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Album to be released on 14th May 2021 on Three Worlds Records:
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Legacy - A Tribute to Denise Brain

Ben Goldscheider - Horn
Huw Watkins - Piano
James Gilchrist - Tenor

1. Huw Watkins - Lament
2. Sir Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy
3. Francis Poulenc - Elegie
4. Benjamin Britten - Canticle III, Still Falls the Rain
Roxanna Panufnik - Sonnets without Words
5. Mine Eye
6. Music to Hear
7. Sweet Love Remember’d
8. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - Fanfare Salute to Dennis Brain

"In every field there are individuals who, with their dedication and passion, change the course of history. Dennis Brain was one such individual. He has often been heralded as awakening the horn from a long slumber, such was the comparative barrenness of the Romantic period in terms of compositions for a solo horn player.

The Baroque and Classical period were rich in their output, with leading composers such as Vivaldi, Telemann, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven writing soloistic music for the horn. This, however, was no great coincidence and it was due to the impressive characters of the time such as Giovanni Punto and Josef Leutgeb who inspired composers to write for this wonderful instrument.

It would seem that no such player existed, or was able, to inspire the likes of Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn or Sibelius to write their horn concerto equivalents to their masterpieces for violin or piano. Despite Dennis Brain’s extraordinary horn playing and musicality, it is what he did for the instrument in general terms which continues to inspire me every single day.

His legacy, the emancipation of the horn from its royal status in the orchestra to an instrument that was considered worthy of being heard in a soloistic fashion, was a remarkable feat. One has to pinch themselves when confronted with the question of “if only” when considering what may have been achieved had he not left us with so much more to give." - Ben Goldscheider