Brian believed that 'the greatest of modern composers are those who have shown the greatest talent in continuous contrapuntal writing', a conviction evident in Symphony No. 32.
Performer Biography
Adrian Leaper, the conductor, has a discography of nearly eighty recordings, ranging from classical repertoire to Spanish twentieth-century music.
Composition History
Festal Dance was originally the finale of Brian's early multi-movement work, A Fantastic Symphony, which was based on the nursery rhyme 'Three Blind Mice'.
Compositional Technique
Festal Dance is notable for its 'advanced' scoring, particularly the use of the percussion ensemble, which anticipates Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale by some years.
Composition History
The symphonic poem In Memoriam was only performed twice during Brian's lifetime, despite being published in 1913.
Composer Biography
Havergal Brian, the composer, had a remarkably long creative career, spanning sixty years from the 1890s into the late 1960s.
Composer Biography
Symphony No. 32 was Havergal Brian's last completed work, written at the age of 92, though he lived for another four years.
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Strauss, R.: Tod Und Verklarung / Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler
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