Personalities | Dennis Brain | Modern Era | Classical
1921–57
British horn-player
The son and grandson of horn-players, Brain was principal in Beecham’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and in the Philharmonia Orchestra. He played with brilliance and delicacy, recording the Mozart concertos under Herbert von Karajan (1908–89). He can be heard anonymously in many Philharmonia recordings of the 1950s.
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