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"probably
the world's best brass catalog", says Fanfare
“Crystal is the go-to place for
wind and brass chamber repertoire”, says Gramophone
An LP classic is reborn as a spectacular CD.
CD102: When the first LP of the
Los Angeles Brass Quintet was released in 1967 it set high standards to which
other quintets could strive. This recording introduced fabulous trumpeter
Thomas Stevens and tuba player Roger Bobo to the world, along with Miles
Anderson on trombone, Mario Guarneri on trumpet, and Ralph Pyle on horn. Now on
Compact Disc with additional pieces from the LABQ’s 2nd LP, the playing still
proves to be some of the best brass playing anywhere.
This CD, CD102, features Paganini Three Caprices, Bartok
Suite from For Children, Wilder Brass Quintet No. 1, Hindemith Morgenmusik,
Schmidt Variations on a Negro Folk Song, Cheetham Scherzo, and pieces by J.S.
Bach, and Pezel. UPC 009414710222 BUY NOW
“Brass quintet playing at a near peerless level can be heard on
this CD release of LP recordings from 1967 and 1968 by the Los Angeles Brass
Quintet…Despite the passing of decades, the Los Angeles Brass Quintet
recordings still present an exceptional level of performance.” International Trombone Association Journal (Greg Spiridopoulos)
The players were all members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at
the time this recording was made. Formed in 1966, the LABQ toured the U.S. and
Europe, playing its last concert in 1975, At the time they retired from the
orchestra, Thomas Stevens had been
principal trumpet for 25 years; Roger
Bobo tubist for 25 years. All of the
players had long tenures with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and continued after
retirement from the orchestra to perform and teach throughout the world.
Stevens and Bobo have
four solo CDs each on Crystal Records. They are considered some of the finest
solo brass recordings ever made.
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Pezel: Five Dances I. Intrade II. Sarabande III. Bal IV. Sarabande V. Gigue Paganini:
Three Caprices I. Moderato II. Sostenuto, Andante III. Theme and Variations Bartók:
Suite from “For Children” I. Children at Play II. Children’s Song III. Play IV. Children’s Game V. Study for the Left Hand VI. Quasi Adagio VII. Allegro Robusto Wilder:
Brass Quintet I. Trumpet Prelude II. Horn Elegy III. Tuba Showpiece IV. Trombone Lyric V. Toccata VI. Finale Hindemith:
Morgenmusik I. Massig Bewegt II. Langsame Viertel III. Bewegt Bach: Fantasie in C Major Air pour les Trompettes Prelude & Fugue in E Minor Schmidt:
Variations of a Negro Folk Song I. Theme II. Fanfare III. Ostinato IV. Chorale V. March VI. Fugato Cheetham: Scherzo
BONUS: To have a little joy to help alleviate CoronaVirus anxiety,
hear the entire Intrade from Pezel’s Five Dances, performed by the Los
Angeles Brass Quintet: Thomas Stevens and Mario Guarneri, trumpets; Ralph Pyle,
horn; Miles Anderson, trombone; and Roger Bobo, tuba. Los Angeles Brass Quintet Pezel Five Pieces Intrade
Another LP classic on CD from the Los Angeles
Brass Quintet, now with the Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble; Stanley Chaloupka,
Harp; and Sharon Davis, Piano.
CD109: The third LP from the Los Angeles Brass Quintet,
released in 1974, also garnered attention for its spectacular playing and
exciting repertoire. Now on
William Kraft, Nonet for
Brass Quintet and Percussion; Frank Campo, Madrigals for Brass Quintet; Rayner
Brown, Concertino for Harp and Brass Quintet; William Schmidt, Concertino for
Piano and Brass Quintet. UPC 009414710925 BUY NOW
The playing and
recording quality are still among the best. Brass performers, same as on the
first LABQ LP and CD, are fabulous trumpeter Thomas Stevens and tuba player
Roger Bobo, along with Miles Anderson on trombone, Mario Guarneri on trumpet,
and Ralph Pyle on horn. The Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble, the brass players,
and Stanley Chaloupka, harpist, were all members of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic at the time this recording was made. Sharon Davis is a famous
recording artist and touring pianist.These works were
all written for the Los Angeles Brass Quintet. The Kraft Nonet is unique in its
instrumentation and its 22 minutes are an exciting listening experience. Rayner
Brown was Dean and State Chairman of the American Guild of Organists. He wrote
a wonderfully listenable piece for this recording. William Schmidt is well
known for his hundreds of works for brass and woodwinds, which are staples in
the repertoire for concerts throughout the world. Frank Campo was a Professor
at California State University Northridge for 25 years, and his many works are
performed regularly.
"Nonet for Brass
and Percussion by William Kraft, heard here
under the composer’s baton, is a superb piece, uncompromising and massively
exciting... The performance is impeccable, here and elsewhere. One notices the
careful balancing of simultaneities, the superb, consistent spot-on attack from
all players... There are three Madrigals by Frank Campo...The sheer accuracy of
the opening trumpet line is astonishing... The sound of a harp at the opening
of Rayner Brown's Concertino For Harp And Brass Quintet is quite a shock on first
blush. How surprising it seems in this context to find the sound of
harp and muted trumpet are so closely aligned. The recording balance helps;
each instrument clear as a bell...Finally, there comes William Schmidt's Concertino
For Piano And Brass Quintet.
The writing here indeed speaks of fluency. Jazz, post-Impressionism, and a
goodly dollop of spikiness to combine to make for an enjoyable romp, made all the more relishable thanks to the tightness of ensemble
between Sharon Davis and the brass" (Fanfare, Colin Clarke, March/April 2019)
"This recording
is terrific." (American
Record Guide, Kilpatrick, March/April 2019)
“Brass Roots is a
hallmark of collaboration and musicianship, and a welcome
addition to our library…challenging, virtuosic music.” (International Trombone Assn. Journal, Jeremy Marks, April
2021)>
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Kraft: Nonet for Brass Quintet I. Presto II. Andante III. Interlude 1 – Scherzo a Tre IV. Allegretto; quasi Scherzando V. Interlude 2 –Scherzo a Quatro VI. Maestoso e Rubato Campo:
Madrigals I. Indifference II. Unrequited Love III. Aria Perduta Brown:
Concertino for Harp and Brass Quintet I. Allegretto II. Adagio III. Allegro con brio IV. Adagio V. Allegretto Schmidt:
Concertino for Piano and Brass Quintet I. Allegro con Brio II. Largo III. Allegro con Spirito
CD121: PHILHARMONIC BRASS, Los Angeles Brass Society* & Los Angeles Philharmonic
Brass Ensemble**, conducted by Lester Remsen. Rayner Brown, Five Pieces
for Organ, Harp, Brass, and Percussion* (with Ladd Thomas, organ, and Dorothy
Remsen, harp; Rayner Brown, Fantasy-Fugue**; Fisher Tull, Liturgical Symphony*;
Fisher Tull, Variations on an Advent Hymn**; William Schmidt, Sequential
Fanfares**; Robert Henderson, Fanfare 1964**; various composers: Fanfares
1969*(Jeffrey Reynolds, Irving Bush, Frank Campo, Fred Dutton, William Kraft,
William Schmidt, Leonard Rosenman). UPC 00941471212-7 BUY
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“...recorded...by some of
the best musicians in Los Angeles…it contains some of the finest brass playing,
available " International Trumpet Guild Journal
Lester Remsen is one of the most influential brass players and teachers of the
20th century. His Los Angeles Brass Society and Philharmonic Brass, with as
many as 20 players each, were comprised of many of the best brass players in
Los Angeles.
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Brown: Five Pieces Mvt 1 (Toccata) Mvt 2 (Adagio) Mvt 3 (Scherzo) Mvt 4 (Passacaglia) Mvt 5 (Fugue) Tull:
Liturgical Symphony Mvt 1 (Lento;
Allegretto) Mvt 2 (Pesante) Mvt 3 (Allegretto) Fanfares
1969 Mvt 1 (by J.Reynolds) Mvt 2 (by I.Bush) Mvt 3 (by F.Campo) Mvt 4(by F.Dutton) Mvt 5 (by W.Kraft) Mvt 6 (by W.Schmidt) Mvt 7 (by
L.Rosenman) Henderson: Fanfare 1964 Tull: Variations on an Advent Hymn Schmidt: Sequential Fanfares Brown: Fantasy-Fugue
CD122: The Venetian Brass Album. Members of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony Brass sections; Peter Sacco, tenor. Four, five, and eight part music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Guami,
Correggio, Antegnati, Frescobaldi, Chilese, Bartolino, and
Lappi. Special bonus work: Peter Sacco, Three Psalms for
Brass Quintet and Tenor Voice. UPC 00941471222-6 BUY NOW
“These musicians listen to each other., blending beautifully and
playing with crisp articulation and cleanly delineated lines" Fanfare
Music of the 16th
century lends itself very well to brass ensembles. This recording, originally
released on LP in 1978, features some of the best brass players around at that
time. Most of these players, including Thomas Stevens, Malcolm McNab, Miles Anderson,
Jeffrey Reynolds, and Roger Bobo have become icons of excellence in the brass
world.
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Ricercar Del Duodecimo Tuono Canzon 6 Canzon Vigesima Terza a 5 Ricercar Del Sesto Tuono Canzon Vigesima Canzon 9 Canzon Vigesima Prima a 5 Canzon Secondavo Canzon Vigesimaquarta a 8 Canzon Trigesigesimaseconda Canzon
Trigesima a 8 Canzon
26 (La Negrona) Canzon
Vigesimatottava Canzon
Vigesimanona a 8 Psalm
13, How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me, O Lord? Psalm
18, the Sorrows Of Death Compassed Me Psalm
83, Keep Not Thou Silence, O God
CD200: BRASS BONANZA! New York, Berlin, Annapolis, Dallas, I-5, St.
Louis, & Metropolitan Brass Quintets. Gabrieli: Canzone per Sonare; Speer: Sonatas
4 & 6; Malcolm
Arnold: Quintet; Hovhaness: Six
Dances; Dutton: Carnival
of Venice; Leclerc: Par
Monts et Par Vaux; Liadov-Glazunov: Fanfares
for the Jubilee of Rimsky-Korsakov; Horovitz: Music
Hall Suite; Brade:
Allemande; Kessel: Sonata 2. "Very good to outstanding," Fanfare UPC
00941472002-3 BUY
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Seven of the best brass
quintets in the world playing important and exciting works.
"Very good to outstanding," Fanfare "The movements are predominantly meditative
lightened at the end by the renaissance dancing of the allegro brillant" Classical CD Review
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Liadov-Glazuonov: Fanfares Gabrieli: Canzone Anonymous: Die
Bankelsangerlieder Speer: Sonata
No. 4 Sonata
No. 6 Arnold: Quintet Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Hovhaness: Six Dances Solene Allegro
Moderato Allegretto Allegro
Con Spirito Moderato Allegro
Brillant Dutton: Carnival
of Venice Leclerc: Par Monts et Par
Vaux La
Colline Aux Epilobes Sous-Bois Jeux
De La Lienne La
Chapelle Dans Les Pins Danse
De La Follerie Horovitz: Music Hall
Suite Soubrette
Song Trick
Cyclists Soft-Shoe
Shuffle Les
Girls Brade: Allemande Kessel: Sonata
2
CD202: QUINTESSENCE, Annapolis Brass Quintet.
Ingolf Dahl, Music for Brass Instruments; Francis McBeth, Four
Frescoes for Five Brass; Jindrich Feld, Quintette; Walter Hartley, Orpheus; Wilke Renwick, Dance; J.S. Bach, Fuga IV
and Contrapunctus VII. Plus Renaissance and Baroque
music by Speer, Le Jeune, Finck, East, Engelmann, and Holborne. UPC 009414720221
The Annapolis Brass Quintet was organized in 1971 as America's
first full-time performing brass ensemble. During the course
of its 22-year career the ABQ introduced brass chamber music to hundreds
of thousands of people throughout the world.
This CD is a combination of two LPs, S202 and
S206. Trumpets: David Cran, Haldon Johnson, Robert Suggs; Horn: Calvin Smith;
Trombone: David Kanter, Tim Beck; Bass Trombone: Robert Posten.
“The performances are magnificent: lines gleam with each member of the
Annapolis Brass Quintet enjoying his independence as one of five equal voices…The articulation in the faster numbers
is remarkable, while the “Pavan” from that set is gloriously voiced, as is the
Annapolis Quintet’s performance of Bach’s Contrapunctus VII (from The
Art of the Fugue) and the Fugue from The
Well-Tempered Clavier…The shift to contemporary music is swift and clear…Ingolf Dahl’s Music for Brass Instruments is
ambitious in its expressive scope and technically demanding of its players, it
is nevertheless joyous, especially in a performance such as this.
Dahl’s Finale is a Fugue, which is particularly skillful,
including a meltingly beautiful slow section…This CD is brass playing of the
very first order; it is truly great to have these recordings available
again.” Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2022 (Colin Clarke)
“vitality,
aggressive spirit, and a good grasp of ensemble” The Instrumentalist
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Le Jeune Revecy Venir du Printemps Finck Greiner, zanner East Desperavi Schein Suite
No. 3: I.Paduana II.Galliarda III.Courente Engelmann Paduana Soldat Galliarda Morosky Holborne Three
Pieces: I. Galliard II.Pavan III.Galliard Bach Fuga IV Dahl Music
for Brass Instruments: I.Chorale Fantasy II.Intermezzo III.Fugue McBeth Four
Frescoes for Five Brass: I.Brightly II.Dramatically III.In A Burlesque Manner IV.Drammatico East Peccavi Speer Three
Sonatas: Sonata 1 Sonata 2 Sonata 3 Bach Contrapunctus VII Feld Quintette: I.Allegro II.Adagio III.Scherzo IV.Andante Hartley Orpheus Renwick Dance
CD205: FI
NE ARTS BRASS QUINTET. Ingolf Dahl, Music for Brass Instruments; Anthony Plog, Four
Sierra Scenes; Robert Linn, Quintet for Brass
Instruments; Donal Michalsky, Fantasia sopra M.F.V., and Fantasia
alla Marcia. UPC 009414720528. BUY
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The Los Angeles-based Fine
Arts Brass Quintet concertized in the U.S. and Europe from 1968-1990. Anthony Plog and Russell
Kidd, trumpets; Robert Henderson, horn; John Daley, trombone; Alan Johnson, bass trombone.
"The Fine Arts
Brass Quintet plays with robust, outspoken style [with] expressive
gesture." Philadelphia
Enquirer
“Ingolf Dahl’s Music
for Brass Instruments…is higher in quality than almost anything else in the
(then) quintet repertory. Hearing this high-level group play the piece is very
satisfying. The recording includes three other works of high quality. Superb players.” American Record Guide, (Kilpatrick July/August 2021)
“Excellent collection
of great works for brass quintet, expertly performed by the Fine Arts Brass
Quintet.” The Horn Call (May 2021)
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Dahl Music for Brass Instruments: 1.
Chorale Fantasy 2.
Intermezzo 3.
Fugue Plog Four Sierra
Scenes: 1.
Mountains 2.
Sunset 3.
Temples 4.
Sunrise Linn Quintet: Mvt.
1 Rhythmic Mvt.
2 Broad Mvt.
3 Spirited Michalsky: Fantasia
sopra M.F.V. Fantasia
alla Marcia
CD207: ANNAPOLIS BRASS QUINTET. Allen Molineux,
Encounters; Karl Pilss, Capriccio; Jiri Pauer, Charaktery; Alexander
Tcherepnin, Brass Quintet op.105; Peter Cabus,
Varieties; Herman Stein, Mock March; Douglas Allanbrook, Invitation to the
Sideshow; Hernando De Cabezon, Two
Variations; Daniel Speer,Three Sonatas; Johann Kessel, Sonata II; Stanley Friedman, Parodie; Robert Washburn, Five Miniatures for Five
Brasses. UPC 009414720726 BUY NOW
The Annapolis Brass Quintet was the first full-time brass ensemble in
America. During the course of its 22-year career the
ABQ introduced brass chamber music to hundreds of thousands of people
throughout the world.
This
CD is a combination of two LPs, S207 and S213. Four of this CD’s nine
contemporary works were composed especially for the Annapolis Brass Quintet.
The 16th and 17th century works come from manuscripts or reproductions held in
the Library of Congress and, except in the case of the Daniel Speer Sonatas,
were transcribed for brass quintet by members of the Annapolis Brass Quintet.
Trumpets:
David Cran, Robert Suggs; Horn: Arthur LaBar (S207), Marc Guy (S213); Trombone:
Martin Hughes (S207), Wayne Wells (S213); Bass Trombone: Robert Posten.
“This is virtuosic brass playing. The strength of the Annapolis
Quintet resides in the consummate technique of each musician and their
immaculate ensemble. Their commission and performance of new works for brass
form an enduring legacy.” American Record Guide (Malvern, Sept/Oct 2022)
“The transfers are brilliantly managed. There is real presence
to the sound, enabling the listener to revel in the Annapolis’ clear virtuosity
and tremendous musicality.” Fanfare (Colin Clarke, Sept/Oct 2022)
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Molineux : Encounter Pilss: Capriccio Pauer Charaktery: 1.Allegro 9 2.Larghetto 3.Allegro Giocoso Tcherepnin Brass Quintet
op. 105: 1.Allegretto 2.Lento – Animato 3.Cadenza, Allegro Cabus : Varieties Stein: Mock March Allanbrook: Invitation to the Sideshow H. de Cabezon: Sonata un Jur A. de Cabezon Two
Variations: Diferencias Milanese Diferencias Caballero Speer Three
Sonatas Sonata IV Sonata V Sonata VI Kessel: Sonata II Friedman: Parodie Washburn Five Miniatures
for Five Brasses: 1. March 2. Chorale 3. Scherzo 4. Blues 5. Burlesk
CD211: CHICAGO BRASS QUINTET. Edmund Haines, Toccata; James Hopkins, Brass Quintet
No. 1; James Mattern, Sonata Breve. PLUS these
exciting transcriptions for brass quintet of popular
classical works: De Falla, Miller’s Dance from The Three
Cornered Hat and Suite from El Amor Brujo; Bartok, Folk Song Suite;
Mussorgsky, Hopak; Shostakovich, Polka from The Age of Gold; Scriabin, Prelude;
Rimsky-Korsakov, Flight of the Bumblebee; Rossini, William Tell Overture;
Monteverdi, two works from Vespers. UPC 009414721129
The Chicago Brass
Quintet, formed in 1964, has established itself as one of the best brass
quintets in the world. This CD includes newly recorded works plus newly
remastered favorites from the group’s first LP. “one of
the premiere ensembles of our time” (ITG Journal). BUY
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shown. Monteverdi: Deus
in Adjutorium Ecco
Momorar Haines: Toccata Hopkins:
Brass Quintet No. 1 mvt.
1 mvt.
2 mvt.
3 Mattern: Sonata Breve mvt.
1 mvt.
2 mvt.
3 mvt.
4 De Falla: Miller's
Dance from The Three Cornered Hat Suite
from El Amor Brujo Bartok: Folk Song
Suite Magyar
Tanc Melody Song
of the Fox Swineherds'
Dance Mussorgsky: Hopak Shostakovich: Polka from
The Age of Gold Scriabin: Prelude Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight
of the Bumble-Bee Rossini: William
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CD214: AMERICAN BRASS
QUINTET. Victor Ewald, Quintet No. 3 in Db; William Lovelock, Suite for
Brass Instruments; Gilbert Amy, Relais; Antonio Bertali, Two Sonatas; J.S.
Bach, Contrapunctus VII from the Art of the Fugue. UPC 00941472142-6 BUY
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The American
Brass Quintet gave its first public performance in 1960, marking a career that
includes performances throughout the world, more than 45 recordings, and
premieres of more than 100 new works. The group has been in-residence at
The Juilliard School in New York since 1987 and at the Aspen Festival since
1970.
"the high priests of brass...this disc is a grand tour of the brass
quintet literature and could serve as a textbook example of contemporary brass
techniques (mutes, lip bending, flutter tonguing, percussive effects, etc)... A must for brass chamber aficionados" Newsweek Magazine
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Bertali: Sonata
No. 2 Sonata
No. 4 J.S. Bach: Contrapunctus
VII Ewald Quintet: Mvt.
1 (Allegro) Mvt.
2(Intermezzo) Mvt
3 (Andante) Mvt
4 (Vivo) Lovelock Suite: Mvt
1 (Fanfare) Mvt
2 (Meditation) Mvt
3 (Toccata) Mvt
4 (Finale) Amy: Relais
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Antes: Three
Chorales Cruse Sonatas: Mvt
1 (Scherzo) Mvt
2 (Allegro) Mvt
3 (Adagio) Communion
Hymn Moravian
Funeral Chorales The Liturgical Year: Advent
- Come Thou Long Expected Jesus - Once He Came In Blessing Christmas
- All My Heart This Night Rejoices Passion
Week - Go To Dark Gethsemane Easter
- Sleepers Wake - I Give Thee Thanks Unfeigned All
Saints Day - The Thousand Times Ten Thousand Moravian
Chorale Cycle Hosanna O
Come, Immanuel; All the World Gives Praises; How Shall I Meet My Saviour Ave
Maria To
Us A Child Is Born This Night - Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly - Once He Came
In Blessing To
Us A Child Is Born O
Come All Ye Faithful - Angels We Have Heard On High - Hark The Herald Angels
Sing Hosanna Prague,
7th Century: Ride
On In Majesty; Go To Dark Gethsemane Crucifixus Solemn
Intrada Christians
Dismiss Your Fear; The Day Of Resurrection; Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; Lyra
Davidica Christ
Unto Us Has Left An Example
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N.Y. Tuba Quartet: Gunther Schuller, Five Moods for Tuba
Quartet; George Heussenstamm, Tubafour; Henry Purcell, Allegro and Air;
Walter Ross, Fancy Dances for Three Bass Tubas; John Stevens, Music 4 Tubas;
Charlie Parker, Au Privave; N.Y. Brass Quintet: Vincent
Persichetti, Parable for Brass Quintet; Jan Bach, Laudes. The
New York Tuba Quartet, formed in 1973, consisted of some of the top tubists
in New York City: Toby Hanks, Stephen Johns, Tony Price, Sam Palafian. The New
York Brass Quintet, formed in 1954 and in existence for over 30 years, was
called “the homogenized cream of wind
ensembles.” (Chicago Tribune): Robert Nagel and Allen Dean,
trumpets; Paul Ingraham, horn; John Swallow, trombone; Toby Hanks, tuba. This
CD is derived from two critically acclaimed LPs released in 1976 and 1978,
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"splendid
group...a gorgeous disc; real music where one expects mere dazzle", Fanfare |
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Gallay Grand Quartet: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Andante) Mvt
3(Scherzo) Mvt
4(Vivace) Hindemith Sonata: Mvt
1(Fugato) Mvt
2(Lebhaft) Mvt
3(Variations) Wadenpfuhl: Tectonica
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"This group has a beautifully blended sound. If you have
never heard four tubas playing together, this disc offers a pleasant
introduction to the medium." American Record
Guide |
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March
of the Toys March
of the Toy Soldiers Fledermaus
Waltz Barnum
& Bailey When
Tubas Waltz Rondeau Down
By the Old Mill Stream Dance
of the Reed Pipes March
of the Marionettes Fugue
in G Minor Come
Dearest, the Daylight is Gone Comedian's
Galop Bagatelle Mood
Indigo Satin
Doll Too
Fat Polka Eine
Kleine Nachtmusik Oh
Little Town of Bethlehem Hail
to the Lord's Annointed March
of the Kings We
Three Kings
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"excellent arrangements...crisp,
polished, solid playing", Digital Audio Magazine |
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Purcell: Fanfare Handel: Joy
to the World Mozart: Ave
Verum Good King Wenceslas (Trad.) Coventry
Carol (Trad.) The
First Noel O
Come O Come Immanuel Silent
Night Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desiring The
Heavens Are Telling Angels
We Have Heard On High Hallelujah
Chorus Carol
of the Bells O
Come, All Ye Faithful Lo,
How a Rose(Chorale Prelude) Lo,
How a Rose(Trad.) Hark,
The Herald Angels Sing Away
in a Manger Deck
the Halls Il
Est Ne And Variations Jingle
Bells Sleigh
Ride The
Christmas Song Parade
of the Wooden Soldiers We
Wish You a Merry Christmas
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"recording & performances are brilliant", American Record Guide |
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Jacob Music for a Festival: Mvt
1 (Intrada) Mvt
2 (Overture) Mvt
3 (Round) Mvt
4 (Air) Mvt
5 (Interlude) Mvt
6 (March) Mvt
7 (Saraband) Mvt
8 (Scherzo) Mvt
9 (Madrigal) Mvt
10(Minuet & Trio) Mvt
11(Finale) Arutiunian: Concerto
for Trumpet Mozart: Concert
Rondo for Horn Llewellyn: My
Regards Clarke: Bride
of the Waves Bozza: Rustiques
CD432: THE MAKE BELIEVE BRASS, Disneyland's full-time brass
ensemble. Eighteen Wild, Wacky, and Winsome Works for Brass Quintet. Special treatments of well-known classics: 1812
Opener, Comedian’s Galop, Willy Tell Overture, Coronation March, Coppelia
Waltz, Mack the Knife, In a Persian Market, Sabre Dance, Symphony No. 5, Over
the Waves, Mancini Medley, Laura’s Stairway to the Stars, Surprise Symphony,
Dance of the Hours, Big Band Montage, Granada, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Stars
and Stripes. UPC 00941474322-0 BUY
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"a lot of fun; fine musicianship", Fanfare
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1812
Opener Comedian's
Galop Willy
Tell Overture Coronation
March Coppelia
Valse Mack
the Knife In
a Persian Market Sabre
Dance Mancini
Medley Granada
Symphony
#5 Over
the Waves Stairway
to the Stars Surprise
Symphony Dance
of the Hours Big
Band Montage Stars
& Stripes Boogie
Woogie Bugle Boy
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recorded." Fanfare |
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Wagner: Prelude Tull: The
Binding Bach Suite: Mvt
1 (Sarabande) Mvt
2 (Bouree) Mvt
3 (Sicilienne) Brahms: Festive and
Commemorative Music Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Wagner: Funeral
March Tomasi: Fanfares Annonciation Evangile Apocalypse
Procession
Du Vendredi
CD520: MOSTLY RAILROAD
MUSIC, by Eldon Rathburn.
Delightful CD by one of Canada's foremost film composers. Three Calliope Pieces
(steam calliope), Junction (jaw harps), Rise and Fall of the Steam Railroad
(includes calliope, jew's harp, synthesizer, banjos, mandolin, percussion,
piano), Ghost Train, Railroad Preludes (piano), Iron Horses of Delson,
Schönberg vs. Gershwin, Dorian Crossing, Dvorak at 155th Street, Hindemith
Rides the Merchants Limited (flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons), The
Nomadic Five, and Turbo (featuring the Atlantic Brass Quintet). UPC 00941475202-4 BUY
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“An absolutely unique and irresistable collection…wit, sonority,
& meaning.” Fanfare
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St.
Lawrence Tubular Bridge Stravinsky
on the Delta Queen Honky-Tonks Junction Rise
and Fall of the Steam RR Ghost
Train RR Preludes: Great
Little Train of Wales Tiddles
of Paddington Spiral
Tunnel Boogie In
Memoriam Thoreau's
Train Amtrak Iron
Horses of Delson Schoenberg
v. Gershwin Dorion
Crossing Dvorak
at 155th Hindemith
Rides the Ltd. Nomadic
Five Turbo
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"Here is an outstanding recording, introducing us to new
works for brass quintet, some of which are at the cutting edge of
compositional and performance techniques." Horn Call (Journal of the International Horn Society) |
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Praetorius Dances: Mvt
1 (Ballet) Mvt
2 (Courant-Sarabande) Mvt
3 (Pavane) Mvt
4 (Bransle Double) Mvt
5 (Volta) Bach: Wir
Glauben All An Einen Gott Leclerc: Par Monts et
Par Vaux La
Colline Aux Epilobes Sous-Bois Jeux
De La Lienne La
Chapelle Dans Les Pins Danse
De La Follerie Henze: Fragments
from a Show Lutoslawski: Mini
Overture Gregson: Quintet for Brass Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Hindemith: Four Madrigals Trink
Aus Fruhling Du
Zweifel Magisches
Rezept
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"More good material from the label that has the best
brass catalogue in the world." CBC
National Radio Guide |
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Beveridge: Magic
Flute Fantasy Cheetham Brass
Menagerie: Mvt
1 (Molto allegro) Mvt
2 (Lento) Mvt
3 (Scherzando) Mvt
4 (Alla Marcia) Mvt
5 (Brillante) Luedeke: Quintet Handel: Sound
an Alarm Arban: Fantaisie Morton: Dead
Man Blues
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standards." Fanfare |
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Berio: Call Praetorius
Dances: Mvt
1 (Ballet de coqs) Mvt
2 (Ballet des Baccanales) Mvt
3 (Courante) Mvt
4 (Courante) Mvt
5 (Volta) Gabrieli: Sacro
Tempio D'Honor S'Al
Discoprir Bach: Bring
To The Lord The Honor Due His Name Ewald: Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Kelly: Suite Parisienne Quartier
Latin Promenade Memoire Moulin
Rouge
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Khachaturian: Sabre
Dance Weber: Sonata Mainerio
Dances: Mvt
1 (Balla Milanese) Mvt
2 (L'Arboscello) Mvt
3 (Schiarzula Marazula) Merulo: Canzona Henry
VIII: Pastyme
with Good Companye Fay: Wrecker’s
Daughter Quickstep Johnson: Dirge Jullien: Prima
Donna Waltz Friedrich: Lilly
Bell Quickstep Porter: In
the Still of the Night Arban: Baptiste
Arban Memorial Quickstep Roger: Supplique Polychromie Davison: Passacaglia Scherzo Ballad Finale
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to come along in several years", American Record Guide |
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Scheidt: Variations Handel: Air
with 5 Variations Bach: Fugue Lamb: The
Stomp Brouwer Timespan: Mvt
1 (Rondeau Squared) Mvt
2 (Ancient Calls) Mvt
3 (Shining Metals) Hutchison: Apocalypse
I Prologue Mystery
of Babylon War
in Heaven And
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears Epilogue Lieuwen: Celestial
Voices
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The
fabulous Connecticut-based brass quintet Brass Ring commissioned three of
this country’s most famous composers and came up with this powerhouse compact
disc. "First-rank composers; the
brass writing is excellent. Brass Ring gives a superb reading." American Record Guide |
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Del Tradici Heavy Metal Alice: Mvt
1 (Aria) Mvt
2 (Fuga) Mvt
3 (Apotheosis) Druckman: Dance
with Shadows Rorem Diversions: Fanfare Scherzo Galop Pastorale Procession Blue
Waltz Duo Polka Carousel Sarabande Chorale Bach’s
Tomb Fado Fanfare
and Coda
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The
FSBQ is in residence at Florida State University in Tallahassee. "Much that pleases on this sunny release. Performance
levels are high as is the clarity of the recording." Fanfare |
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Bach: My
Spirit Be Joyful Peaslee: Distant
Dancing Cheetham: Scherzo Suderburg:
Strophes Mvt
1 (Dusk) Mvt
2 (Midnight Dances) Mvt
3 (Darkest Hour) Mvt
4 (Dawn) Walker: Raise
the Roof! Everett: Rendevous
II Koetsier: Quintet Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3
CD567: The Feast Awaits: WISCONSIN BRASS QUINTET with Bass-baritone Paul Rowe. Enrique Crespo. Suite Americana No. 1; Douglas Hill,
Tribal Images for Brass Quintet and Percussion; John Stevens, Footprints for
Baritone Voice and Brass Quintet; Douglas Hill, Timepieces. UPC 00941475672-5 BUY
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"the Wisconsin Brass Quintet is a
group of the highest quality, impeccable in ensemble, intonation and technical
accomplishment... an ideal disc to celebrate the beauties of brass ensemble
music and the remarkable talents of these fine musicians." MusicWeb International
The Wisconsin Brass
Quintet, founded in 1972, is in residence at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison School of Music. "The WBQ is a remarkable ensemble that plays with more
reckless abandon, warmth, stylistic variety, and interpretive interest than
almost any quintet in memory." American Record Guide (Barry Kilpatrick)
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Crespo: Suite Americana No. 1 Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Mvmt
4 Mvmt
5 Hill: Tribal Images Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Mvmt
4 Stevens: Footprints Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Mvmt
4 Hill: Timepieces Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Mvmt
4 Mvmt
5
CD568: DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS
QUINTET
Anthony DiLorenzo, Nexus (written for this world premiere
recording); Kevin McKee, Vuelta del Fuego; William
Brade, Two Pieces; Vivaldi/Bach, Concerto; William
Byrd, Alleluia, Alleluia; Gustav Holst, Second Suite
in F; Richard Wagner, Prelude to Act 3, Die
Meistersinger; Charles Collier Jones, Four Movements for Five
Brass; Duke Ellington, Do Nothin’ Till
You Hear From Me.
UPC 009414756824. BUY
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The
DSOBQ includes principals from the Dallas Symphony, all of whom are soloists as
well as accomplished chamber players. This collection includes delightful works
from several centuries. Performers are Ryan Anthony and Kevin Finamore,
trumpets; Gregory Hustis, horn; John Kitzman, trombone; and Matt Good, tuba.
“generous tonal qualities and virtuosic
technique…program-wise things could hardly be better.” Audiophile Audition.
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DiLorenzo Nexus McKee Vuelta
del Fuego Brade Two Pieces: Almand Gaillard Vivaldi/Bach
Concerto: I.
Allegretto II.
Allegro III.
Andante IV.
Allegro Byrd Alleluia,
Alleluia Holst Second Suite in
F: I.
March II.
Song Without Words III.
Song of the Blacksmith IV.
Fantasia on the "Dargason" Wagner Prelude
to Act 3, Die Meistersinger Jones Four
Movements for Five Brass: I.
Introduction and March II.
Pretensions III.
Waltz IV.
Finale-Allegro Ellington Do
Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
CD569: NEW YORK BRASS QUINTET, 20th Century Brass.
Rieti, Incisioni
(Engravings); Pilss, Scherzo for Brass Quintet; Miller, The Folly Stone; Presser,
Second Brass Quintet; Nagel, Brass Trio No. 2; Schuller, Little Brass Music;
Bennett, Linear Directions for Brass Quintet; Weiner, Suite for Brass
Quintet. UPC 009414756923. BUY
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The New York Brass
Quintet, organized in 1954, concertized throughout
the world for nearly 40 years, and is widely considered to be the group that
led to the acceptance of the ensemble brass quintet as a serious chamber music
group. New compositions were written for the NYBQ by such distinguished
composers as Malcolm Arnold, Eugene Bozza, Alvin Etler, Vincent Persichetti,
and Gunther Schuller, among others. Members of the group were Robert Nagel and
Allan Dean, trumpets; Paul Ingraham, horn; John Swallow, trombone; Toby Hanks,
tuba.
This CD includes archival recordings of
performances 1971-1980. Some are live and some are studio recordings.
“The New York Brass again delivers a
very fine and solid offering; this time showing of the more aggressive side of
the brass quintet brought on by the more modern writing style, here also
showing a lighter and jazzy style.” Darren Robinson, Reviewer
“blend, balance, and subtlety” American Record Guide
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Rieti: Incisioni Introduzione Corale
primo Sinfonia
da caccia Corale
secondo Allegro
fugato Pliss: Scherzo Miller: The
Folly Stone Presser: Second Brass
Quintet Allegro
molto Adagio Vivace Nagel:
Brass Trio no.2 Moderately Slowly Fast Slow-Fast Schuller: Little
Brass Music Bennett: Linear
Directions Weiner: Suite for Brass Quintet Allegro
moderato Tempo
di Siciliana Tempo
di Gavotta Allegro
vivo
CD774: TEXAS HORNS. Combined horn
sections of Dallas and Houston Symphonies.
James Beckel, Portraits
of the American West; Kerry Turner, Bronze Triptych; John Williams, Hooked on
Williams (arr. Anthony Di Lorenzo); Samuel Barber, Adagio (arr. Roger Kaza);
Thad Jones, A Child is Born (arr. Dick Meyer); Furber, Limehouse Blues (arr.
Dick Meyer); Tommy Wolf, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (arr. Dick
Meyer); Sterling Procter, Amazing Grace. UPC 00941477742-3 BUY
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of album cover and further information.
"The ensemble work is faultless. Intonation and
articulation are splendid. The use of percussion is resourceful, transcending
the plebian role of a mere rhythm section....it becomes a tellingly coloristic
element. Listening to this offering, I am once again amazed at the level of
musicianship, both in terms of technical mastery and musical insight..." Fanfare
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Turner, Bronze Triptych: Introduction Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Beckel: Portraits of the American West, Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Williams/DiLorenzo: Hooked
On Williams Barber: Adagio Jones/Meyer: A
Child is Born Braham/Furber: Limehouse
Blues Wolf: Spring
Can Really Hang You Up the Most Procter: Amazing
Grace
MEN107: Bach and Before, featuring the
New York Brass Quintet. This CD is on the Mentor label, and is
exclusively distributed by 
Crystal Records. UPC 800416026621. BUY
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Johann Pezel, Sonata No. 22; Gottfried Reiche, Fuga No. 5;
Giovanni Ruggieri, Adagio and Allegro; Thomas Arne, Vivace; Arcangelo Corelli,
Sonata da Chiesa; Johann Fux, Centone No. 2; Carlos Gesualdo, Two Madrigals;
Michael Praetorius, Dance Suite from Terpsichore; J.S. Bach, Chorale Prelude
and The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus I, IV, XI, and IX.
The legendary
New York Brass Quintet was founded in 1954 and concertized throughout the world
for nearly 40 years. This CD was originally released by Mentor Music in 2006, and contains live performances from 1971-1984.
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Pezel Sonata
No. 22 Reiche Fuga
No. 5 Ruggieri Adagio and Allegro Arne Vivace Corelli Sonata
da Chiesa Grave Allegro Adagio Allegro Fux Centone
No. 2 Overkture Menuet Gigue Gesualdo Two
Madrigals Deh
coprite il bel seno lo
bur respiro Praetorius Dance Suite
from Terpsichore Ballet
de Grenoville Courrantes Pavan
de Spaigna Bransle
double Volta J.S.
Bach Chorale
Prelude The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus
I IV XI IX
MEN108: Romantic Age Brass, featuring the New York Brass Quintet. This CD is on the Mentor label, and is exclusively distributed by Crystal Records. UPC 800416800429. BUY
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Ludwig
Maurer, Five Pieces; Victor Ewald, Brass Quintet No. 2, op. 6; Wilhelm Ramsoe,
Quartet No. 4, op.37; Victor Ewald, Brass Quintet No. 3 ,op.
7; Oscar Böhme, Brass Sextet, op 30
(1905).
The legendary
New York Brass Quintet was founded in 1954 and concertized throughout the world
for nearly 40 years. These are recordings of live concerts by the New York
Brass Quintet, from 1980-1984. About the New York Brass Quintet, the New York Times
wrote “absolutely triumphant performances...rare finesse and
expressivity.”
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Maurer Five
Pieces Maestoso
alla Marcia Andante
con moto Allegro
grazioso Scherzo Lied Ewald Brass
Quintet No. 2 Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Ramsoe Quartet No.
4 Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4 Ewald Brass Quintet No.
3 Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Böhme Brass Sextet, op
30 Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4
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