Orchestral, Overtures, Brian (composer)
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Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic do bustle very well, and the Chandos microphones prove particularly good at pinpointing details like a tuba's lugubrious waddle. —
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Special offer. Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 16
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker
Their gusto in tackling Brian’s complex, often cryptic but rewarding scores is very winning. All the music here shows the old maverick forging ahead from epic breadth to extreme compression,... —
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Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 18 & Violin Concerto
Marat Bisengaliev (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend
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Special offer. Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 18
Marat Bisengaliev (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend
The late Robert Simpson once referred to Havergal Brian as the 'Original Awkward Cuss raised to the level of genius'. A highly misunderstood composer, one either loves (sadly the minority) or... —
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Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 13 & Violin Concerto
Recorded: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, 31 May & 1 June 2012
Lorraine McAslan (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
To be able to get along with Havergal Brian's exasperating talent, you need above-average reserves of patience...Ceaselessly up-for-it RSNO playing and Brabbins's firm direction together make... —
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Havergal Brian: The Vision of Cleopatra
Claudia Boyle (Iris), Angharad Lyddon (Charmion), Claudia Huckle (Cleopatra), Pater Auty (Antony), Nicholas Ansdell-Evans (organ)
English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Martyn Brabbins
Brabbins’s meticulously prepared versions…must now be considered definitive. —
