violin), Paul Hindemith (viola) & Emmanuel Feuermann (cello) Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra Louis Cahuzac (clarinet) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Horn Concerto Dennis Brain (horn) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith Konzertmusik, Op. 50 for strings & brass Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith | Honegger: | Pastorale D'Été Arthur Honegger Cello Concerto Maurice Maréchal (cello) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Arthur Honneger | Khachaturian: | Masquerade Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor David Oistrakh (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Gayane Suite Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian | Poulenc: | Trois Mouvements perpétuels Francis Poulenc (piano) Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon Roger Lamorlette (oboe), Gustav Dhérin (bassoon) & Francis Poulenc (piano) Deux Novelettes Francis Poulenc (piano) Nocturne Nos. 1 & 4 Francis Poulenc (piano) Nocturne No. 2 in A (‘Bal des jeunes filles’) Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 2 in A flat major Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 5 in A minor Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 9 in D Francis Poulenc (piano) 15 Improvisations, No. 10 in F (‘Éloge des gammes’) Francis Poulenc (piano) Aubade Francis Poulenc (piano) Walther Straram Concerts Orchestra, Walther Straram |
There can be few, if any, musicians, whilst practicing works written earlier than the 20th century, who have not wondered how the composer himself might have performed their music. There are reports, some of which are most skilful in their description, how the likes of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven may have played or improvised; furthermore there are lines of teacher/pupil relationships which can trace their lineage back to the pianistic greats such as Liszt, but still we have to imagine the sound since we cannot actually hear it. Edison’s invention of a recording machine which developed through the Gramophone to the latest Hi-Fi system of today has been able to capture an extraordinary range of music which continues to give us endless pleasure, though some of us might occasionally even have sympathy with the perspicacious remark that Sir Arthur Sullivan recorded in a message to Edison congratulating him on his invention but expressing his terror “at the thought that much hideous and bad music may be put on record for ever”. Some composers have left us an extensive catalogue of recorded performances, most notably Edward Elgar, Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten. Others like Olivier Messiaen, Heitor Villa-Lobos and William Walton have left us significant, although limited, editions. All too many, however, have merely left us a mere fraction of their output and it was to bring these recordings to the record-buying public that the EMI Classics series COMPOSERS IN PERSON was planned and researched by Ken Jagger (1945-2007). He did include representative issues for five the above named composers in the series so as to provide a total of 20 releases. Most composers are found as either conductors or pianists (so sometimes both) although some appear on other instruments – Hindemith as violist as well as conductor and Messiaen, Widor, Vierne and Dupré as organist. | 
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| |  | Dennis Brain - A tribute
Beethoven: | Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17 recorded London, 1944 Denis Matthews (piano) | Dukas: | Villanelle | Hindemith: | Quartet for 4 horns recorded London, 1956 Brain Ensemble | Marais: | La Basque live recording, 1954 Brain Ensemble | Mozart: | Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 (Complete) recorded London, 1953 Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan | Schumann: | Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 recorded London, 1952 Gerald Moore (piano) | Strauss, R: | Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, AV132 |
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Dennis Brain (horn) Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (recorded 1953 & 1954) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Peter Pears (tenor), Dennis Brain (horn), Edith Sitwell (narrator) Boyd Neel String Orchestra, English Opera Group Ensemble, Benjamin Britten, Anthony Collins Recorded 1944 & 1953 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Dennis Brain, Colin Horsley & Dennis Brain Wind Quintet Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Walter Gieseking, Dennis Brain Philharmonia Wind Quartet | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Beethoven: | Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17 | Berkeley, L: | Horn Trio Op. 44 | Dittersdorf: | Partita in D ed. Haas | Dukas: | Villanelle | Haydn: | Symphony No. 31 in D major ‘Horn Signal' | Hindemith: | Horn Concerto | Ibert: | Trois pičces brčves | Jacob, G: | Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano, Op. 3 | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne | Mozart: | Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 (Complete) Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452 Ein musikalischer Spass K522 Divertimento in B flat, K270 Divertimento in E flat, K289 | Mozart, L: | Concerto for hosepipe & strings (third movement) | Schumann: | Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 | Strauss, R: | Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, AV132 | Wagner: | Siegfried's Horn Call |
The four discs in the Dennis Brain set comprise all the recordings he made for EMI in the 14 short years he was active in the studio. The earliest sessions date from 21 June 1943 and the last from
22 August 1957, just days before his fatal car crash whilst returning from the Edinburgh Festival of that year. He was just 36 years old. |
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| |  | Mozart: | Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 (Complete) Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, 12th, 13th and 23rd November 1953 Dennis Brain (horn) Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452 Recorded in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London, 15th April 1955 Walter Gieseking (piano), Philharmonia Wind Ensemble: Sidney Sutcliffe (oboe), Bernard Walton, (clarinet), Dennis Brain (horn) & Cecil James (bassoon) |
“Dennis Brain was an icon.” MusicWeb | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Britten: | Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 Peter Pears (tenor) & Dennis Brain (horn) New Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens Les illuminations, Op. 18 New Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings Barry Tuckwell (horn), Willie Anthony Waters (bassoon), Osian Ellis (harp), Denis Blyth (timpani), Roger Lord (cor anglais), Alexander Murray (flute) & Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten |
Recorded Studios, West Hampstead, London, UK, November 1953 (Serenade, Les illumination); Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, UK, September 1959 (Nocturne) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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