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Dennis Brain (17 May 1921 - 01 Sep 1957)

Male Person - United Kingdom horn player

Releases (4)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat / Divertimento no. 17 for 2 Horns and Strings in D major / Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major 02 Apr 2002
  2. Dennis Brain: The Horn Player 2008

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble ( - 1957) original, French horn
  2. London Baroque Ensemble

Siblings

  1. Leonard Brain

Parents

  1. Aubrey Brain

Recordings by (12)

  1. Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat: Rondo 3:38 (1988)
  2. Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Op. 31: I.. Prologue 1:13 (19 Sep 1995)
  3. Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Op. 31: VIII. Epilogue 1:18 (19 Sep 1995)
  4. Horn Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: Rondo 3:41 (01 Jun 1998)
  5. The Early Horn 4:03 (2001)
  6. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: Prologue. Andante 1:19 (2006)
  7. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: Epilogue. Andante 1:58 (2006)
  8. Divertimento no. 14 in B-flat major for 2 Oboes, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons, K270 (arranged for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon): I. Allegro molto 2:50 (2006)
  9. Divertimento no. 14 in B-flat major for 2 Oboes, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons, K270 (arranged for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon): IV. Presto 1:31 (2006)
  10. Siegfried's Horn Call 1:31 (2008)
  11. Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, op. 31: Prologue 1:11 (17 Jun 2013)
  12. Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, op. 31: Epilogue 1:19 (17 Jun 2013)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace 3:36 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  2. Concerto for Horn no. 1 in D major, K. 386b/514: I. Allegro 4:43 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  3. Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 447: III. Allegro 3:49 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  4. Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 447: I. Allegro 7:03 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  5. Concerto no. 3 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 447: II. Romance. Larghetto 4:57 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  6. Horn Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, KV 417: I. Allegro maestoso 6:37 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  7. Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 495: II. Romance. Andante cantabile 4:28 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  8. Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 495: I. Allegro moderato 8:04 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  9. Concerto for Horn no. 1 in D major, K. 386b/514: II. Rondo: Allegro 3:42 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  10. Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417: II. Andante 3:34 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  11. Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417: III. Rondo. Allegro - Più allegro 3:41 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Nov 1954) French horn
  12. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11: III. Rondo: Allegro 5:04 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch (1986) French horn
  13. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major: I. Allegro 7:51 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch (1986) French horn
  14. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat: III. Rondo (Allegro molto) 5:15 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch (1986) French horn
  15. Horn Concerto: II. Very fast 1:56 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith (1986) French horn
  16. Horn Concerto: I. Moderately fast 3:22 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith (1986) French horn
  17. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 11: II. Andante con moto 5:18 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch (1986) French horn
  18. Horn Concerto: III. Very slow - Moderately fast - Fast - Lively - Very slow 9:39 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith (1986) French horn
  19. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11: I. Allegro 5:19 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch (1986) French horn
  20. Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11: II. Andante 5:01 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch (1986) French horn
  21. Vier letzte Lieder: September 4:08 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (1987) solo, French horn
  22. Vier letzte Lieder: Im Abendrot 7:13 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (1987) solo, French horn
  23. Vier letzte Lieder: Beim Schalfengehen 4:31 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (1987) solo, French horn
  24. Vier letzte Lieder: Frühling 3:25 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann (1987) solo, French horn
  25. Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat: Rondo 3:38 Dennis Brain (1988) horn
  26. Third Movement from Concerto for Hosepipe and Strings 1:41 Dennis Brain, Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra, Norman Del Mar (1989) wind instruments
  27. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon in E-flat major, K. 452: III. Rondo, allegro 5:50 Dennis Brain, Walter Gieseking, Cecil James, Sidney Sutcliffe, Bernard Walton (1990) French horn
  28. Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407: I. Allegro 6:21 Dennis Brain, Sidney Griller, Max Gilbert, Philip Burton, Colin Hampton (1990) horn
  29. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon in E-flat major, K. 452: I. Largo, allegro 8:26 Dennis Brain, Walter Gieseking, Cecil James, Sidney Sutcliffe, Bernard Walton (1990) French horn
  30. Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 14:07 Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (1990) solo, French horn
  31. Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407: III. Allegro 4:05 Dennis Brain, Sidney Griller, Max Gilbert, Philip Burton, Colin Hampton (1990) horn
  32. Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407: II. Andante 4:41 Dennis Brain, Sidney Griller, Max Gilbert, Philip Burton, Colin Hampton (1990) horn
  33. Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon in E-flat major, K. 452: II. Larghetto 7:09 Dennis Brain, Walter Gieseking, Cecil James, Sidney Sutcliffe, Bernard Walton (1990) French horn
  34. Horn Concerto No.2 in E flat major, K417: III. Rondo 3:22 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Süsskind (Sep 1992) horn
  35. Horn Concerto No.1 in E flat, op. 11: III. Rondo (Allegro) 5:10 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera (1992) solo, horn
  36. Horn Concerto No.1 in E flat, op. 11: I. Allegro 5:07 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera (1992) solo, horn
  37. Horn Concerto No.1 in E flat, op. 11: II. Andante 4:58 Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera (1992) solo, horn
  38. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat K.417 - Andante ?:?? Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Süsskind (1994) French horn
  39. Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano, op. 44: I. Allegro 5:26 Dennis Brain, Colin Horsley, Manoug Parikian (1994) French horn
  40. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat K.417 - Rondo ?:?? Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Süsskind (1994) French horn
  41. Dialogo No. 4 for Wind Quintet ?:?? Dennis Brain, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble (1994) French horn
  42. Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat K.417 - Allegro Maestoso ?:?? Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Süsskind (1994) French horn
  43. Trio for Violin, Horn & Piano, op. 44: II. Lento 6:49 Dennis Brain, Colin Horsley, Manoug Parikian (1994) French horn
  44. La Basque ?:?? Dennis Brain, Wilfrid Parry (1994) French horn
  45. Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano Op. 44 - Theme and Variations 1 to 10 ?:?? Dennis Brain, Colin Horsley, Manoug Parikian (1994) French horn
  46. Symphony No. 31 in D - Allegro ?:?? Dennis Brain, Edmund Chapman, Alfred Cursue, Gareth Morris, Neill Sanders, Philharmonia Orchestra, J.A. Westruj (1994) French horn
  47. Partita in D Major: Minuet & Trio 2:51 Dennis Brain, London Baroque Ensemble, Karl Haas (1994) French horn
  48. Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Op. 31: V. Dirge (Anon.) 4:14 Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (19 Sep 1995) horn
  49. Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Op. 31: III. Nocturne (Tennyson) 3:18 Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (19 Sep 1995) horn
  50. Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Op. 31: VI. Hymn (Jonson) 2:02 Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (19 Sep 1995) horn

Credited as (78)

  1. Dennis Brain
  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
  3. Mozart; Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
  4. Mozart; Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra, Colin Horsley, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble
  5. Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
  6. Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
  7. Richard Strauss, Paul Hindemith; Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Paul Hindemith
  8. Richard Strauss, Hindemith; Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Paul Hindemith
  9. Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms; Dennis Brain, English String Quartet, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble
  10. Dennis Brain, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble
  11. Dennis Brain, Wilfrid Parry
  12. Dennis Brain, English String Quartet
  13. Dennis Brain, Max Salpeter, Cyril Preedy
  14. Dennis Brain, Sidney Griller, Max Gilbert, Philip Burton, Colin Hampton
  15. Aubrey Brain, Dennis Brain, Léner String Quartet
  16. Dennis Brain, Hallé Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
  17. Dennis Brain, Hallé Orchestra, Lawrence Turner
  18. Dennis Brain, Denis Matthews
  19. Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  20. Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Süsskind
  21. Dennis Brain, Denis Matthews, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera
  22. Dennis Brain, Gerald Moore
  23. Dennis Brain, Edmund Chapman, Alfred Cursue, Gareth Morris, Neill Sanders, Sir Jack Westrup
  24. Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra
  25. Dennis Brain, Colin Horsley, Manoug Parikian
  26. Dennis Brain, Neill Sanders, Philharmonia Orchestra, Guido Cantelli
  27. Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Hindemith
  28. Dennis Brain, Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
  29. Dennis Brain, Leonard Brain, Cecil James, Gareth Morris, Stephen Waters
  30. Dennis Brain, Leonard Brain, Cecil James, George Malcolm, Gareth Morris, Stephen Waters
  31. Dennis Brain, Walter Gieseking, Cecil James, Sidney Sutcliffe, Bernard Walton
  32. Dennis Brain, Cecil James, Sidney Sutcliffe, Bernard Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
  33. Richard Adeney, Dennis Brain, Cecil James, Gareth Morris, Gervase de Peyer, Neill Sanders, Bernard Walton, Karl Haas
  34. Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn; Dennis Brain, Alan Civil, Peter Pears, Noel Mewton-Wood, Léo Wurmser, Dennis Brain Wind Quintet
  35. English String Quartet, Alan Civil, Dennis Brain
  36. Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Noel Mewton-Wood
  37. Dennis Brain, BBC Midland Orchestra, Léo Wurmser
  38. Dennis Brain, Marjorie Lempfert, Carter String Trio
  39. Britten, Berkeley, Bach; Pears, Goossens, Dennis Brain
  40. Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Eugene Goossens
  41. Dennis Brain, Léon Goossens, Emanuel Hurwitz, George Malcolm, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel
  42. Britten, Walton; Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Dame Edith Sitwell, Anthony Collins
  43. Marin Marais / Dennis Brain
  44. Dennis Brain, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Bruno Walter
  45. Mozart; Clifford Curzon, Amadeus Quartet, Dennis Brain
  46. Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  47. Dennis Brain, Mary Carter, Eileen Grainger, Eileen McCarthy, Anatole Mines, Cyril Preedy, Max Salpeter
  48. Dennis Brain, Cyril Preedy, Max Salpeter
  49. Dennis Brain, Mary Carter, Eileen Grainger, Eileen McCarthy, Anatole Mines
  50. Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Sängerknaben
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Works (4)

Dedicated Works

  1. Fanfare Salute to Dennis Brain
  2. Élégie pour cor et piano
  3. In memoriam Dennis Brain
  4. Concerto for Horn and Strings

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. [concert] horn
  2. [concert] horn

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82019992
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118888110
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6cv6h0b
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82019992
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138918008
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1094635

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1434564

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002185046

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/46945700

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919550

Biographies

  1. http://www.hornsociety.org/ihs-people/past-greats/28-people/past-greats/122-brain