Beethoven Horn Sonata Dennis Brain from BEULAH

This is a clip from Beulah's DVD "Classical Music in the Forties" (YB35)
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The DVD features artist that brought music to the people during and after World War 2. Dame Myra Hess plays Beethoven and Mozart in a National Gallery devoid of pictures. Instruments of the Orchestra and Steps of the Balletwere two educational films made by the Crown Film Unit to help schools meet the requirements of R.A. Butler's 1944 Education Act which put music into the curriculum for the first time. Benjamin Britten wrote his Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra for Instruments fo the Orchestra performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Malcolm Sargent. Arthur Benjamin was commissioned to write the score for Steps of the Ballet which unlike its orchestral colleague has become a forgotten film. Robert Helpmann explains the staging of a ballet with choreography by Andree Howard and lead roles by Gerd Larsson and Alexander Grant. Finally Dennis Brain explains the French horn and the performs Beethoven's Horn Sonata with Denis Matthews. Contains an audio extra. Holst - The Perfect Fool ballet music played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. Recorded in the Kingsway Hall, London in March 1946.
Black and white 76 minutes DVD PAL video.
Available from all good record stores, Priory Records ( call 01525 377566), or direct form Beulah at http://brain.eavb.co.uk



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[Lorenzo8D]

Oh pleez! Tell people you play "horn", and half of them will think you play something else, possibly a saxophone.

[bordaz1]

i believe that may be the best horn playing i've ever heard

[GustavMaher]

@choykisk

You obviously don't speak any French. Neither do I, but I know enough to know that 'la chasse' actually means 'the hunt', though any English speaker could tell you that. As a hunting instrument, the horn was used all over Europe.

If you notice, only the English speakers ever call the horn 'French'. Cor, Corno, Waldhorn etc. The bad terminology... Well thanks @trekid54409 for explaining.

The modern instrument is more German than anything else.

[kevinsmith1994]

What kind of horn is that?

[jesemus33]

Dude please, put all the words in one image, we need to wait toooo much

[choykisk]

@trekid54409

Actually it was called French Horn because it's descended from the French "trompe de chasse".......French Horn.

[wolfangoamadeo]

@Lorenzo8D

I do. I play horn and tenor saxophone.

Thanks for sharing.

[wolfangoamadeo]

@Lorenzo8D

I do. I play horn and tenor saxophone.

[KishoAudioVisual]

and THANKS for sharing <3

[KishoAudioVisual]

Best horn player ever (classical) ... he's like Jacqueline du Pré (cello) ... short and amazing life <3

[K0S0s]

@Lorenzo8D I know right, My director say horns up and every one brings their "Horns" to their mouth

[86kinky86]

@MrXepion thanks for saving my time, bro.