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Havergal Brian

on BBC Radio 3

After a lifetime of neglect there is a growing interest in the music of Havergal Brian who cumposed no fewer than 32 symphonies, most of them in the last two decades of his life. By way of introduction to the forthcoming broadcasts, CALUM MACDONALD , author of a study of the symphonies, talks about his style and assesses the qualities and extent of Brian's achievement.

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