Re: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's Horn?
This recording of the two Strauss concertos conducted by Sawallisch, and the Hindemith concerto conducted by the composer himself, was done late in Brain's life - 1956 I think. He was, at the time, playing exclusively on his Alexander single B-flat horn (model 90). On his earlier recording of the first Strauss under Alceo Galliera, he was using a Raoux. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's Horn?
He used a Raoux Sauterelle, which means, it was a hand horn basically, but had a removable Valve section installed (3 piston valves) & the horn could be tuned to different tonalities by changing the main crook (mostly F- or Bb-crook). ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's horn)
--On Friday, February 03, 2006 15:05:53 + Tim Costen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It was an Alex single Bb. I remember seeing it in Paxman's window too - when they had the shop on the corner of Long Acre & Neal Street (before moving down Neal Street and then to Union Street). That must have been about 25 years ago now. I meant the corner of Langley Street & Long Acre, of course. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's horn)
--On Friday, February 03, 2006 06:33:56 -0800 Eric James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I understand that after Dennis Brain died Paxman took the horn that was in the car crash (an Alex, I believe) and rebuilt it as a labour of love. There is a picture of Brain's crumpled horn in Pettit's biography. I remember seeing the rebuilt horn on display in Paxman's shop back in the 70s when they were still on Longacre. Eric James It was an Alex single Bb. I remember seeing it in Paxman's window too - when they had the shop on the corner of Long Acre & Neal Street (before moving down Neal Street and then to Union Street). That must have been about 25 years ago now. The instrument was subsequently donated to the Royal Academy of Music, and can be seen in their York Gate collection: see http://www.ram.ac.uk/museum/permanent.htm. Tim Costen ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's horn)
I understand that after Dennis Brain died Paxman took the horn that was in the car crash (an Alex, I believe) and rebuilt it as a labour of love. There is a picture of Brain's crumpled horn in Pettit's biography. I remember seeing the rebuilt horn on display in Paxman's shop back in the 70s when they were still on Longacre. Eric James --- Alan Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Conventional wisdom is that he started on > Raoux-Milleraux (an authentic > French horn, as it were, made in France) & then > switched to a single horn > in B-flat made by Gebr. Alexander. A photo of him > wearing white tie & > actually playing an Alexander Bb horn is the cover > illustration on some of > the Dennis Brain albums. > > -- Alan Cole, rank amateur > McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. > ~~~ > At 10:17 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: > > Does anyone know what kind of horn or horns Dennis > Brain played? Where are > they? Who has them? Who made them? One of my > students is curious and now so > am I! > > Paulette Velazquez > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/248 - > Release Date: 2/1/2006 > > > ___ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/eric_d_james%40yahoo.com > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's horn)
Conventional wisdom is that he started on Raoux-Milleraux (an authentic French horn, as it were, made in France) & then switched to a single horn in B-flat made by Gebr. Alexander. A photo of him wearing white tie & actually playing an Alexander Bb horn is the cover illustration on some of the Dennis Brain albums. -- Alan Cole, rank amateur McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA. ~~~ At 10:17 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: Does anyone know what kind of horn or horns Dennis Brain played? Where are they? Who has them? Who made them? One of my students is curious and now so am I! Paulette Velazquez -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/248 - Release Date: 2/1/2006 ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's horn)
A gentleman who is retired from the Fort Worth Symphony and Fort Worth Opera owns one of those horns. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paulette Velazquez Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:18 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain's horn) Does anyone know what kind of horn or horns Dennis Brain played? Where are they? Who has them? Who made them? One of my students is curious and now so am I! Paulette Velazquez ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
