Dennis Brain

Dennis Brain

Dennis Brain

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Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
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Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major, Op. 70: II. Allegro
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Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major, Op. 70: I. Adagio
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Kay: Miniature Quartet: III. Fughetta. Moderato ritmico e distino
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Kay: Miniature Quartet: II. Lento

Albums

  • Homage

    May 2021 • 179 songs

  • The Art of Dennis Brain

    Jul 2014 • 27 songs

  • Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 - 4 & Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452

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Dennis Brain

Biography

Few instrumentalists of the 20th century did more to establish a solo role for an instrument than Dennis Brain. By age 36, he had helped restore the four Mozart and two Strauss horn concertos to the repertory; inspired Hindemith, Britten, and others to write for his instrument; and generally set the standard for 20th century horn soloists. Born in 1921, Brain was raised in a London horn-playing family. Both his father, Aubrey Brain, and his uncle played professionally, as did their father, Alfred Brain Sr., himself the son of a horn player. (His other brother, Leonard, was a ...
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