Dennis Brain

French Horn; Speaker

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1750-1827)

Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, op. 16
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Gareth Morris (Flute); Cecil James (Bassoon); Leonard Brain (Oboe); Stephen Waters (Clarinet); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/06/22, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) Educational Media Associates - IGI 370
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4164-2, in search

Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet in E-Flat Major, op. 81/b
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Alan Civil (Horn)
English String Quartet
1957/02/18 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4066-2, in search

Sonata for Horn and Piano, op. 17
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Conrad Hansen (Piano)
LP (1) Educational Media Associates - IGI 370

Dennis Brain

The Early Horn, Dennis Brain demonstrates the sound and playing techniques of different horns
Dennis Brain (Speaker)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
1955/07/23 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4066-2, in search

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955, Edinburgh Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland

Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8014-2
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Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland
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Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1944/05/25 & 1944/10/08 - Kingsway Hall, London, England
CD (1) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 801-2; CD (1) DECCA - Historic - 425 996-2; CD (1) PEARL - GEMM CD 9177

Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hollingsworth
1953/07/30 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4192-2, in search

Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
The Strings of New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens
1953/11/25 to 1953/11/27 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England
CD (1) DECCA - Eloquence - 476 8470; LP (1) DECCA - LONDON - LXT 2941

The Heart of the Matter - 1.Prologue : Fanfare, Where are the seeds of the Universal Fire?, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
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The Heart of the Matter - 3.Fanfare, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
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The Heart of the Matter - 9.Epilogue : Fanfare, So, out of the dark, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
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Arnold Cooke (1906-)

Arioso and Scherzo for Horn, Violin, 2 Violas and Cello
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Marjorie Lempfert (Viola)
Carter String Trio
1957/03/01 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4066-2, in search

Franz Danzi (1763-1826)

Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E-Flat
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester conducted by Eugen Bodart
1955
CD (1) HANZ PIZKA EDITION - HPE 02

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Villanelle
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland
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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Concerto for Horn and Orchestra n°1 in D Major, Hob. VII:d3
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
BBC Midland Orchestra conducted by Léo Wurmser
1957/01/21 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4066-2, in search

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Paul Hindemith
1956/11/19, Stereo - Kingsway Hall, London, England
CD (1) EMI CLASSICS - CDH 7 63373 2; AUDIO EMI CLASSICS - Composers in Person

Sonata for Horn and Piano
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Conrad Hansen (Piano)
1951
CD (1) HANZ PIZKA EDITION - HPE 02

Dennis Brain (French Horn); Noel Mewton-Wood (Piano)
1953/01/28 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) PEARL - GEM 0227
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4164-2, in search

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)

Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano, op. 3
George Malcolm (Piano); Dennis Brain (French Horn); Gareth Morris (Flute); Cecil James (Bassoon); Leonard Brain (Oboe); Stephen Waters (Clarinet)
1957/07/22 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4164-2, in search

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)

La Chéminée du Roi Renée, Suite for Wind Quintet, op. 205
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Gareth Morris (Flute); Cecil James (Bassoon); Leonard Brain (Oboe); Stephen Waters (Clarinet)
1955/06/22, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) Educational Media Associates - IGI 370
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4066-2, in search

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Concerto for Horn and Orchestra n°2 in E-Flat, K. 417
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Südwestfunk Orchestra Baden-Baden conducted by Paul Hindemith
1948 - Kursaal, Baden-Baden,
CD (1) HANZ PIZKA EDITION - HPE 02

Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Sinfonieorchester des Sudwestfunks Baden-Baden conducted by Hans Rosbaud
1953/05/06
CD (2) HANSSLER - HAN093129, in search

Concerto for Horn and Orchestra n°3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Sinfonieorchester des Sudwestfunks Baden-Baden conducted by Hans Rosbaud
1953/05/06
CD (2) HANSSLER - HAN093129, in search

Dennis Brain (French Horn)
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcom Sargent
1953/07/30 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4192-2, in search

Divertimento for Wind Quintet, arr. Anthony Baines n°14 in B-Flat Major, K. 270
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Gareth Morris (Flute); Cecil James (Bassoon); Leonard Brain (Oboe); Stephen Waters (Clarinet)
1955/06/22, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) Educational Media Associates - IGI 370

Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957)

Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra, op. 65
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Paul Sacher Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1956
CD (1) HANZ PIZKA EDITION - HPE 02

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Auf dem Strom, D 943
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Noel Mewton-Wood (Piano)
1953/01/28 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) PEARL - GEM 0227
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4066-2, in search

Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano in A-Flat Major, op. 70
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING; CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4192-2, in search

Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland
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Gilbert Vinter (1909-1969)

Hunter's Moon for Horn and Orchestra
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Vilem Tausky
1957/06/16 - BBC Studios, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4164-2, in search