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"probably the world's best brass catalog", says Fanfare
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 
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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.
“The contents of this
compact disc are taken from Crystal
LPs released in 1967 and 1968, not that one could guess from the sound.
The original engineers did a great job; but so did Tal Miller of Next
Generation Audio and Sonny Ausman in transferring the recordings so fabulously
it is impossible to guess their provenance. And what performances they are. The
music is glowing... Paganini arranged for brass smacks of virtuosity...The
trumpeter Mario Guarneri must take the major bow in the central number,
assuming the lead with those descending gestures... It is difficult to fully
convey the life-enhancing nature of this album. This is a glorious celebration
of what a brass ensemble can achieve, produced to the highest possible
standards.”
(Fanfare,
Colin Clarke, March/April 2019)
“Recorded during the heyday of the Los
Angeles Brass Quintet (now disbanded), this enjoyable disc showcases an
appealing array of music, including Hindemith’s triumphant Morganmusik and Alec
Wilder’s mischievous Quintet No. 1.” (BBC Music Magazine, Jan 2019)
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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
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 CD109,
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.
CD109. 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.
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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)
CD109 Sound samples
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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 
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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 
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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
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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
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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). ORDER NOW
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movement 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
Tell Overture Finale (to
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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 009414721426
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 Th e Juilliard School in New York
since 1987 and at the Aspen Festival since 1970. Newsweek Magazine called the
quintet "the
high priests of brass." ORDER
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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
CD219:
ANNAPOLIS BRASS QUINTET Forever – is composed of Nows. Jerzy
Sapieyevski, Aesop Suite, with John McDonough, Narrator; Elam Sprenkle, Three
Fanfares and Six Song
s (text by Emily Dickinson) with Elaine Bonazzi, Mezzo-Soprano; George
Heussenstamm, Ensembles for Brass Quintet; Robert Starer, Annapolis Suite, with
Heidi Lehwalder, Harp; Douglas Allanbrook, Night and Morning Music.
UPC 009414721921. ORDER
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The Annapolis Brass Quintet, founded in 1971, was the first full-time performing brass ensemble in
the U.S. The pieces on this CD, mostly written for the group, are some of the
strongest and most powerful works ever written for brass. “The Quintet’s
sound is not to be missed; the album is a masterclass in blend and balance.” Instrumentalist. “The Annapolis Brass Quintet is an unquestionably superb ensemble.
whose meticulous playing, flair, and intonation simply cannot be bettered. The
music they have chosen for this recital is all first-rate, and I have no
hesitation in giving this CD a very high recomendation – and not only to brass
enthusiasts.” Fanfare (David Deboor Canfield)
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Sprenkle: Three Fanfares Fanfare 1 Fanfare 2 Fanfare 3 Sapieyevski: Aesop
Suite The Wolf and the Kid The Old Hound The Eagle and His Captor The Miser The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner Heussenstamm: Ensembles for Brass Quintet Starer: Annapolis
Suite Mvmt I Mvmt II Mvmt III Mvmt IV Mvmt V Mvmt VI Allanbrook: Night and Morning Music
Sprenkle: Six Songs I’ll tell you how the Sun rose Duet (1)
There came a Day at Summer’s full “Hope” is the thing with feathers Arcturus Of all the Sounds dispatched abroad Duet (2) Because I could not stop for Death
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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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1(Fugato) Mvt
2(Lebhaft) Mvt
3(Variations) Wadenpfuhl: Tectonic
Gallay Grand Quartet:
Mvt 1(Allegro) Mvt 2(Andante) Mvt 3(Scherzo)
Mvt 4(Vivace) Hin a
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CD420: THE TUBADOURS. Disneyland's favorite tuba quartet! 18 classical favorites & 17 Christmas
traditionals. Includes Nutcracker, Fledermaus Waltz, March of the Toys,
Mouret Rondo, Bach Fugue, Comedians’ Galop, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Too Fat Polka,
Mood Indigo, Satin Doll, Barnum & Bailey's Favorite March, Down by the
Old Mill Stream, March of Marionettes, Come Dearest, Jingle Bells, God Rest
Ye, First Noel, O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Tannenbaum, Away in a Manger,
Il Est Ne, We Three Kings, O Come Emmanuel, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,
Good King Wenceslas, Coventry Carol, and more. UPC 00941474202-5 |
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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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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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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. "a lot of fun; fine musicianship", Fanfare
UPC 00941474322-0 ORDER
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1812 Opener Comedian's Galop
Willy Tell Ovt. 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
Bugle Boy
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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).
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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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CD551: Fragments from a Show - BRASS RING. Hans Werner Henze, Fragments from a Show; Michael
Praetorius, Dances from Terpsichore; J.S. Bach, Wir glauben all an einem
Gott; Michel Leclerc, Par Monts et Par Vaux; Witold Lutoslawski, Mini
Overture; Edward Gregson, Quintet for Brass; Paul Hindemith, Four Madrigals. UPC 00941475512-4 |
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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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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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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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CD563: NEW MEXICO BRASS QUINTET. Scheidt, Variations on a Galliard of John Dowland; Handel, Air with Five Variations; J.S. Bach, Fugue in D; Marvin Lamb, The Stomp: Revisited; Margaret Brouwer, Timespan; Warner Hutchison, Apocalypse I; Peter Lieuwen, Celestial Voices. "the most significant recording to come along
in several years", American Record Guide UPC 00941475632-9 |
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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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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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CD566: Strophes of the Night and Dawn: FLORIDA STATE BRASS
QUINTET. J.S. Bach, My Spirit Be Joyful; Richard Peaslee,
Distant Dancing; John Cheetham, Scherzo; |
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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. "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 UPC 00941475672-5 ORDER
NOW
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. UPC 009414756824. ORDER NOW
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.
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.
CD568 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the
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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. UPC 009414756923. ORDER NOW
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.
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 are 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.
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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. UPC 00941477742-3 ORDER
NOW
12 of the
finest horn players in the world recording works composed or transcribed
specifically for them.
Principals are renowned hornists Gregory Hustis and William VerMeulen.
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. Click here for picture
of album cover and further information.
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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. UPC 800416026621. This
CD is on the Mentor label, and is exclusively distributed by Crystal Records. ORDER NOW
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. UPC 800416800429. This
CD is on the Mentor label, and is exclusively 
distributed by Crystal Records. ORDER NOW
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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FINE ARTS BRASS QUINTET. Ingolf Dahl: Music for Brass
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C222: LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC TROMBONE
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C224: MALCOLM FORSYTH Trombone Ensemble. Gabrieli: Sonata;
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Moravian Trombone Choir of Downey, Jeffrey
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C232: MUSIC FOR FESTIVE OCCASIONS. Richard
Giangiulio, trumpet;
Paul Riedo, organ;
& the Dallas Trumpets.
Introduction & Trumpet Tune, Clarke;
Trumpet Voluntary, Buxtehude;
Mouret, Handel, John Stanley, Gervais, Charpentier, Truax, plus the Wedding
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009414723246 SOLD OUT see CD232
C241: NFB HORN QUARTET. Hindemith: Sonata
for Four Horns;
Gallay: Grand Quartet;
Wadenpfuhl: Tectonica for Eight Horns.
009414724144 SOLD OUT see CD241
C421: THE TUBADOURS. Disneyland's original
ambulating tuba quartet.
March of the Toy Soldiers,
Fledermaus Waltz,
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,
Too Fat Polka,
Dance of Reed Pipes (Nutcracker),
March of the Marionettes,
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Traditional Christmas melodies and classical favorites played by America's
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C430: CHRISTMAS with Chicago Chamber Brass
& the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus. 25 traditional
Christmas pieces including Silent Night, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Sleigh
Ride, Il Est Ne, etc.
009414743046 SOLD OUT
C432: THE MAKE BELIEVE BRASS. Disneyland's
full-time brass ensemble. Special treatments of well-known classics and
big-band favorites: 1812 Opener, Comedian's Galop, Willy Tell Overture, Mack
the Knife, Sabre Dance, Symphony No. 5, Mancini Medley, Surprise Symphony,
Stars and Stripes., etc.
009414743244 SOLD OUT see CD432
C433: MILLAR BRASS ENSEMBLE. Wagner: Prelude from Die
Meistersinger & Funeral March from Die Götterdamerung; Brahms: Festive &
Commemorative Music;
J.S. Bach: Suite of Dances;
Fisher Tull: The
Binding; Tomasi: Fanfares
Liturgiques. Bruce
Briney, cond.
009414743343 Cassette SOLD OUT see CD433
C512: TREASURES FOR HORN & TRUMPET. Gregory Hustis,
horn; Richard Giangiulio, trumpet.
Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Horn & Orch;
Hertel: Concerto for Trumpet, Oboe, & Strings; Beethoven: Sextet; Saint-Saens: Romances for Horn; Eccles: Symphony; Grimm-Freres. 009414751249 Cassette SOLD OUT see CD512
C560: NEW MEXICO BRASS QUINTET. John Cheetham: Brass Menagerie; Ray Luedeke: Complexities &
Contradictions);
Thomas Beveridge:
Magic Flute Fantasy,
G.F. Handel: Sound an
Alarm; Jean Baptiste
Arban: Fantaisie; "Jelly Roll"
Morton: Dead Man
Blues.
009414756046 Cassette SOLD OUT see CD560
C561: BRASS RING.
Luciano Berio: Call; Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore; Gabrieli: Sacro Tempio d'Honor and
S'al Discoprir; J.S.
Bach: Bring to the
Lord the Honor Due His Name;
Victor Ewald: Quintet
No. 1 in Bb Minor, op. 5;
Bryan Kelly: Suite Parisienne.
009414756145 Cassette SOLD OUT see CD561
C562: CHESTNUT BRASS COMPANY. Renaissance,
Baroque, and 19th Century music performed on authentic brass instruments of the
period. Also new
quintets by Denise Roger and John Davison.
009414756244 Cassette SOLD OUT see CD562
C563: NEW MEXICO BRASS QUINTET.
Scheidt, Variations on a Galliard of John Dowland; Handel, Air with Five Variations; J.S. Bach, Fugue in D; Marvin Lamb, The Stomp:
Revisited; Margaret
Brouwer, Timespan;
Warner Hutchison, Apocalypse I;
Peter Lieuwen, Celestial Voices.
009414756343 Cassette SOLD OUT see CD563
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