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Brian’s Sixth Symphony, subtitled “Sinfonia Tragica,” makes an idea introduction […]
Charles Groves was a terrific conductor and it’s proof of
Havergal Brian may be a “cult composer”, but he’s surely
Havergal Brian’s Sixth and Sixteenth Symphonies are both single-movement, multi-sectional
The only serious competition for this new recording of Havergal Brian’s visionary, sometimes magnificent, sometimes loony “Gothic” Symphony comes from the Naxos/Marco Polo recording featuring
Originally released on Marco Polo, these fine performances make a welcome return on Naxos. In Memoriam and Festal Dance are early Brian: tuneful, somewhat heavily
Havergal Brian actually was an interesting and characterful composer, not that you’d know it from this disgusting train wreck of a performance. Yes, it’s “legendary”,
How vividly I remember the initial release of this set on Marco Polo some 15 years ago. There I was, clutching my copy of this
Havergal Brian is a much better composer than passing acquaintance with the “Gothic” Symphony suggests. In fact, it’s very ironic that Marco Polo’s recording of
Havergal Brian (1876-1972) had one of the longest careers of any composer. Perhaps, then, it’s not surprising to find that he wrote 32 symphonies; but
