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Discography of available recordings
Shortcuts: • Athene Minerva • Cameo Classics • Chandos • Classical Recordings Quarterly Editions • Classico Records • Decca • Doyen Recordings • Dutton Vocalion • Heritage Records • Hyperion • Lyrita • Marco Polo • Naxos • Stone Records • Testament • Toccata Classics • Warner Classics
Athene Minerva
The Complete Piano Music 23012 5022736101221 (CD DDD) |
Three illuminations Brian (1916†) | Raymond Clarke (piano), Tessa Spong (speaker) |
| Three illuminations Brian (1916†) (piano solo version) | Raymond Clarke (piano) |
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| The defiled sanctuary Blake (1918-19†) | Raymond Clarke (piano), Esther King (mezzo-soprano) |
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| Four miniatures (1919-20†) | Raymond Clarke |
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| The birds Blake (1919†) | Raymond Clarke (piano), Esther King (mezzo-soprano) |
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| The land of dreams Blake (1919†) | Raymond Clarke (piano), Esther King (mezzo-soprano) |
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| Double fugue in E flat (1924†) | Raymond Clarke |
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| Prelude and fugue in C minor (1924†) | Raymond Clarke |
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| Prelude and fugue in D minor/major (1924†) | Raymond Clarke |
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| Prelude »John Dowland’s fancy« (1934†) | Raymond Clarke |
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Recorded: June 1997 Released: March 1998 Location: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk Producer: Joanna Leach Engineer: Mike Beville • The Complete Piano Music: 2 reviews – Rob Barnett, David Wright
• A note on the dating of The birds and The land of dreams – Malcolm MacDonald |
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Cameo Classics
The Complete Early Orchestral Works CC9014CD-2 (2 discs) (CD) |
English suite 1 (?1902-04†) | City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
| Burlesque variations on an original theme (1903†) | City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
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| For valour (1904†) rev 1906 | Alan Smith (organ), |
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| Fantastic variations on an old rhyme (1907†) | Alan Smith (organ), |
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| Festal dance (1908†) | David Martin (piano), |
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| In memoriam (1910†) | City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
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| Doctor Merryheart (1911-12†) | City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
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| Choral pieces for female voices and orchestra (or piano) »Requiem for the rose« Herrick (1912†) | Saint Nicholas Singers, City of Hull Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Heald-Smith |
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| Choral pieces for female voices and orchestra (or piano) »The hag« Herrick (1912†) | Saint Nicholas Singers, |
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Recorded: 1979, July 1979, September 1979, July 1980 Released: 1994 Location: City Hall, Hull, UK Original LP release: Cameo Classics GOCLP 9010 • Introduction – David J Brown
• Review of City of Hull Youth SO CDs – David J Brown • Review of Hull Youth SO recording – Lewis Foreman • Brian and variation form (1) – Malcolm MacDonald • Introduction – Gerard Cunliffe • Introduction – David J Brown • Introduction: Brian and variation form (2) – Malcolm MacDonald • Analysis: Brian and variation form (3) – Malcolm MacDonald • Introduction – Gerard Cunliffe • Introduction – Gerard Cunliffe • Introduction – David J Brown |
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The Complete Piano Music CC9016CD 5060388720254 (CD) |
Three illuminations Brian (1916†) | Peter Hill (piano), Christopher Kay (speaker) |
| Four miniatures (1919-20†) | Peter Hill |
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| Double fugue in E flat (1924†) | Peter Hill, (Douglas Young, 2nd piano) |
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| Prelude and fugue in C minor (1924†) | Peter Hill |
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| Prelude and fugue in D minor/major (1924†) | Peter Hill |
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| Prelude »John Dowland’s fancy« (1934†) | Peter Hill |
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| Minuet and funeral march (1950-51) trans MacDonald and Stevenson 1973 | Peter Hill |
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Recorded: February 1981 Released: 2011 Formerly LP GOCLP9016D • A note on the Minuet and Funeral march – Graham Hatton
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Chandos
Fanfare: British Music for Symphonic Brass Ensemble CHAN 6573 0095115657324 (CD ADD) |
Festival fanfare (1967†) orig Fanfare for the orchestral brass | Locke Brass Consort, conductor James Stobart |
Recorded: February 1977 Released: July 2003 Location: St Peter’s Church, Morden Producer: Brian Couzens Engineer: Brian Couzens with other works by Benjamin, Bliss, Elgar, Jacob, Rubbra, Simpson, Tippett and Walton
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Classical Recordings Quarterly Editions
A Tribute to Robert Simpson CRQ CD268 (CD) |
Symphony 6 »Sinfonia Tragica« (1948†) (first performance) |
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conductor Douglas Robinson |
Recorded: January 1966 Released: November 2016 Location: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London Producer: Robert Simpson Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55, ‘Eroica’ • Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (1) – Martin O’Leary
• Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (2) – Martin O’Leary • Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (3) – Martin O’Leary • Notes on Havergal Brian’s 6th symphony – Anno Schreier • Observations on Havergal Brian’s 6th symphony – Josef Schreier |
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Classico Records
Elgar and the English Choral Tradition CLASSCD 456 (CD) |
Psalm 23 (c.1904,1944–45†) reconstructed 1944-45 | Kevin Matthews (ten), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Douglas Bostock |
Recorded: July 2002 Released: October 2002 Location: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool With works by Bridge, Dyson, Elgar, Howells and Purcell • Preparing Psalm 23 for performance – Elizabeth Hanmore
• Recording Brian in Liverpool – Lewis Foreman • Elgar & The English Choral Tradition • Psalm 23 on CD • Psalm 23 - Early Brian or late? Some subjective observations – Malcolm MacDonald |
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Decca
The 20th Century Album 289 470 501-2 (2 discs) 028947050124 (CD DDD) |
Fanfare (1951-52†) arr MacDonald | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, conductor Howard Snell |
Recorded: 1976 Released: 2002 Location: Kingsway London Hall, London plus works by Arnold, Bliss, Britten, Copland, Dodgson, Hindemith, Howarth, Janáček, Jolivet, Poulenc, Previn, Rodney-Bennett, Salzedo, Schuller, Tippett, Tomasi, Uhl, Weill
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British Music for Brass 473 714 2 028947371427 (CD) |
Fanfare (1951-52†) arr MacDonald | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, conductor Howard Snell |
Recorded: 1976 Released: 2003 Location: Kingsway London Hall, London plus works by Arnold, Bax, Bliss, Britten, Tippett, Walton
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Doyen Recordings
Heritage DOY CD 142 (CD) |
The battle song (1930-31) realised John Pickard 1997 | Buy as you view Cory Band, conductor Robert Childs |
Recorded: February 2002 Released: 2002 Location: Cwmbran Council Chambers, Gwent with other arrangements for brass of works by Elgar, Paul Gilson, Joseph Parry, Oskar Bohme review at 4barsrest.com. • The battle song and 15 transcriptions – Malcolm MacDonald
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Dutton Vocalion
Studio Broadcasts: symphonies 9 & 11, Doctor Merryheart CDBP 9798 765387979829 (CD) |
Doctor Merryheart (1911-12†) | London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
| Symphony 9 (1951†) | London Symphony Orchestra leader Hugh Maguire, conductor Norman del Mar |
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| Symphony 11 (1954†) (first performance) |
London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry Newstone |
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Recorded: February 1959, April 1959 Location: Hammersmith Town Hall, BBC Maida Vale Studio 1 Live studio broadcasts (mono) from BBC Third Programme, 1959 |
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Works for Cello and Orchestra CDLX 7263 (2 discs) 765387726324 (CD DDD) |
Cello concerto (1964†) (world premiere recording) |
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), |
Recorded: September 2010 Released: 2011 Location: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London Producer: Michael J Dutton, Michael Ponder Engineer: Dexter Newman, Dillon Gallagher With Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra by York Bowen, and Concert Suite for Cello and Orchestra by Alan Bush In association with the Havergal Brian Society
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Symphonies 10, 30, Concerto for Orchestra, English Suite 3 CDLX 7267 765387726720 (CD) |
English suite 3 (1919-21†) also arr piano - lost | David Bednall (organ), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
| Symphony 10 (1953-54†) | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Concerto for orchestra (1964†) | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Symphony 30 (1967†) | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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Recorded: September 2010 Location: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow In association with the Havergal Brian Society • In the mountains, there you feel free’ – David Hackbridge Johnson
• Some thoughts on the thirtieth – Rodney Stephen Newton |
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Violin concerto, symphony 13 CDLX 7296 765387729622 (CD DDD) |
English suite 4 »Kindergarten« (?1924†) (first digital recording) |
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
| Violin concerto 2 (1935†) | Lorraine McAslan, violin; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| The tinker’s wedding (1948†) | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Symphony 13 (1959†) (world premiere recording) |
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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Recorded: June 2012 Released: November 2012 Location: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow Producer: Michael Ponder Engineer: Dexter Newman In association with the Havergal Brian Society • Introduction – Malcolm MacDonald
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Symphonies 5 Wine of Summer, 19 & 27 CDLX 7314 765387731427 (SACD) |
Festal dance (1908†) | Roderick Williams, baritone; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
| Symphony 5 »Wine Of Summer« Lord Douglas (1937†) | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Symphony 19 (1961†) | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Symphony 27 (1966†) | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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Recorded: July 2014 Released: January 2015 Location: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow Producer: Michael Ponder Engineer: Dexter Newman In association with the Havergal Brian Society • Introduction – Gerard Cunliffe
• Words for music, perhaps – Chris Kettle • Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’Leary |
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Symphonies Nos. 2 & 14 CDLX 7330 765387733025 (SACD) |
Symphony 2 (1930-31†) | Lynda Cochrane & Judith Keaney, pianos; Mark Hindley, organ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
| Symphony 14 (1959-60†) (world premiere recording) |
Mark Hindley, organ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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Recorded: September 2015 Released: July 2016 Location: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall In association with the Havergal Brian Society • Götz von Berlichingen and Brian’s second symphony – Graham Saxby
• Symphony 2 Analysis (1) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (2) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (3) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (4) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (5) – Graham Saxby • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (1) – Damian Rees • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (2) – Damian Rees • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (3) – Damian Rees • Second quality? – Paul Kettle |
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The Vision of Cleopatra CDLX 7348 6538773482 (SACD) |
For valour (1904†) rev 1906 | English National Opera Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins Nicholas Ansdell-Evans, organ |
| Fantastic variations on an old rhyme (1907†) | English National Opera Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins Nicholas Ansdell-Evans, organ |
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| The vision of Cleopatra Cumberland (1907†) original full score lost; re-orchestrated in contemporary Brian style by John Pickard 2014 (World premiere recording) |
Claudia Boyle (Iris), Angharad Lyddon (Charmion), Claudia Huckle (Cleopatra), Peter Auty (Antony), English National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Choral pieces for female voices and orchestra (or piano) »Requiem for the rose« Herrick (1912†) (World professional premiere) |
Words by Robert Herrick English National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Choral pieces for female voices and orchestra (or piano) »The hag« Herrick (1912†) (World professional premiere) |
Words by Robert Herrick English National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
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| Four miniatures (1919-20†) (No. 2, 'Land of Dreams') | Evelyn Munro |
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Recorded: November 1933, July 2017 Released: August 2018 Location: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hamsptead, London, Small hall, Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden Producer: Alexander Van Ingen Engineer: Mike Dutton In association with the Havergal Brian Society • Introduction – Gerard Cunliffe
• Introduction – David J Brown • Introduction: Brian and variation form (2) – Malcolm MacDonald • Analysis: Brian and variation form (3) – Malcolm MacDonald • Contemporary review of premiere • Havergal Brian's large-scale choral works: The Vision of Cleopatra (part 1) – Neil Starling • Havergal Brian's large-scale choral works: The Vision of Cleopatra (part 2) – Neil Starling • Havergal Brian's large-scale choral works: The Vision of Cleopatra (part 3) – Neil Starling • Cleopatra's Librettist – Reginald Nettel |
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Heritage Records
Havergal Brian: The First Commercial Recordings HTGCD 256/7 (2 discs) 5060332660384 (CD) |
Psalm 23 (c.1904,1944–45†) reconstructed 1944-45 | Paul Taylor (tenor), Brighton Festival Chorus, Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Laszlo Heltay |
| Symphony 10 (1953-54†) | Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Loughran |
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| English suite 5 »Rustic scenes« (1953†) | Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Pinkett |
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| Symphony 21 (1963†) | Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eric Pinkett |
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| Symphony 22 »Symphonia brevis« (1964-65†) | Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, conductor Laszlo Heltay |
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Recorded: July 1972, April 1974, April 1974 Released: September 2013 Location: Hove Town Hall, De Montfort Hall, Leicester Producer: Robert Simpson (10/21), William Robson, Tim Grocutt Engineer: Angus Mackenzie, Harvey Summers In association with the Havergal Brian Society Originally issued on Unicorn and CBS LPs, 1972/1974. This issue has gone back to the original master tapes for the transfers. • Preparing Psalm 23 for performance – Elizabeth Hanmore
• Psalm 23 - Early Brian or late? Some subjective observations – Malcolm MacDonald |
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Symphonic Movements from The Tigers HTGCD 270 5060332660674 (CD) |
Symphonic variations »on Has anybody here seen Kelly?« (1921-22†) | Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Hager |
| Wild horsemen (1921-22†) | Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Hager |
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| Green pastures (1921-22†) | Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Hager |
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| Gargoyles (1921-22†) | Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Hager |
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| Lacryma (1921-22†) | Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Hager |
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| Shadow dance (1921-22†) | Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Hager |
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Recorded: July 1981 Released: May 2014 Location: Concert Hall, Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg Producer: Tim Grocutt Engineer: Harvey Summers With John Foulds: Pasquinade Symphonique No. 1 In association with the Havergal Brian Society Originally issued on LP in 1982, and later on CD on the Forlane label, as part of the set 'Masters of the English Musical Renaissance'. Re-mastered from the original master tape and released by Heritage Records. |
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Hyperion
The Gothic Symphony CDA67971/2 (2 discs) 0034571179711 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 1 »The Gothic« (?1919-27†) | Susan Gritton (sop), Christine Rice (m-sop), Peter Auty (ten), Alastair Miles (bass), David Goode (organ), Eltham College Boys’ Choir, CBSO Youth Chorus, Southend Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs, Brighton Festival Chorus, Huddersfield Choral Society, London Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Bach Choir, Cor Caerdydd, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins [The total forces numbered more than 930] |
Recorded: July 2011 Released: December 2011 Location: Royal Albert Hall, London Producer: Tim Thorne Engineer: Huw Thomas Recorded live at the BBC Proms, 2011 • The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, Volume 3: Symphonies 30–32, Survey and summing-up – Malcolm MacDonald
• HB: Aspects of Havergal Brian – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Opus est: Six Composers from Northern Europe – Paul Rapoport • Havergal Brian’s ‘Gothic symphony’: Two studies – Harold Truscott, Paul Rapoport, Havergal Brian • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Larry Alexander • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice – Pauline Slevin • Havergal Brian’s last testament? – Lionel Pike • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Colin G Davis • Flawed masterpiece? – Jonathan Rutherford • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 1 – Jeremy Marchant • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 2 – Philip Legge • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 3 – Jeremy Marchant • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 1 – Philip Legge • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 2 – Philip Legge • Beethoven, Berlioz, Brian (or Three Bs and more) – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice (Part 1) – Pauline Slevin • The Gothic Review – Mike Le Voi, 4MBS Concert Recording Team member • Choral Demands of the ‘Gothic’ – Jeremy Marchant • Brian’s Choral Challenges in the ‘Gothic’ – 1 – Jeremy Marchant |
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Symphony No. 3 CDH55029 0034571150291 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 3 (1931-32†) | Andrew Ball, Julian Jacobson (pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend |
Recorded: October 1988 Released: September 1999 Location: BBC Maida Vale Studio no. 1, London Producer: John H West Engineer: Tony Faulkner In association with the Havergal Brian Society and the Rex Foundation Previously on Hyperion CD/MC, CDA/KA 66334 – both deleted • A listener’s impressions – Martyn Becker
• Second thoughts – Christopher Kettle • Early English atonality in the first movement – Martin O’Leary • New vistas – Martyn Becker |
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Lyrita
Havergal Brian and Arnold Cooke Symphonies SRCD.295 5020926029522 (CD ADD) |
Symphony 6 »Sinfonia Tragica« (1948†) | London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
| Symphony 16 (1960†) | London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Myer Fredman |
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Recorded: April 1973 Released: February 2008 Location: Wandsworth Town Hall Producer: James Walker Engineer: Stanley Goodall With Symphony No. 3 by Arnold Cooke • Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (1) – Martin O’Leary
• Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (2) – Martin O’Leary • Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (3) – Martin O’Leary • Notes on Havergal Brian’s 6th symphony – Anno Schreier • Observations on Havergal Brian’s 6th symphony – Josef Schreier • Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’Leary • Performing Brian’s music – James Kelleher |
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Marco Polo
The Best of Marco Polo 8.223002 (2 discs) 0730099300223 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 1 »The Gothic« (?1919-27†) | Eva Jenisová, soprano; Dagmar Pecková, alto; Vladimír Doležal, tenor; Peter Mikuláš, bass; Slovak Opera Chorus; Slovak Folk Ensemble Chorus; Lúčnica Chorus; Bratislava City Choir; Bratislava Children’s Choir; Youth ‘Echo’ Choir; Pavol Procházka, chorus master; Slovak radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir; Ondrej Lenárd, conductor |
Recorded: March 1989 Released: September 1992 Location: Concert Hall of Slovak Radio (Bratislava) Producer: Günter Appenheimer With snippets of instrumental, chamber and orchestral works by 16 other composers Includes five minutes only of Te ergo quaesumus, the last movement of The Gothic • The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, Volume 3: Symphonies 30–32, Survey and summing-up – Malcolm MacDonald
• HB: Aspects of Havergal Brian – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Opus est: Six Composers from Northern Europe – Paul Rapoport • Havergal Brian’s ‘Gothic symphony’: Two studies – Harold Truscott, Paul Rapoport, Havergal Brian • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Larry Alexander • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice – Pauline Slevin • Havergal Brian’s last testament? – Lionel Pike • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Colin G Davis • Flawed masterpiece? – Jonathan Rutherford • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 1 – Jeremy Marchant • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 2 – Philip Legge • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 3 – Jeremy Marchant • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 1 – Philip Legge • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 2 – Philip Legge • Beethoven, Berlioz, Brian (or Three Bs and more) – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice (Part 1) – Pauline Slevin • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown • The Gothic Review – Mike Le Voi, 4MBS Concert Recording Team member • Choral Demands of the ‘Gothic’ – Jeremy Marchant • Brian’s Choral Challenges in the ‘Gothic’ – 1 – Jeremy Marchant |
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Naxos
‘Gothic’ Symphony 8.557418-19 (2 discs) 0747313241828 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 1 »The Gothic« (?1919-27†) | Eva Jenisová, soprano; Dagmar Pecková, alto; Vladimír Doležal, tenor; Peter Mikuláš, bass; Slovak Opera Chorus; Slovak Folk Ensemble Chorus; Lúčnica Chorus; Bratislava City Choir; Bratislava Children’s Choir; Youth ‘Echo’ Choir; Pavol Procházka, chorus master; Slovak radio Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir; Ondrej Lenárd, conductor |
Recorded: March 1989 Released: June 2011 Location: Concert Hall of Slovak Radio (Bratislava) Producer: Günter Appenheimer Previously released May 2004 and on Marco Polo 8.223280-81 • The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, Volume 3: Symphonies 30–32, Survey and summing-up – Malcolm MacDonald
• HB: Aspects of Havergal Brian – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Opus est: Six Composers from Northern Europe – Paul Rapoport • Havergal Brian’s ‘Gothic symphony’: Two studies – Harold Truscott, Paul Rapoport, Havergal Brian • A German view • Recording »The Gothic« in Bratislava – David J Brown • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Larry Alexander • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice – Pauline Slevin • Havergal Brian’s last testament? – Lionel Pike • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Colin G Davis • Flawed masterpiece? – Jonathan Rutherford • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 1 – Jeremy Marchant • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 2 – Philip Legge • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 3 – Jeremy Marchant • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 1 – Philip Legge • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 2 – Philip Legge • Beethoven, Berlioz, Brian (or Three Bs and more) – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice (Part 1) – Pauline Slevin • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown • The Gothic Review – Mike Le Voi, 4MBS Concert Recording Team member • Choral Demands of the ‘Gothic’ – Jeremy Marchant • Brian’s Choral Challenges in the ‘Gothic’ – 1 – Jeremy Marchant |
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Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 18 8.557775 0747313277520 (CD DDD) |
Violin concerto 2 (1935†) | Marat Bisengaliev (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend |
| Symphony 18 (1961†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend |
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| The jolly miller (1962†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend |
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Recorded: January 1993 Released: May 2005 Location: Studio 1, BBC Broadcasting House, Glasgow Producer: Martin Dalby Engineer: Tony Kime In association with the Havergal Brian Society and the Rex Foundation Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223479 • A latter day Ysaÿe – Martin Anderson interviews Marat Bisengaliev on Classical Net
• The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown • Symphonies 16 to 19: Style and manner – Martin O’Leary |
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Symphonies Nos. 4 and 12 8.570308 0747313030873 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 4 »Das Siegeslied« (1932-33†) Psalm 68 'Let God arise' | Jana Valásková (sop); Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Slovak National Opera Chorus, Brno Philharmonic Choir, Youth ‘Echo’ Choir, Mixed ‘Cantus’ Choir; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) [augmented], conductor Adrian Leaper |
| Symphony 12 (1957†) | Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), conductor Adrian Leaper |
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Recorded: February 1992, February 1992 Released: January 2007 Location: Concert Hall of Slovak Radio, Bratislava Producer: Murray Khouri Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223447 • Adrian Leaper’s Brian – Malcolm MacDonald
• Music at war – David J Brown • Das Siegeslied and bad genes – Alan Dean Foster • MarcoPolo CD of symphonies 4 & 12 • Review of Marco Polo 8.223447 – Martin Anderson • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown |
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Symphony No. 2, Festival Fanfare 8.570506 0747313050673 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 2 (1930-31†) | Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anthony Rowe |
| Festival fanfare (1967†) orig Fanfare for the orchestral brass | Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conductor Anthony Rowe |
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Recorded: May 1996 Released: July 2007 Location: Mosfilm Studio, Moscow Producer: Betta Inc. Engineer: Edvard Shakhnazarian and Vitaly Ivanov In association with the Havergal Brian Society and the Rex Foundation Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223790 • Götz von Berlichingen and Brian’s second symphony – Graham Saxby
• Symphony 2 Analysis (1) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (2) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (3) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (4) – Graham Saxby • Symphony 2 Analysis (5) – Graham Saxby • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (1) – Damian Rees • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (2) – Damian Rees • The influence of Goethe’s ‘Götz von Berlingen’ (3) – Damian Rees • Second quality? – Paul Kettle • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown |
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Symphonies Nos. 11 and 15 8.572014 747313201471 (CD DDD) |
For valour (1904†) rev 1906 | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Tony Rowe |
| Doctor Merryheart (1911-12†) | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper |
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| Symphony 11 (1954†) | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper |
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| Symphony 15 (1960†) | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Tony Rowe |
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Recorded: September 1993, May 1997 Released: July 2010 Location: National Concert Hall, Dublin Producer: Chris Craker Engineer: Chris Craker and Dave Harries In association with the Havergal Brian Society and the Rex Foundation Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223588 • Introduction to the Marco Polo CD – Malcolm MacDonald
• Introduction – Gerard Cunliffe • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown • Review – John Grimshaw • Introduction – David J Brown • Thoughts on Brian’s eleventh symphony – Robert Matthew-Walker • Brian and theurban pastorale – PJ Taylor |
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Symphonies Nos. 17 and 32 8.572020 0747313202072 (CD DDD) |
Festal dance (1908†) | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper |
| In memoriam (1910†) | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper |
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| Symphony 17 (1960-61†) | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper |
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| Symphony 32 (1968†) | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, conductor Adrian Leaper |
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Recorded: June 1992 Released: December 2010 Location: National Concert Hall, Dublin Producer: Garry Carpenter In association with the Havergal Brian Society and the Rex Foundation Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223481 • Adrian Leaper’s Brian – Malcolm MacDonald
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Symphonies Nos. 20 and 25 8.572641 747313264179 (CD DDD) |
Fantastic variations on an old rhyme (1907†) | Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny |
| Symphony 20 (1962†) | Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny |
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| Symphony 25 (1965-66†) | Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Penny |
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Recorded: October 1994 Released: July 2011 Location: Concert Hall of Ukrainian Radio Producer: George Orobynsky and Alexander Hornostai Engineer: Andrew Mokrytsky In association with the Havergal Brian Society and the Rex Foundation Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223731 • Introduction – David J Brown
• Introduction: Brian and variation form (2) – Malcolm MacDonald • Analysis: Brian and variation form (3) – Malcolm MacDonald • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown • First impressions – Larry Alexander |
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Symphonies 22–24, English Suite 1 8.572833 747313283378 (CD DDD) |
English suite 1 (?1902-04†) | New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
| Symphony 22 »Symphonia brevis« (1964-65†) | New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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| Symphony 23 (1965†) (world première recording) |
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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| Symphony 24 (1965†) (world première recording) |
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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Recorded: August 2012 Released: May 2013 Producer: Pavel Lavrenenkov Engineer: Aleksander Karasev, Gennady Trabantov In association with the Havergal Brian Society • Introduction – David J Brown
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Symphonies 6, 28, 29, 31 8.573408 747313340873 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 6 »Sinfonia Tragica« (1948†) | New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
| Symphony 28 »Sinfonia in C minor« (1967†) (World premiere recording) |
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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| Symphony 29 (1967†) (World premiere recording) |
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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| Symphony 31 (1968†) | New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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Recorded: May 2014 Released: March 2015 Location: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow Producer: Pavel Lavrenenkov Engineer: Aleksander Karasev, Gennady Trabantov In association with the Havergal Brian Society Cover: Bust of Havergal Brian by Welsh sculptor Robert Thomas, the dedicatee of Symphony No. 29 • Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (1) – Martin O’Leary
• Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (2) – Martin O’Leary • Brian’s Sinfonia tragica (3) – Martin O’Leary • Notes on Havergal Brian’s 6th symphony – Anno Schreier • Observations on Havergal Brian’s 6th symphony – Josef Schreier • In the mountains, there you feel free’ – David Hackbridge Johnson |
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Symphonies 8, 21, 26 8.573752 747313375271 (CD DDD) |
Symphony 8 (1949†) | New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
| Symphony 21 (1963†) (Premiere professional recording) |
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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| Symphony 26 (1966†) (World premiere recording) |
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker |
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Recorded: September 2016 Released: October 2017 Location: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Moscow Producer: Pavel Lavrenenkov Engineer: Aleksander Karasev, Gennady Trabantov In association with the Havergal Brian Society Cover photograph - Dr J F Grimshaw |
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Stone Records
The complete Havergal Brian songbook - volume 1 5060192780154 5060192780154 (CD DDD) |
Sorrow song Samuel Daniel (?1904-06†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
| The message Donne (?1904-06†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Farewell Bishop Heber (?1904-06†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Soliloquy upon a dead child Cumberland (1906†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Little sleeper Hafiz (1906†) rev 1972 | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Day and night Cumberland (1906†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| When I lie ill Cumberland (1906†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| If I could speak Cumberland (1906†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| A faery song Yeats (1906†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The lost doll Kingsley (1914†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The mountain and the squirrel Emerson (1914†) for children | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| What does little birdie say? Tennyson (1914†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Three illuminations Brian (1916†) | Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Care-charmer sleep Samuel Daniel (1919†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| When icicles hang by the wall Shakespeare (1919†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Legend (?1919†) | Jonathan Stone, violin; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Take, O take those lips away Shakespeare (1919-21) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The soul of steel C. M. Masterman (1920-21) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Since love is dead Bowles (c.1922-23†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Prelude »John Dowland’s fancy« (1934†) | Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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Recorded: August 2011 Released: May 2012 Location: Potton Hall, Suffolk, U.K. Producer: Richard Sutcliffe Engineer: Richard Sutcliffe In association with the Havergal Brian Society • Introduction – David Hackbridge Johnson
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The complete Havergal Brian songbook - volume 2 5060192780277 5060192780277 (CD DDD) |
Why dost thou wound and break my heart? Herrick (1910†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
| The mad maid’s song Herrick (1910†) orch score lost | Michelle Walton, soprano; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The night piece Herrick (1910†) orch score lost | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Piping down the valleys wild Blake (1914†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The blossom Blake (1914†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The chimney sweeper Blake (1914†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The fly Blake (1914†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The little black boy Blake (1914†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| When the sun goes down Temple Keble (1918†) | Michelle Walton, soprano; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| On parting Temple Keble (1918†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Love is a merry game Temple Keble (1918†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The defiled sanctuary Blake (1918-19†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Renunciation Temple Keble (1918-19†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Lady Ellayne Temple Keble (1918-19†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Four miniatures (1919-20†) | Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The birds Blake (1919†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| The land of dreams Blake (1919†) | Mark Stone, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Handel: Dear Adonis from Venus and Adonis (1937†) | Michelle Walton, soprano; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Handel: Transporting joy from Venus and Adonis (1937†) | Michelle Walton, soprano; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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| Gretchen songs (1955-56†) | Michelle Walton, soprano; Sholto Kynoch, piano |
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Recorded: January 2012 Released: April 2014 Location: Potton Hall, Suffolk, U.K. Producer: Richard Sutcliffe Engineer: Richard Sutcliffe In association with the Havergal Brian Society • A note on the dating of The birds and The land of dreams – Malcolm MacDonald
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Testament
Symphony No. 1 The Gothic SBT2 1454 (2 discs) 0749677145422 (CD ADD) |
Symphony 1 »The Gothic« (?1919-27†) (first professional performance) |
Honor Sheppard, soprano; Shirley Minty, contralto; Ronald Dowd, tenor; Roger Stalman, bass; BBC Chorus; BBC Choral Society; City of London Choir; Hampstead Choral Society; Emanuel School Choir; Orpington Junior Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Adrian Boult |
Recorded: October 1966 Released: January 2010 Location: Royal Albert Hall, London Engineer: re-mastered by Paul Baily Plus: Havergal Brian Interviewed for the BBC by J. Behague on 1 January 1966. • The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, Volume 3: Symphonies 30–32, Survey and summing-up – Malcolm MacDonald
• HB: Aspects of Havergal Brian – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Opus est: Six Composers from Northern Europe – Paul Rapoport • Havergal Brian’s ‘Gothic symphony’: Two studies – Harold Truscott, Paul Rapoport, Havergal Brian • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Malcolm MacDonald • Brian as Faust – Larry Alexander • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice – Pauline Slevin • Havergal Brian’s last testament? – Lionel Pike • Symphony 1 »The Gothic« – Colin G Davis • Flawed masterpiece? – Jonathan Rutherford • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 1 – Jeremy Marchant • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 2 – Philip Legge • Creating the vocal score of the Gothic – 3 – Jeremy Marchant • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 1 – Philip Legge • The Logistics of the Gothic symphony – 2 – Philip Legge • Beethoven, Berlioz, Brian (or Three Bs and more) – Jürgen Schaarwächter • Havergal Brian – the Gothic voice (Part 1) – Pauline Slevin • The Gothic Review – Mike Le Voi, 4MBS Concert Recording Team member • Choral Demands of the ‘Gothic’ – Jeremy Marchant • Brian’s Choral Challenges in the ‘Gothic’ – 1 – Jeremy Marchant |
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The Tigers SBT3 1496 (3 discs) 0749677149628 (CD AAD) |
The Tigers Brian (1917-29†) | Teresa Cahill (soprano) Mrs Freebody/Lady 1 |
Recorded: January 1983 Released: December 2014 In association with the Havergal Brian Society Box set • Opera with attitude – Kevin Mandry
• Investigating The Tigers (2) Costers : Prologue, scene 1 (1) – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (3) Coppers : Prologue, scene 1 (2) – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (4) Gentry : Prologue, scene 1 (3) – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (5) Masks : Prologue, scene 2 – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (6) The seeds of chaos : Act 1, scene 1 – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (7) The dogs of war : Act 1, scene 2 – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (8) Uneasy slumbers : Act 2, scene 1 – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (9) On parade : Act 2, scene 2 – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (10) Garden party : Act 2, scene 3 (1) – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (11) Haymaking : Act 2, scenes 3 (2) and 4 (1) – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (12) Called to account : Act 2, scenes 4 (2) and 5 – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (13) Gothic echoes : Act 3, Gargoyles and Lacryma – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (14) Chinese whispers : Act 3, scenes 1 and 2 (1) – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (15) Trysting : Act 3, scene 2 (2) – Adrian Ure • Investigating The Tigers (16) Chimes at midnight : Act 3, scene 3 and Finale – Adrian Ure • Let the roar of the Tigers be heard in the land – Malcolm MacDonald • Breaking the mirror… – Larry Alexander • New maps for The Tigers – Penny Scantlebury • The rediscovery of The Tigers – David J Brown • Reward for rediscovery of Brian’s lost scores – press coverage • Fanfare from The grotesques - Malcolm MacDonald |
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Toccata Classics
Havergal Brian: Songs, Legend for violin and piano TOCC 0005 5060113440051 (CD ADD) |
Sorrow song Samuel Daniel (?1904-06†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
| The message Donne (?1904-06†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Farewell Bishop Heber (?1904-06†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Why dost thou wound and break my heart? Herrick (1910†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| The chimney sweeper Blake (1914†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Piping down the valleys wild Blake (1914†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Love is a merry game Temple Keble (1918†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| On parting Temple Keble (1918†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| The defiled sanctuary Blake (1918-19†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Lady Ellayne Temple Keble (1918-19†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Renunciation Temple Keble (1918-19†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Care-charmer sleep Samuel Daniel (1919†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| The land of dreams Blake (1919†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| When icicles hang by the wall Shakespeare (1919†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Legend (?1919†) | Steven Levine, violin; Peter Lawson, piano |
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| Take, O take those lips away Shakespeare (1919-21) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| The soul of steel C. M. Masterman (1920-21) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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| Since love is dead Bowles (c.1922-23†) | Brian Rayner Cooke, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano |
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Recorded: December 1981, April 1982, May 1982 Released: March 2005 Location: Wigmore Hall, London W1, Craxton Studios, London NW3 Producer: Rick Potter Engineer: Jules Smith In association with the Havergal Brian Society • Review of Brian Rayner Cook/Roger Vignoles recording – Godfrey Berry
• A note on the dating of The birds and The land of dreams – Malcolm MacDonald • Introduction – David Hackbridge Johnson • Review of Reid/Barrow recording of Legend – Martin Anderson |
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Havergal Brian: Orchestral Music, Volume One TOCC 0110 5060113441102 (CD DDD) |
Burlesque variations on an original theme (1903†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
| English suite 5 »Rustic scenes« (1953†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
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| Elegy (1954†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
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| Legend »Ave atque vale (Hail and farewell)« (1968†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
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Recorded: July 2009 Released: March 2011 Location: City Halls, Glasgow Producer: Simon Lord Engineer: Graeme Taylor In association with the Havergal Brian Society
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Havergal Brian: Orchestral Music, Volume Two TOCC 0113 5060113441133 (CD DDD) |
Symphonic variations »on Has anybody here seen Kelly?« (1921-22†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
| Three pieces from Turandot (1950-51†) extracted by HB, 1962 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
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| Turandot Suite (1950-51) arr MacDonald 1975 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
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| Preludio tragico (1951-52†) | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
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| Night ride of Faust and Mephistopheles (1955-56†) (first performance) |
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Garry Walker |
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Recorded: June 2009 Released: December 2011 Location: City Halls, Glasgow Producer: Simon Lord Engineer: Graeme Taylor In association with the Havergal Brian Society
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Warner Classics
Sir Charles Groves - British Music 0825646147243 (24 discs) 0825646147243 (CD) |
Symphony 8 (1949†) (World premiere recording) |
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
| Symphony 9 (1951†) | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Sir Charles Groves |
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Recorded: July 1977 Released: 2015 Location: Abbey Road Studio 1, London Producer: John Willan Engineer: John Kurlander First issued on an EMI CD in 1989, and then in 2002 as part of a 2 CD compilation with Sir Charles Mackerras' performances of symphonies 7 and 31 |
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