Brian: Symphonies No 20 & 25 / Penny, National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine

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Havergal Brian was one of the most remarkable of twentieth century symphonists, whose reputation for the gargantuan (Symphony No. 1 ‘The Gothic’; Naxos 8.557418–19) has tended to overshadow the more concise nature of his later music. His Symphony No. 20 for instance, written in 1962, is compact, thematically sophisticated, and deeply expressive. Both it and No. 25 (1966) abandon Brian’s previous practice of one-movement symphonies in favour of the more classical three movements. Symphony No. 25 has beautiful melodies channelled within a wholly logical structure and is one of Brian’s most distinguished late works.



Product Description:


  • Catalog Number: 8572641


  • UPC: 747313264179


  • Label: Naxos


  • Composer: Havergal Brian


  • Conductor: Andrew Penny


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine



Works:


  1. Symphony no 25 in A minor

    Composer: Havergal Brian

    Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    Conductor: Andrew Penny


  2. Symphony no 20

    Composer: Havergal Brian

    Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    Conductor: Andrew Penny


  3. Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme

    Composer: Havergal Brian

    Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    Conductor: Andrew Penny