Margaret, JR, I don't have my copy of the Pettitt book in front of me at the moment, but I do recall that picture and my confusion about just exactly what piece is being cited. I can't locate any Grieg "Der Einsame" in his works listing in GroveOnline, though maybe I was not looking in the correct genre area (I checked songs and vocal works with orchestra). I always assumed that they were actually playing "Die bergtekne" (The mountain thrall)which is for Baritone, 2 horns and strings.
Hold on, I just paused for a double-check and did a MetaCrawler search on "einsame edvard grieg" and discover that Der Einsame and Die bergtekne are one and the same. Hope that this clears matters more than it confuses, but I'm not sure. BTW - There is at least one recording of this piece, on the BIS label, and it is quite an evocative piece. The horns parts are prominent but not virtuosic, the mood is fairly somber as the title might lead you to expect. Regards, Peter Margaret Dikel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In the bio by Stephen Pettitt, p 64 shows a photo with Richard Hargreaves (baritone), Dennis, and John Burden (horn) in front of an orchestra (Royal Academy?) conducted by Herbert Withers. The piece in rehearsal is Grieg's "Der Einsame". And for 2 horns and choir, Brahms wrote some lovely songs for women's chorus, 2 horns, and harp, which are just magnificent. And the vocal parts are nice too. :-) Margaret At 10:11 AM 11/16/2004, you wrote: >I recall reading a Dennis Brain biography years ago in which there was a >picture of Dennis and (I think) Norman del Mar, from their Royal Academy >days. They are standing out in front of an orchestra and, if I recall >correctly, playing a Brahms piece. > >The question, what Brahms work would feature two horns in such a way that >they would be out front? Could be tricky question these days as I recently >watched a DVD video of Rattle & Berlin doing Mahler's 5th, and in this >performance the principal horn stood out front as a soloist. > >Though I've long been an advocate of orchestra players being documented on >record jackets and generally getting more exposure, I never thought I'd see >a performance of "Mahler's 5th Horn Concerto with incidental orchestral >accompaniment." > >Anyway, back to Brahms. What was the piece in the Brain biography? I may >know the piece, and may even have it in my collection of recordings, but >have never seen a "two horns out front" Brahms orchestral work. > >Perhaps it was not Brahms, in which case, can anyone tell me what the piece >from the Brain biography was? > >...and while I'm typing, is there a nice 10-12 minute work (by one of the >masters) for orchestra and chorus that features the horns? > >jrc in SC _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
