Brian, Havergal

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...

Brian: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2: Music From The Operas

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-01-10

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphonic Variations on "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?", for orchestra; Pieces (3) from "Turandot", for orchestra (after Puccini); Night Ride of Faust and Mephistopheles, for orchestra...
Conductors: Walker, Garry
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

The long-neglected British composer Havergal Brian (1876 - 1972) is gradually coming in from the cold, with recordings on Naxos, Dutton, Testament and now Toccata...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Glasgow (06/25/2009/06/26/2009)....continue...

York Bowen: Rhapsody; Alan Busch: Concert Suite; Havergal Brian: Concerto for Cello / Raphael Wallfisch

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-07-12

Works: York Bowen: Rhapsody for cello & orchestra, Op. 74; Alan Bush: Concert Suite for cello & orchestra, Op. 37; Havergal Brian: Concerto for cello & orchestra
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Yates, Martin

Dutton presents a fascinating exploration of unknown cello concertos by York Bowen, Alan Bush and Havergal Brian. York Bowen calls his big romantic piece a...continue...
Recording information: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (09/20/2010-09/22/2010)....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...

Masters of the English Musical Renaissance

2 CD / Forlane (France) Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Hubert Parry: Symphony no 3 in C ("English"); Concertstück in G minor; Havergal Brian: The Tigers, opera; John Foulds: Saint Joan Suite, Op 82b; Pasquinade Symphonique No 1, Op 98; Mirage, for o...
Conductors: Hager, Leopold

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...