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CD719: SILVERHEELS. JOHN BARCELLONA, FLUTE. Hanah
Charbonneau, Piano; Christopher Caliendo, Guitar. UPC 009414771926. BUY
NOW
Christopher
Caliendo, Flute
Sonata No. 5, The Italian Sonata; & Farandula (to party); Louis
Moyse, Hommage a Krishna, Meditation & Introduction, Theme, and Seven
Variations; Dan Welcher, Florestan's Falcon, A Fantasy after
Schumann; John Barcellona, Silverheals; & Sliding Life Blues on
a Robert Dick Motive.
John Bardellona is
Professor Emeritus of Flute and Director of Woodwind Studies at Calif. State
University, Long Beach and is flutist with the internationally acclaimed Westwood Wind
Quintet. He played principal flute with many international ballet
companies and has taught and performed in many music festivals, including ones
in Brazil and Peru and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival for 30 years.
The Westwood Wind Quntet is “nothing short of breathtaking.” International Record Review
CD696: VELVET BROWN, TUBA. Ron Stabinsky, Piano;
Amy Gilreath, Trumpet. UPC 009414769626. BUY
NOW
Barbara
York,
How Beautiful; Roger Kellaway, Dr. Martin Luther King, In Memoriam;; John Stevens, Monument; Meyer
Kupferman, Sound Objects 1-3; Drew Bonner, Naptown.
Velvet Brown is an
international soloist, composer/arranger, chamber ensemble performer, recording
artist, conductor, orchestral player, and professor. This is her sixth solo CD
(four on Crystal Records). She has performed and taught in Europe, Scandinavia,
Asia, and North America. She is principal tubist with the New Hampshire Music Festival, and has been principal tuba with the River City
Brass, guest principal with the Lahti Philharmonic (Finland), Detroit Symphony,
and as substitute principal tubist with the St. Louis Symphony and Fort Wayne
Philharmonic. She is Music Professor at Pennsylvania State University and
Artist Faculty at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Click here for more details
on Velvet Brown.
“Velvet Brown is one
of the best tuba players anywhere.” (Fanfare) “a very expressive player whose tone is focused
yet robust and lively in all registers.” (American Record Guide)
CD962: JOHN HOLT, TRUMPET; Facets Five. John Holt,
Trumpet, Steven Harlow, Piano, Maria Schleuning, Violin. UPC 009414796226 BUY NOW
Eric
Ewazen: Trio
for Trumpet, Violin, and Piano; Pierre Gabaye: Boutade; Ennio
Porrino: Preludio, Aria e Scherzo; Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel:
Bist du bei mir (attributed to J.S. Bach); Eugene Bozza:
Badinage; Eugene Bozza: Rustiques; G.F. Handel:
Aria con Variazioni; Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion; Bruce
Broughton: Oliver's Birthday; Alexander Goedicke: Concert
Etude.
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here for more John Holt
CDs.
John Holt has been Principal Trumpet with the
Dallas Opera Orchestra since 1989. He is Professor of Trumpet and Brass
Coordinator at the University of North Texas. "Holt plays with perfect technique and
intonation, altering his sound deftly to suit {the} works. {He} is an elegant,
sensitive artist." Gramophone
One facet of a trumpet player's performing
experience is as a recitalist. Collaboration with like-minded professionals...requires
the highest levels of endurance, sensitivity, strength, and balance. This CD
explores this facet.
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Gabaye: Boutade Porrino: Preludio,
Aria e Scherzo Stolzel (attrib. J.S. Bach): Bist du bei
mir Bozza: Badinage Rustiques Piazzola: Oblivion Broughton: Oliver’s
Birthday Goedicke: Concert
Etude Ewazen: Trio Mvt. 1
Andante Mvt. 2
Allegro molto Mvt. 3
Adagio Mvt. 4
Allegro molto
CD776, JOSE ZARZO, HORN, with Juan Francisco Parra & Rudolf
Koumans, piano, and Carlos Parra, violin. UPC
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Anthony Plog, Horn
Sonata; Jose Brito, Namaste; Frederic Duvernoy, Trio no. 2: Horn,
Violin, Piano; Franz Danzi, Horn Sonata, op.28; Rudolf Koumans,
Horn Sonata.
Jose Zarzo studied
at The Hague Royal Conservatory. In 1984 he was named principal horn with the
Amsterdam Sinfornietta. He remained with this Orchestra until 1989, when he
became principal horn with the Gran Canaria Phiharmonic Orchestra in Spain, a
position he still holds. With this Orchestra he has toured to the main cities
of Spain, Germany, France, Slovakia, Switerzerland, Austria, China, and Japan. This is his third solo CD on
Crystal Records. Of his other CDs, Gramophone said “Artistry is virtuosic”.
See CD771
and CD772 on the Horn page.
“Jose Zarzo plays with admirable distinction throughout the
recital. His tone is consistently attractive, compact, and evenly produced,
regardless of dynamics. His impressive breath control lends itself to phrasing
that encompasses an extended, flexible line. His passagework is precise, and
keenly articulated.” Fanfare, Ken Meltzer
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Plog: Horn Sonata Part
1/Mvt. 1 Part
1/Mvt. 2 Part
2/Mvt. 3 Part
2/Mvt. 4 Brito: Namaste Duvernoy: Trio no. 2 Mvt.
1 Adagio-allegro Mvt.
2 Moderato Mvt.
3 Adagio Mvt.
4 Allegro Danzi: Horn Sonata,
op. 28 Mvt.
1 Adagio-allegro Mvt.
2 Larghetto Mvt.
3 Allegretto Koumans: Horn
Sonata Allegro
CD154: BRIAN MINOR, Alto Saxophone. Leon Stein: Sextet for Alto Saxophone and
Woodwind Quintet and Quintet for Alto
Saxophone and String Quartet; Vincent Persichetti: Parable XI, Solo Alto Saxophone; Lawson Lunde: Sonata No. 1 for Alto Saxophone and
Piano; Paul Creston: Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Bernhard Heiden: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano.
UPC 009414715425 BUY NOW
with Westwood Wind Quintet, Chicago Symphony String Quartet, and pianists Lawson Lunde and Cola Heiden.
"lovingly shaped...perfect
beauty...Scrupulously polished" (American Record Guide). This CD is a combination
of Brian Minor's LPs on Crystal Records: S151 and S154, remastered digitally in
2022.
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Stein Sextet: 1.Allegro moderato 2.Adagio; Andante 3.Allegro Persichetti: Parable XI Lunde
Sonata No. 1: 1.Allegro 2.Andantino cantabile 3.Allegro vivace Creston Suite: 1.Scherzoso 2.P storale 3.Toccata Heiden
Sonata: 1.Allegro 2.Vivace 3.Adagio; Presto Stein Quintet: 1.Allegro 2.Andante 3.Adagio; Allegro
CD311: LOUISE DiTULLIO, FLUTE. Jacques Ibert, Concerto for Flute and
Orchestra; Pierre-Max Dubois, Concerto for Flute and
Orchestra; Frank Martin, Ballade for Flute, String Orchestra,
and Piano with the English Chamber Orchestra, Elgar Howarth, Conductor;
and Sergei Prokofiev, Sonata for Flute and Piano; Pierre Sancan, Sonatine for
Flute and Piano, with Virginia DiTullio, piano. UPC
009414731128 BUY NOW
Louise DiTullio is one of the world’s most widely heard flutists, having recorded
over 1200 motion picture and hundreds of television
scores. DiTullio’s playing was heard nightly on television shows
including Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Little House on the
Prairie, The Waltons, and Dallas. DiTullio was principal flutist with the Columbia
Symphony, performing many works of Igor Stravinsky with Stravinsky conducting. She was a long-time member of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and frequent soloist with many orchestras,
including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Los Angeles Chamber
Orchestra, Mexico City Symphony, Carmel Bach Festival, Pacific Symphony,
Pasadena Symphony, and many more.
The list of film
composers with whom she has collaborated includes the most distinguished names
in music today. Composer John Williams, probably the most honored film composer
in history, refers to her as being “in the very front rank among the world’s great flutists”.
Louise DiTullio can
be heard on the albums of recording stars Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Tony
Bennett, Kenny G, and Michael Jackson, among others.
This CD is a combination of Louise DiTullio’s LPs on Crystal Records:
S311 and S503. “Crystal’s
original recordings were excellent. This is well worth the reissue.” Music Web (Jonathan Woolf) “some really awesome flute playing and some delightful musical
treats. Wonderfully vibrant CD transfer.” Fanfare, Jan/Feb
2023 (Jerry Dubins)
“The performances of
these works are first rate. Legendary flutist Louise DiTullio continues to
sparkle with a beautiful sound and top-notch phrasing. This recording is an
inspiration for any flutist.” The Instrumentalist, Oct/Nov 2022
(Patricia George)
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Ibert: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra 1. Allegro 2. Andante 3. Allegro scherzando Dubois:
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra 1. Presto leggiero 2. Pavane 3. Tempo di Gaviotto 4. Scherzando Martin: Ballade for Flute, String Orchestra, and Piano Prokofiev:
Sonata for Flute and Piano 1. Andantino 2. Scherzo 3. Andante 3. Allegro con brio Sancan: Sonatine pour Flute et Piano
CD980: COOL TUNES FOR THE BIG BASSOON. Susan Nigro,
Contrabassoon. Mark Lindeblad, Piano.
UPC009414798022 BUY NOW
Jared Isaac Aragón, Little Suite for the Big Bassoon and Nebulae
(Soanta for Contrabassoon and Piano); Jay Vosk, The
Giant Stirred and Contra Blue; Alan Palider, L’Italiano Molto
Breve; Joel Bjorling, Suite in A Mnor; Ann
Marie Kurrasch, Chicago Cakewalk.
Susan Nigro is one of the world’s very few contrabassoonists to have made a
career of playing recitals, doing solo appearances, and making recordings. She
has performed in places such as Salzburg, Montevideo, Rome, and throughout the
United States, and also frequently presents master
classes. She performs frequently with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. . Her quest for solo literature has inspired her to
commission and premier more than fifty pieces for the contrabassoon – with more
compositions still in the works. All of the
works on this CD were commissioned by, written for, and premiered by Susan
Nigro. This was recorded in 2021.
Click here for more information about
Susan Nigro.
“Susan Nigro is more than a terrific contrabassoonist. She is a superb
musician who happens to play the contrabassoon. Because of her serious
musicianship married to a virtually flawless technique, Nigro has made a bigger
solo career with that instrument than anyone might have thought possible…The
music displays a sense of fun, but also a beautiful lyricism that might
surprise you.” Fanfare, May/June
2022 (Henry Fogel)
“The works showcase Nigro’s beautiful singing tone, impressive
breath control, facility in bravura passages, and her celebration…of the
instrument’s sepulchral low register. A most enriching and uplifting musical
experience. Five
Stars: Susan Nigro’s
tour de force of music for contrabassoon.” Fanfare, May/June 2022 (Ken Meltzer)
“Five
Stars: a
real eyeopener…Nigro is a real ambassador for the contrabassoon. Give it a try;
you won’t regret it.” Fanfare, May/June 2022 (Colin Clarke)
“Susan Nigro has been a
shining light in bringing the 'big bassoon' to the attention of the music world
for many years, having commissioned and premiered more than 50 pieces of music
for the instrument. She has carved out an extraordinary career as a
contrabassoonist - playing recitals, making solo appearances, undertaking
recording projects, presenting master classes, publishing books and orchestral
work with ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra…I particularly
enjoyed the melodic shapes and colour of Joel Bjorling's Suite
in A Minor and found the two Hydesville movements quite evocative
with their rhythmic free form…The final piece, Ann
Marie Kurrasch's Chicago Cakewalk was a delightful lightening of mood
without cheapening the contra and I thoroughly enjoyed the variation in style
and the charming character with which it was infused.” Australian Double Reed Society “Reeding Matter
Journal”, July 2022, Josie Hawkes
CD980 Sound samples (mp3 files) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of
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Aragon Little Suite for Big Bassoon: Mvt.1 Scherzo Mvt. 2 Berceuse Mvt. 3 Folk Dance Mvt. 4 Aria Mvt. 5 Finale Vosk: The Giant Stirred Palider: L’Italiano Molto Breve Bjorling Suite
in A Minor: Mvt. 1 Hydesville1848/Mr. Splitfoot Mvt. 2 Hydesville 1848/Sisters Margaretta &
Catherine Mvt. 3 Classical Funk Vosk: Contra Blue Aragon Nebulae
(Sonata for Contrabassoon): Mvt. 1 Fantasia: Butterfly Nebula Mvt. 2 Chaconne: Red Square Nebula Mvt. 3 Toccata: Flame Nebula Kurrasch: Chicago Cakewalk
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
CD783: COALESCENCE. Kenneth Tse, Saxophone. Casey Dierlam Tse, Piano. UPC
009414778321 BUY NOW
Piet Swerts, Paganini
Capriccio; Leo Ornstein, Ballade; Jean-Denis Michat, Back
to Bach; Roger Boutry, Divertimento; Luis
Serrano Alarcón,Tres Preludios Mestizos; Alfred Desenclos,
Prelude, Cadence et Finale; Claude Pascal, Sonatine; Paule Maurice, Tableaux
de Provence. This CD was recorded in 2021.
Kenneth Tse, widely recognized as one of the world’s leading classical saxophonists,
won the prestigious New York Artists International Award in 1996, and then
performed an acclaimed debut recital at Carnegie Hall. Since then, he has won
multiple awards and has been a frequent soloist with orchestras and in recitals
in five continents. An active recording artist, Tse has 19 CDs,
including nine highly acclaimed CDs on Crystal Records. An advocate for new
music, Tse has had more than 30 works dedicated to him. Click
here for more Kenneth Tse CDs.
“Tse plays with seductive tonal beauty and sheer
virtuosity” American Record Guide
“Tse has produced the most beautiful sound from a
saxophone that I have ever heard…he is one of the most widely admired
saxophonists on the planet…Kenneth Tse and
Casey Dierlam Tse are two remarkable artists, who make music together
as well as any instrumental duo I’ve heard on any instruments…Each work is a
masterpiece in its own right, and to hear such fine works receive top-flight
performances is a joy to experience. Anyone not yet a fan of the saxophone will
surely be won over to the instrument by this latest release from Crystal, one
of the top few saxophone recordings I’ve ever heard.” Fanfare (David DeBoor Canfield)
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Swerts: Paganini Capriccio Ornstein: Ballade Jean-Denis Michat :
Back to Bach Allegro Adagio dolcissimo Boutry:
Divertimento I.Allegro ma non troppo II.Andante III.Presto Serrano Alarcón: Tres Preludios Mestizos I.Con veemenza II.Con moto III.:Vitale Descenclos: Prélude Cadence Finale Pascal: Sonatine Maurice: Tableaux
de Provence I.Farandoulo di chatouno II.Cansoun per ma mio III.La boumiano IV.Dis alyscamps l’amo souspire V.Lou cabridan
CD782:The Voxman Project. Featuring Kenneth Tse, Saxophone,
and faculty and staff from the Voxman School of Music, University of
Iowa, conducted by Richard Mark Heidel. UPC 009414778222 BUY NOW
Kirk O’Riordan, Ductus Figuratus, Concerto
for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble; Darius Milhaud, La Création du
Monde; Kurt Weill, Little Threepenny Music
Recorded in the Voxman Music Building (cover
picture), University of Iowa. The impressive Voxman Bldg. houses
equally impressive music faculty, staff, and students. This CD features the
playing of these fine musicians.
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here for more Kenneth Tse CDs.
“beautifully programmed hour of music for mixed ensemble …O’Riordan writes with both fluidity
and intelligence…Darius Milhaud’s riotous La création du monde is
a glorious celebration of polytonality as a means of representing primordial
chaos…[in the Weill], what character there is to “Mack
the Knife,” while the “Tango-Ballad,” with its evocative sax solos, is a
triumph. This is stimulating repertoire, superbly performed and well
recorded. Another gem for Crystal Records’ catalog.” Fanfare (Colin Clarke, Sept/Oct 2021)
O’Riordan’s Saxophone Concerto has “a lot of clever and effective
writing, and Tse is a splendidly fluent and masterful advocate for
this new concerto…[The Weill] is a most credible
performance which stands comparison with the best in the field.” MusicWeb (Marc Rochester, July
2021)
“The Voxman Ensemble gives robust performances…The
Milhaud and Weill are solid, and all the lyrical passages are especially
heartfelt. Tse is excellent all through, easily handling all the
challenges of the O’Riordan and delivering elegant and expressive
phrasing in the Milhaud and Weill.” American Record Guide (Hanudel, Sept/Oct 2021)
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O’Riordan Ductus figuratas, Concerto for Alto Saxophone Mvt. 1 Cadens Mvt. 2 Abeo Mvt. 3 Tripudio Mvt. 4 Demum Milhaud
La Création du Monde Mvt. 1 Overture Mvt. 2 Chaos Before Creation Mvt. 3 Birth of Flora and Fauna Mvt. 4 Birth of Man and Woman Mvt. 5 Dance of Desire Mvt. 6 Spring or Appeasement Weill
Little Threepenny Music Mvt. 1 Overture Mvt. 2 Mack the Knife Mvt. 3 The Instead-of Song Mvt. 4 Ballad of the Easy Life Mvt. 5 Polly’s Song Mvt. 6 Tango-Ballad Mvt. 7 Cannon Song Mvt. 8 Threepenny Finale
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 GalliardaMorosky 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: FINE 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 NOW
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
“Excellent collection
of great works for brass quintet, expertly performed by the Fine Arts Brass
Quintet.” The Horn Call (May 2021)
“A brilliant celebration
of brass from the Fine Arts Brass Quintet, with the addition of a soprano as an
extra treat. The performances on this disc were first released between 1968 and
1990; the recording is more than satisfactory throughout.” Fanfare (Colin Clarke, July/August 2021)
“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)
“a delight from
beginning to end. It opens with Dahl’s Music for Brass Instruments. The
chorale-like sustains of the opening movement, Choral Fantasy, are stunning
with precise intonation. [The second move ment] exhibits dynamic
sensitivity and immaculate articulation. The final movement is delivered with
brilliance and finesse.” International Trumpet
Guild Journal, Oct. 2021 (Michael Mann)
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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
CD252: RICHARDS WIND QUINTET. Three Woodwind Quintets by Johann Peter Müller. UPC 009414725226. BUY
NOW
The Richards Quintet
was in-residence at Michigan State University. This recording was made in 1976
and digitally remastered for CD in 2020. Performers are Israel Borouchoff, flute; Daniel Stolper, oboe; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Edgar
Kirk, bassoon; Douglas Campbell, horn.
PETER MÜLLER (as he was known) was born in Germany in 1791 and died in 1877.
Though he lived in the Romantic era, these pieces are delightfully classical in
nature.
Dan Stolper was oboe editor of the International
Double Reed Society Journal since its beginning in 1972 and was teacher at
Michigan State University and the Interlochen Center for the Arts for 45 years.
He died 2020. Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr with her husband Walter Verdehr are
founders of the Verdehr Trio and have 24 CDs with
that ensemble.
“These are charming pieces.
The Richards Quintet sports good energy, technique, and phrasing” American Record Guide
“The music is
certainly worthy of attention. Each quintet has its charms, but the standard of
the music is raised immensely by the gorgeous slow movements, which also
provide ample displays of the performers’ gorgeous playing
qualities.” International Double Reed Society Journal Fall 2021
“This music is definitely worth checking out, and this recording represents some of the finest
quintet playing happening in the US during the 1970s. It is a pleasure to hear
Douglas Campbell’s deft horn playing, as he effortlessly navigates the
classical scales and arpeggios. To hear him match the speed and lightness of
his woodwind colleagues is a joy.” The Horn Call (May 2021
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Quintet No.1 Mvt.1 Larghetto, Allegro Mvt.2 Scherzo Mvt.3 Larghetto Mvt.4 Allegro molto Quintet
No.2 Mvt.1 Allegro con brio Mvt.2Andante con moto Mvt.3 Menuetto Mvt.4 Allegro ma non troppo Quintet
No. 3 Mvt.1 Allegro Mvt.2 Andante Sostenuto Mvt.3 Menuetto Mvt.4 Allegro
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