Dennis Brain

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:London
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Philharmonia_Orchestra
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Music
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-05-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Hampstead_Cemetery
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
gptkb:Gerald_Moore
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-09-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hatfield,_Hertfordshire,_England
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:car
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Music
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Philharmonia_Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
gptkbp:father gptkb:Aubrey_Brain
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Benjamin_Britten's_Serenade_for_Tenor,_Horn_and_Strings
gptkb:Malcolm_Arnold's_Horn_Concerto_No._2
gptkb:Paul_Hindemith's_Horn_Concerto
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dennis Brain
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alan_Civil
gptkb:Barry_Tuckwell
gptkb:Ifor_James
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:knownFor musicality
virtuosity
expanding the horn repertoire
gptkbp:legacy regarded as one of the greatest horn players of the 20th century
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Marion_Brain
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork recordings of Mozart horn concertos
recordings of Strauss horn concertos
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:played_for Alexander horn
Paxman horn
Raoux horn
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:EMI
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Leonard_Brain
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:BBC_documentaries
biographies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfred_Brain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5