Dennis Brain ~ Strauss - The Two Horn Concertos & Hindemith - Horn Concerto / Sawallisch

Richard Strauss (Composer), Paul Hindemith (Composer), Wolfgang Sawallisch (Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), Dennis Brain (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Dennis Brain
• Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
• Composer: Richard Strauss, Paul Hindemith
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics Imports
• ASIN: B000002RP0
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,300 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I: Allegro

2. II: Andante

3. III: Rondo (Allegro)

4. I: Allegro

5. II: Andante Con Molto

6. III: Rondo (Allegro Molto)

7. I: Moderately Fast

8. II: Very Fast

9. III: Very Slow-Moderately Fast-Fast-Lively-Very Slow

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful hindemith, good Strauss, October 18, 2000

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alessandro dosio - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dennis Brain ~ Strauss - The Two Horn Concertos & Hindemith - Horn Concerto / Sawallisch (Audio CD)

I have to start saying that the recording of Hindemith concerto is simply impressive. Wonderful. Many composer were astonished by Dennis playing and wrote pieces specifically for him (Hindemith but also Britten, for instance). Also, the recording here is conducted by Hindemith himself, so I think there are no better performances available. About the Strauss concerti, like a previous reviewer i have to say that in my opinion there could exist other great recordings. Performing these concerti I prefer a more aggressive style, less smooth, more "germanic". Ok, Dennis is anyway great, his music, phrases and sound are milestones and examples for all the horn players, but try to compare (just for the sake) other interpretations (my personal favorite is H.Baumann with Gewandaus/Masur, Philips label).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best., August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dennis Brain ~ Strauss - The Two Horn Concertos & Hindemith - Horn Concerto / Sawallisch (Audio CD)

This recording will put any other rendition of Strauss or Hindemith to shame. Brain plays with a lightness, clarity and flow that the masters of today can only dream about. The Hindemith was written for Dennis Brain, and this recording is conducted by the composer himself. The tragedy of Brain's early death is made all the more obvious by recordings like this. If you care about Horn music at all, heckif you care about soloists at all, but this CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Standing the test of time, October 19, 1999

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christopher saucedo (Houston ,Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dennis Brain ~ Strauss - The Two Horn Concertos & Hindemith - Horn Concerto / Sawallisch (Audio CD)

This is with out doubt a wonderfull example of this work.The musical ideas and phraseing are great.If you want only one recording of this work this is the one , spoken from a horn player.