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Havergal Brian: Orchestral Music, Volume TwoMusic from the Operas
Catalogue Number: TOCC0113
The Tigers: Symphonic Variations
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, orchestra The English composer Havergal Brian (1876–1972) is renowned for his 32 symphonies, 21 of them – written after his 80th birthday – constituting one of the most remarkable Indian summers in the history of music. It is less well known that Brian also composed five operas; since none of them has yet been staged, this CD reveals for the first time some of the remarkably inventive and powerful orchestral pieces hidden within those scores. Booklet texts (PDF) |
Track Listing, MP3 Downloads and Streaming Samples
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| DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM | 70:48 | ||||
| 1-9 | Symphonic Variations on ‘Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?’ (1921-22) Havergal Brian, composer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, orchestra Garry Walker, conductor |
12:16 | |||
| 1 | Molto Allegro e con brio – | 0:46 |
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| 2 | Allegro spiritoso – Più Lento – espressivo molto – | 1:08 |
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| 3 | Allegro spiritoso – | 1:06 |
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| 4 | Pomposo e Grave – | 0:54 |
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| 5 | Allegro Moderato – | 0:48 |
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| 6 | Andante quasi Lento – | 1:38 |
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| 7 | Lento – | 3:45 |
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| 8 | Allegro molto – | 0:38 |
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| 9 | Allegro molto | 1:33 |
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| 10-12 | Three Pieces from ‘Turandot’ (1962-63) Havergal Brian, composer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, orchestra Garry Walker, conductor (first recording) |
17:19 | |||
| 10 | I. Andante moderato | 6:55 |
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| 11 | II. Allegro molto | 8:40 |
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| 12 | III. Allegro vivo | 1:44 |
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| 13 | Faust: Night Ride of Faust and Mephistopheles (1955-56) Havergal Brian, composer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, orchestra Garry Walker, conductor (first recording) |
5:21 |
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| 14 | The Cenci: Preludio tragico (1951-52) Havergal Brian, composer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, orchestra Garry Walker, conductor (first recording) |
13:42 |
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| 15-20 | A Turandot Suite (1949-51, arr. 1975) [devised by Malcolm MacDonald] Havergal Brian, composer BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, orchestra Garry Walker, conductor (first recording) |
22:10 | |||
| 15 | I. ‘At the Court of the Emperor Altoum’. Adagio solenne – Allegro con brio | 5:02 |
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| 16 | II. ‘Minuet’. Launisch (capriccioso) | 1:48 |
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| 17 | III. ‘Entrance of Princess Turandot and her Retinue’. Moderato maestoso | 4:16 |
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| 18 | IV. ‘Nocturne’. Andante comodo ma misterioso | 2:04 |
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| 19 | V. ‘To the Divan!’ Tempo vivo – Adagio | 4:33 |
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| 20 | VI. ‘Lugubre-Marsch’. Deciso – Adagio solenne | 4:27 |
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Artists
Havergal Brian, composer
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, orchestra
Garry Walker, conductor
[credit: Andy Buchanan]
Reviews
A must for anyone who admires Brian’s music
[…] Brian lived and breathed variational form, as anyone knows who is familiar with his symphonies, and these variations supply transformative brilliance, mordant humor, and a dry-witted subtlety very typical of the composer. The work is major Brian of its period, and would make a good introduction to his music for the average concertgoer. […] I wrote in reviewing the first volume by Toccata Classics of Brian’s orchestral music that Garry Walker “is alive to the fluid pacing these pieces require,” and that is equally true here. His ability to manage the abrupt changes of tempo, meter, texture, and mood in this music are much to his credit, while the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra responds with a tone that is second to none for intrinsic beauty or blend—and Brian’s music relies upon such craftsmanship to make its effect. None of this is anywhere more apparent than in the nine Turandot selections, which provide a lighter but equally testing environment, in their way, to the symphonies. With excellent sound, this is a must for anyone who admires Brian’s music.
Barry Brenesal Fanfare
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