Performances

Performances; Reviews and Articles

Symphony 1 »The Gothic«		At Victoria Hall, Hanley, 21 May 1978 - David J Brown review of the vast amateur performance Mounting the Gothic - David J Brown Brev fra London / Letter from London - Peter Wivel Skøn kæmpe-musik uden flip / Lofty musical colossus no freak - Jørgen Falck Danish views of the 1980 performance Review of Lenard/Marco Polo CD - Helmut Mauro Recording The Gothic in Bratislava - David J Brown David's detailed report on the Marco Polo sessions recording part 2
Symphony 2		A view from the back desks - David Hackbridge Johnson Playing violin in Symphony 2 A view from the audience - Roger Moseley Reviews of the 1973 Kensington SO/Leslie Head performances
Symphony 3		Review of Composers' Platform WM SO performance - David J Brown
Symphony 4		Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald
Symphony 5 »Wine of summer«		Havergal Brian and Leslie Head - Lewis Foreman The planning and organising of the Kensington SO concerts which included Symphony 5
Symphony 6		The Sinfonia tragica in Hamilton - Paul Rapoport An account of the trials and tribulations of mounting the first Brian symphony performance in Canada Review of Royal Holloway/Matthew Taylor 1997 performance - Lewis Foreman
Symphony 7		Newstone and Mackerras interpretations compared - David Jenkins Review of RLPO/Mackerras premiere - John Pickard Review of RLPO/Mackerras premiere - Richard Whitehouse Review of RLPO/Mackerras premiere and recording - David J Brown
Symphony 8		Review of Groves/EMI recording - Ted Heaton
Symphony 9		Review of Groves/EMI recording - Ted Heaton
Symphony 10		Review of the 1998 Leicestershire SSO performance
Symphony 11		Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald
Symphony 12		Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald
Symphony 15		Review of Tony Rowe/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald
Symphony 16		Performing Brian's music - James Kelleher some practical problems
Symphony 17		Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald
Symphony 20		Review of Penny/Marco Polo CD - Larry Alexander
Symphony 22		Symphonia brevis at the Royal Festival Hall - Malcolm MacDonald Review of the Groves 1983 performance, general performance issues and comparisons with Schoenberg
Symphony 25		Review of Penny/Marco Polo CD - Larry Alexander
Symphony 27		Recording Brian with the Philharmonia - Rodney Stephen Newton
Symphony 28		Review of the Stokowski premiere
Symphony 29		Recording Brian with the Philharmonia - Rodney Stephen Newton
Symphony 31		Recording Brian with the Philharmonia - Rodney Stephen Newton
Symphony 32		Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald Recording Brian with the Philharmonia - Rodney Stephen Newton
Burlesque variations		Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown Review of Hull Youth SO recording - Lewis Foreman
Doctor Merryheart		Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald
English suite 1		Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown The case of the two Havergals - Lewis Foreman A Harrow performance in the 1940s
Fantastic variations		Review of Penny/Marco Polo CD - Larry Alexander Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown
Festal dance		Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown
For valour		Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown Review of Tony Rowe/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald
In memoriam		Review of Adrian Leaper/Marco Polo CD - Malcolm MacDonald Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown
Pantalon and Columbine		Performing Brian's music - James Kelleher some practical problems
Herrick songs		Review of Hull Youth SO recording - David J Brown Review of Hull Youth SO recording - Lewis Foreman
Songs for voice and piano		Review of Brian Rayner Cook/Roger Vignoles recording - Godfrey Berry
Psalm 23		Review of Litchfield performance - David J Brown Preparing Psalm 23 for performance - Marlene Becker and Elizabeth Hanmore
The vision of Cleopatra		Contemporary review of premiere
The Cenci		My experiences of conducting The Cenci - James Kelleher
Turandot		A view from the rostrum - James Kelleher on the Millennium Sinfonia's 1995 concert of orchestral excerpts
Legend		Review of Reid/Barrow recording - Martin Anderson
Concerto for orchestra		Review of premiere - Malcolm MacDonald includes a brief description of the work
Broadcasts		Choirworks and Musical encounters the 1995 BBC Radio3 Brianfest
Recordings		Links to reviews of CDs on other sites are in the Discography

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