In 1990, the music of Havergal Brian (1876-1972) was making quite a splash, as several recordings of his music had recently appeared and an important premiere issue had come out that summer, the massive choral First Symphony, the so-called Gothic. In fact, it was released on this label, then called Marco Polo/Records International, which at the time was distributed by Harmonia Mundi. This recording is still available in Marco Polo's ongoing Brian series, but, as most know by now, is distributed by its sister-company, ...
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In 1990, the music of Havergal Brian (1876-1972) was making quite a splash, as several recordings of his music had recently appeared and an important premiere issue had come out that summer, the massive choral First Symphony, the so-called Gothic. In fact, it was released on this label, then called Marco Polo/Records International, which at the time was distributed by Harmonia Mundi. This recording is still available in Marco Polo's ongoing Brian series, but, as most know by now, is distributed by its sister-company, Naxos. Since that time a good many more of his thirty-two symphonies and other works have received attention on disc, if not in the concert hall. Now in the wake of numerous re-discovered and altogether new composers, Brian's rising star has come back down to earth.Yet, his art must still be assessed as it was a decade or so ago: here was an unjustly neglected composer, whose complex musical forms and prolific output in later years set him apart from his contemporaries. The best way...
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