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I recently received a note from Stephen Gamble that Robert Marshall’s substantially revised listing of Dennis Brain’s recordings, originally published in 1996 by Margun Music, is now online.
When I first followed the link I was sort of confused as it claimed to be comprehensive but I could not find many recordings on the list. Then I realized that the text on the page at the link is just an introduction and foreword with an appendix; the actual list is a separate PDF that has to be downloaded from the page itself.
With that out of the way and downloaded, this is an impressive list. As Marshall notes, this is a fourth revision of the list and includes 1,791 recordings, compared to a mere 1632 in the original list. If you want to track down all the recordings of Dennis Brain playing any work it really is all right there.
And for those of you reading this that may be unfamiliar with Dennis Brain (1921-1957), his recordings have inspired generations of hornists. I have a longer article related to Dennis Brain here, and if you have not yet heard him play, be sure to “get Brain” soon.
