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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Richard [1] Strauss
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Richard [Classical] Wagner
Composer: Robert Schumann
Composer: Felix [1] Mendelssohn
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Composer: Lennox Berkeley
Composer: Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Composer: Jacques Ibert
Composer: Gordon Jacob
Composer: Paul [Composer] Dukas
Composer: Leopold Mozart
Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
Conductor: Lawrence Turner
Conductor: Walter Süsskind
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Conductor: Paul Kletzki
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2008-09-02
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 2. Romanza: Andante
  3. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 3. Rondo: Allegro vivace
  4. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417: 1. Allegro maestoso
  5. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417: 2. Andante
  6. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417: 3. Rondo
  7. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117): 1. Allegro
  8. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117): 2. Andante
  9. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117): 3. Rondo: Allegro
  10. Sonata for horn & piano in F major, Op. 17: 1. Allegro moderato
  11. Sonata for horn & piano in F major, Op. 17: 2. Poco adagio, quasi Andante / 3. Allegro moderato
  12. Siegfried, opera, WWV 86c: Siegfried's Horn Call
  13. Adagio & Allegro for horn (or violin or cello) & piano in A flat major, Op. 70: 1. Adagio
  14. Adagio & Allegro for horn (or violin or cello) & piano in A flat major, Op. 70: 2. Allegro
  15. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: No. 7. 'Nocturne'
Music CD 2
  1. Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b): 1. Allegro
  2. Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K. 412/514 (K. 386b): 2. Rondo: Allegro
  3. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417: 1. Allegro maestoso
  4. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417: 2. Andante
  5. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417: 3. Rondo
  6. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: 1. Allegro
  7. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: 2. Romance: Larghetto
  8. Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: 3. Allegro
  9. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 1. Allegro moderato
  10. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 2. Romanza: Andante
  11. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495: 3. Rondo: Allegro vivace
  12. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, K. 452: 1. Largo - Allegro moderato
  13. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, K. 452: 2. Larghetto
  14. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, K. 452: 3. Rondo: Allegro
Music CD 3
  1. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117): 1. Allegro
  2. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117): 2. Andante
  3. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117): 3. Rondo: Allegro
  4. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV 283, AV 132): 1. Allegro
  5. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV 283, AV 132): 2. Andante con moto
  6. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV 283, AV 132): 3. Rondo: Allegro moto
  7. Horn Concerto: 1. Moderately fast
  8. Horn Concerto: 2. Very fast
  9. Horn Concerto: 3. Very slow - Moderately fast - Fast - Lively - Very slow
  10. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: 1. Allegro
  11. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: 2. Lento
  12. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: 3. Theme & Variations - Tema (Moderato)
  13. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 1 (Allegro vivace)
  14. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 2 (Allegretto)
  15. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 3 (Lento)
  16. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 4 (Vivace)
  17. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 5 (Andante)
  18. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 6 (Moderato)
  19. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 7 (Adagio)
  20. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 8 (Moderato)
  21. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 9 (Allegro vivo)
  22. Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op. 44: Var. 10 (Moderato)
Music CD 4
  1. Divertimento for 2 horns & strings in F major ('Ein musikalischer Spass,' 'A Musical Joke'), K. 522: 1. Allegro
  2. Divertimento for 2 horns & strings in F major ('Ein musikalischer Spass,' 'A Musical Joke'), K. 522: 2. Minuet: Maestoso & Trio
  3. Divertimento for 2 horns & strings in F major ('Ein musikalischer Spass,' 'A Musical Joke'), K. 522: 3. Adagio cantabile
  4. Divertimento for 2 horns & strings in F major ('Ein musikalischer Spass,' 'A Musical Joke'), K. 522: 4. Presto
  5. Divertimento No. 14 for 2 oboes, 2 horns & 2 bassoons in B flat major, K. 270: 1. Allegro molto
  6. Divertimento No. 14 for 2 oboes, 2 horns & 2 bassoons in B flat major, K. 270: 2. Andantino
  7. Divertimento No. 14 for 2 oboes, 2 horns & 2 bassoons in B flat major, K. 270: 3. Minuet: Moderato - Trio
  8. Divertimento No. 14 for 2 oboes, 2 horns & 2 bassoons in B flat major, K. 270: 4. Presto
  9. Divertimento No. 16 for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons & 2 horns in E flat major, K. 289 (K. 271g): 2. Minuet
  10. Divertimento No. 16 for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons & 2 horns in E flat major, K. 289 (K. 271g): 3. Adagio
  11. Partita for horn & string quartet in D major: Minuet & Trio
  12. Symphony No. 31 in D major ('Hornsignal'), H. 1/31: Movement 1
  13. Pièces brèves (3), for wind quintet
  14. Sextet for woodwind quintet & piano, Op. 3: 1. Elegiac Prelude
  15. Sextet for woodwind quintet & piano, Op. 3: 2. Scherzo
  16. Sextet for woodwind quintet & piano, Op. 3: 3. Cortege
  17. Sextet for woodwind quintet & piano, Op. 3: 4. Minuet & Trio
  18. Sextet for woodwind quintet & piano, Op. 3: 5. Rondo with Epilogue
  19. Villanelle for horn & piano (or orchestra)
  20. Concerto for hornpipe: Finale

Music reviews of Icon: Dennis Brain

Music Review: It's [almost] all there!
Rating: 5 Stars

Like many young students of the horn, back in the 1970's, I was inspired by the music on the Seraphim LP "The Art of Dennis Brain." I particularly loved the performance of the Minuet and Trio from Dittersdorf's Partita in D, something I was no longer able to enjoy after my turntable [record player] died, late in the previous century, and the album was never re-released on CD.

Imagine my joy to find that the identical recording is listed among the twenty-five performances in this four-CD set, as are all the other tracks from that Seraphim LP.

Imagine my disappointment when I found that the track labeled

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Partita in D
Minuet & Trio
London Baroque Ensemble
Karl Haas

is NOT the identically-labeled music from the Seraphim LP. It is either from some other Dittersdorf Partita in D, or from something else entirely. [It is not one of the set of Dittersdorf Partitas [KM2101] published by Breitkopf & Härtel.] Somebody at EMI seems to have "dropped the ball" on this one. If anyone reading this review ever learns where the "original" can be heard, please leave that information here in a review of this album. Thanks!

December 31, 2008 elaboration:

This set is also available from other sellers under the name "Dennis Brain The Horn Player." Do not be confused by the differing titles -- they are the same item.

Another reviewer suggested going to the EMI site to see a full list of the tracks in this set. I found their list to be a mess, with duplications. I've tried to sort the entries in that list, into the order in which they appear according to the list in the booklet that accompanies the set.

I have indicated with asterisks and other symbols my educated guesses as to the other albums on which duplicates of the recordings appear.

DISC 1 ::

Mozart: Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat, K.495
[Hallé Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent, Lawrence Turner]

#####
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat K417
[Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind]

R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 11
[Philharmonia, Alceo Galliera]

##### & ***
Beethoven: Horn Sonata in F, Op.17
[Denis Matthews]

Wagner: Siegfried's Horn Call

##### & ***
Schumann: Adagio & Allegro in A flat, Op.70
[Gerald Moore]

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 - No.7 Nocturne
[Paul Kletzki]

DISK 2 ::

**** (all four)
Mozart: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 1 in D Major, KV412
Mozart: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 2 in E flat major, KV417
Mozart: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 3 in E flat major, KV447
Mozart: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 4 in E flat major, KV495
[Philharmonia, Herbert von Karajan]

***
Mozart: Quintet in E flat for Piano and Wind, K452
[Cecil Horsley, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble]

DISC 3 ::
* (both)
R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Op. 11
R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
[Philharmonia, Wolfgang Sawallisch]

*
Hindemith: Horn Concerto
[Philharmonia, Paul Hindemith]

L. Berkeley: Horn Trio Op. 44
[Manoug Parikian, Colin Horsley]

DISC 4 ::

Mozart: Ein musikalischer spass in F major K.522
[Philharmonia, Guido Cantelli]

**
Mozart: Divertimento No. 14 in B flat K270
[Dennis Brain Ensemble]

#####
Mozart: Divertimento No.16 in E flat, K.289, II.Minuet, III.Adagio
[Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble]

[was supposed to be but is not, from ####]
Dittersdorf: Partita in D - Minuet & Trio
[London Baroque Ensemble, Karl Haas]

#####
Haydn: Symphony No.31 in D 'Hornsignal' (first movement)
[Jack Westrup]

**
Ibert: Trois pièces brèves: Allegro - Andante - Assez lent - Allegro scherzando
[Dennis Brain Ensemble]

Jacob: Sextet for Wind
[Dennis Brain Ensemble]

##### & ***
Dukas: Villanelle
[1952, Gerald Moore]

!!!
L. Mozart: Concerto for hosepipe & strings - 3rd movement
[Hoffnung Music Festival, 1956]

##### Seraphim 60040 [vinyl LP] "The Art of Dennis Brain"
**** EMI CDH 7610132 [Karajan]
*** TESTAMENT SBT 1091 [Karajan]
** BBC BBCL 4066-2
* EMI CDC-7 47834 2
!!! EMI CMS 7 63302 2, from Angel 3550 [vinyl LP]
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Four CD set. Dennis Brain is The Horn Player who performs Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, Hindemith, Wagner, Schumann, Haydn and Jacob.The Siegfried of the horn' is how Sir Thomas Beecham affectionately dubbed Dennis Brain, the brilliant horn player whose career ended with such cruel suddenness when the car in which he was driving home overnight from the 1957 Edinburgh Festival crashed into a tree on the outskirts of London. Beecham's graceful description derives from the hero's horn-call in Wagner's opera, music that had come to be particularly associated with Brain: he had played it to illustrate the horn's capabilities in HMV's 1947 recording Instruments of the Orchestra, and in the 1950s, the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, had called him in for three successive seasons to play the taxing horn passages in the company's Ring cycles.

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