Brian, Havergal > Orchestral

Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 22, 23 and 24; English Suite No. 1 / New Russia State SO, Walker

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 22, "Symphonia brevis"; Symphony no 23; Symphony no 24 in D major; English Suite no 1, for orchestra, Op. 12
Conductors: Walker, Alexander
Ensemble: ; New Russia State Symphony Orchestra

During the remarkable and prolific period between his 72nd and 92nd birthdays, Havergal Brian wrote no fewer than 27 symphonies. Some seem to fall into...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos (2012-08-26_2012-08-27&2012-)....continue...

Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 13; The Tinker's Wedding; Comedy Ov.; Violin Concerto; English Suite no 4 / Larraine McAslan, violin

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2013-01-08

Works: Havergal Brian: Tinker's Wedding, comedy overture for orchestra; Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Symphony no 13 in C major; English Suite no 4 'Kindergarten', for orchestra
Performers: McAslan, Lorraine
Conductors: Yates, Martin
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Following up his previous Dutton recording devoted to the music of Havergal Brian, conductor Martyn Brabbins offers a second and remarkably varied program of the...continue...
Recording information: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (05/31/2012-06/01/2012)....continue...

Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 1 "Gothic" / Brabbins

2 CD / Hyperion / 2011-12-13

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 1 in D minor for soloists, chorus, brass bands & orchestra, "The Gothic"; Recorded Sound: Applause
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

In July 2011, over 800 performers gathered in London's Royal Albert Hall to give a rare performance of Havergal Brian's Symphony No.1 in D minor...continue...
Recording information: BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, England (07/17/2011)....continue...

Brian: Symphonies No 20 & 25 / Penny, National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-07-26

Works: Havergal Brian: Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme for organ; Symphony no 20 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 25 in A minor
Conductors: Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine

Havergal Brian was one of the most remarkable of twentieth century symphonists, whose reputation for the gargantuan has tended to overshadow the more concise nature...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Ukrainian Radio (10/28/1994-10/30/1994)....continue...

Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 10 & 30; Concerto for Orchestra; English Suite No. 3

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-07-12

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 10 in C minor; English Suite no 3, for orchestra; Concerto for Orchestra; Symphony no 30 in B flat minor
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn

"Brabbins's direct approach suits the couplings, producing splendid accounts of the Third English Suite (coeval with the Gothic Symphony and surprisingly pastoral in places) and...continue...
Recording information: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (09/15/2010-09/16/2010)....continue...

Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 17 & 32

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Havergal Brian: In Memoriam for orchestra; Festal Dance for orchestra (piano); Symphony no 17; Symphony no 32 in A flat major
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian

Recording information: National Concert Hall, Dublin (06/15/1992-06/16/1992)....continue...

Brian Havergal: Symphonies Nos. 11 & 15

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: Havergal Brian: For Valor, for organ & orchestra; Doctor Merryheart; Symphony no 11; Symphony no 15 in A major
Conductors: Rowe, Tony; Leaper, Adrian

Havergal Brian was never a conventional composer, but the three later works on this disc rank among his most unconventional approaches to the symphonic form....continue...
Recording information: National Concert Hall, Dublin....continue...

Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 1 The Gothic

2 CD / Testament / 2010-02-09

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 1 in D minor for soloists, chorus, brass bands & orchestra, "The Gothic"; Spoken Word: Havergal Brian Interview
Performers: Dowd, Ronald; Sheppard, Honor; Stalman, Roger [Vocals]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

This recording of Havergal Brian's colossal Gothic Symphony is taken from a 1966 live performance given in the Royal Albert Hall under Sir Adrian Boult,...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (10/30/1966)....continue...

Brian: Symphonies no 6 & 16; Cooke: Symphony no 3 / Braithwaite, Fredman, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-06-10

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 6 "Sinfonia Tragica"; Symphony no 16; Arnold Cooke: Symphony no 3 in D major
Conductors: Fredman, Myer; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"...With this disc Lyrita have made available two of the most fascinating of Brian symphonies. Of the two, the Sixth is simply stunning. It is...continue...

Brian: Symphony no 2, Festival Fanfare / Rowe, Moscow SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-07-31

Works: Havergal Brian: Festival Fanfare; Symphony no 2 in E minor
Conductors: Rowe, Tony
Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Orthodox in its four-movement structure but, according to the composer, 'very unorthodox inside', Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 2 was originally inspired by Goethe's play Gotz...continue...

Brian: Symphonies no 4 & 12 / Leaper, Valásková, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 4 for soprano, chorus & orchestra, "Das Siegeslied"; Symphony no 12
Performers: Valaskova, Jana
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Youth Echo Choir

A lifelong admirer of German musical culture, literature and thought, Brian wrote his Fourth Symphony 'Das Siegeslied' (Psalm of Victory) at a time when Germany's...continue...

Brian: Violin Concerto, etc / Friend, Bisengaliev, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: Havergal Brian: The Jolly Miller, comedy overture for orchestra; Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Symphony no 18
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

"This new recording is one of the best I've heard of Brian's music in recent years, thanks in large part to superior playing from the...continue...

Brian: Symphony no 1 "Gothic" / Lenard, CSR Symphony, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 1 in D minor for soloists, chorus, brass bands & orchestra, "The Gothic"
Performers: Dolezal, Vladimir; Jenisova, Eva; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej

Havergal Brian's monumental 'Gothic Symphony', the first of 32 symphonies, with combined forces of around 1000 musicians is possibly the largest-scale symphony ever written, outdoing...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Brian: Symphony no 3 / Lionel Friend, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-10-01

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 3 in C sharp minor
Performers: Ball, Andrew; Jacobson, Julian
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

'The performance is powerful, the recording superb' (The New York Times)

'A record collection of British orchestral music lacking anything by Havergal Brian would be significantly...continue...

Brian: Symphonies no 4 & 12 / Leaper, Valásková, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1993-11-01

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 4 for soprano, chorus & orchestra, "Das Siegeslied"; Symphony no 12
Performers: Valaskova, Jana
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Choir; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra