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Dennis Brain (1921-1957) was a British horn player and a leading exponent of the instrument in Britain. He played in the RAF band and orchestra during the war, and premiered works by Britten, Arnold and others.
May 17, 2021 · Dennis Brain | Obituary (Gramophone, November 1957) Since the days when he first became internationally known there was no voice to dispute that Dennis Brain had achieved unequalled pre-eminence in his art...
Dennis Brain inspired a generation of musicians and music fans alike. Andrew Green traces the meteoric rise and tragic end of the French horn virtuoso.
Dennis Brain was the Philharmonia's Principal Horn from 1945 until his tragic death in 1957. This film from our podcast takes a look behind the scenes of this years...
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His Master's Voice – ASD 1140 Concerto No.1 In D Major, K.412 A1 First Movement: Allegro A2 Second Movement: Rondo (Allegro) Concerto No.3 In E Flat Major, ...
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‘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.
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Dennis Brain. Born into a family of fine horn players, Brain became one of the instrument's greatest exponents. He was simultaneously principal in both Sir Thomas Beecham's RPO and Walter Legge's Philharmonia, later concentrating on the latter with whom he made a legendary disc of the Mozart horn concertos with Herbert von Karajan conducting.
