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Dennis Brain

United Kingdom1921–1957280 recordings · 1986–2025

French Horn

Biography

horn player

Discography (280 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Villanelle Paul Dukas	Paul Dukas	instrumentalist	2025
Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: IV. September (Hesse) Richard Strauss	Richard Strauss	instrumentalist	2014
Adagio & Allegro in A-flat, op. 70: II. Allegro Robert Schumann	Robert Schumann	instrumentalist (French Horn)	2008

Top Composers

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

110 rec · Austria

Benjamin Britten

41 rec · United Kingdom

Lennox Berkeley

17 rec · United Kingdom

Richard Strauss

17 rec · Germany

Frequent Collaborators

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 89 rec

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 46 rec

Peter Pears

Soloist · 34 rec

Manuk Parikyan

Conductor · 21 rec

George Malcolm

Top Labels

EMI Classics22 Warner Classics10 Decca Classics6 EMI5 EMI Angel3 Profil Edition Günter Hänssler3 BBC Legends2

Top Repertoire

Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31Benjamin Britten40 Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart25 Concerto for Horn no. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart21 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano, op. 44Lennox Berkeley17 Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart15 Divertimento no. 14 for 2 Oboes, 2 Horns & 2 Bassoons in B-flat major, K. 270Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart10