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CodeDS/UK/1558
NameBrain; Dennis (1921-1957); British horn player
Dates1921-1957
GenderMale
BiographyDennis Brain (17 May 1921 – 1 September 1957) was a British virtuoso horn player and was largely credited for popularizing the horn as a solo classical instrument with the post-war British public. With the collaboration of Herbert von Karajan and the Philharmonia Orchestra, he produced what many still consider to be the definitive recordings of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's horn concerti.

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