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CD230:
DALLAS TRUMPETS. The
Dallas Symphony Trumpet section, featuring Richard Giangiulio and Andrew
McCandless with Thomas Stevens and friends. Vincent Persichetti: Parable for
Solo Trumpet and Parable for Two Trumpets; Henri Tomasi: Suite for Three
Trumpets; Bert Truax: Adagio and Allegro; Benjamin Britten: Fanfare for St.
Edmundsbury; Stanley Friedman: Antiphonia IV; Anthony Plog: Four Concert Duets;
Ulysses Kay: Three Fanfares for Four Trumpets; Thomas Stevens: The Moudon
Fanfares.
"Required listening for the enrichment
of serious students of the trumpet. Hearty thanks to the magnificent Dallas
Symphony trumpet section." American Record
Guide UPC 009414723024 BUY NOW
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Satie: Carillon
Sonnerie Truax: Adagio
and Allegro
Tomasi Suite: Mvt
1(Havanaise) Mvt
2(Lento Egeen) Mvt
3(Danse Bolivienne) Persichetti: Parable
for Solo Trumpet Parable
for Two Trumpets Friedman: Antiphonia
IV Plog Duets: Fanfare
Pastoral
Scherzo
Dialogue Stevens Fanfares: Deaux
a Dix B.I.M
Tranquille
Clifford
Epilogue Kay: Fanfares
Britten: Fanfare
CD232: MUSIC FOR
FESTIVE OCCASIONS. Richard
Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo, organ; Dallas Trumpets.
Wedding Marches: Wagner & Mendelssohn; Purcell: Trumpet Tune & The
Queenís Dolour; Handel: Music from Royal Fireworks; Mouret: Suite No. 1;
Jeremiah Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary; Telemann: Heroic Marches; Charpentier:
Prelude & Te Deum; Buxtehude: Fanfare and Chorus; John Stanley: Trumpet
Voluntary; Gervais: Pavane & Allemande; Bert Truax: Fanfare. “...golden
sounds...excellent verve, rhythm, & imagination.” Audio
UPC 009414723222 BUY NOW Click here for CD cover photo and
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Buxtehude: Fanfare
Clarke: Trumpet
Voluntary Dances
from French Renaissance Mendelssohn: Wedding
March Telemann: Heroic
Marches Mouret: Suite
No.1 Wagner: Wedding
March Charpentier: Prelude
And Te Deum Purcell: The
Queen’s Dolour Intro
and Trumpet Tune Handel: La
Rejouissance (From The Royal Fireworks) Stanley: Trumpet
Voluntary Truax: Fanfare
for three trumpets, organ, and timpani
CD234:
MUSIC FOR CEREMONY & CELEBRATION. Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul
Riedo, organ; Dallas Symphony Brass & Percussion. Monteverdi: Toccata from
Orfeo; Handel: Hail the Conquering Hero from Judas Maccabaeus, and Overture
from The Royal Fireworks; Purcell: Sonata and
Suite for Trumpet and Organ, Roman, Suite; Jiri Linek: Intradas; Oskar
Lindberg: Gammal Fäbodpsalm; Bert Truax: Call to Glory; plus Six Sonatas of the
Lisbon Court Trumpet Corps, and Silver Trumpets.
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Monteverdi: Toccata
Handel: Hail
the Conquering Hero Linek: Intradas
Purcell: Sonata
Suite Lindberg: Gammal
Fäbodpsalm Boyce: Voluntary Anon: Bicinium Roman: Suite Drottingholmsmusiquen Anon: Silver Trumpets Handel: Overture from the Royal
Fireworks Truax: Call to Glory Anon: Six Sonatas of the Lisbon Court
CD360: TRUMPETER
EXTRAORDINAIRE THOMAS STEVENS. UPC 009414736924.
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Stravinsky, Fanfare for a New
Theater (w/Mario Guarneri, trumpet); Elliott Carter, Canon for Three
(w/Mario Guarneri & Roy Poper, trumpets); Aurelio De La Vega,
Para-Tangents (w/pre-recorded sounds); Iain Hamilton, Five Scenes
(w/Ralph Grierson, piano); Henri Lazarof, Concertazioni (w/instrumental
ensemble); Harold Budd, New Work #5 (w/Ralph Grierson, piano); Carlos
Chávez, Soli (w/Peter Christ, oboe; David Atkins, clarinet; Kay Brightman,
bassoon).
This new CD has the works that Stevens
recorded for Crystal LPs that had not been released previously on CD. Stevens
died on July 14, 2018; this CD is a tribute to his spectacular playing.
"THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET (1938-2018), was
solo trumpet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 28 years. He
was, without a doubt, one of the world's finest brass players" said the American Record Guide.
"He was at one and the same a
virtuoso and a highly thoughtful musician. I can think of only handful who are
his equal, and certainly none better" Andre
Previn. Stevens has five solo CDs.
Doc Severinson, writing about one of Stevens’ many Crystal recordings, wrote “I first heard Stevens’ new CD while lying down, which was a good thing since I would have fainted if I were standing. This recording clearly defines what is possible on the trumpet…in a very artistic fashion.”
See Thomas Stevens. See also L.A. Brass Quintet CD102 and CD109 under Brass Ensembles.
CD360 Sound samples (mp3
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Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theater Carter: Canon for Three De La Vega: Para-Tangents Hamilton: Five Scenes I. Wild II. Nocturnal III. Declamato IV. Nocturnal V. Brilliant Lazarof: Concertazioni Budd: New Work #5 Chávez: Soli
CD362 – Snapshots: ANTHONY PLOG, TRUMPET. Verne Reynolds, Music for 5 Trumpets (performed by Anthony Plog and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet
section); Alan Hovhaness, Sonata for Trumpet and Organ (Anthony Plog,
trumpet; Ladd Thomas, organ); Fisher Tull, Three Bagatelles (Anthony
Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Eugene Bozza, Caprice (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon
Davis, piano); Frank Campo, Duet for Equal Trumpets (Anthony Plog,
Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Fanfare for Two Trumpets (Anthony Plog,
Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Animal Ditties – based on poems by Ogden
Nash (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano; Hal Smith, narrator); Georges
Enesco, Legend (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Leroy
Southers, Three Spheres (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Ken Wolfson, bassoon;
Sharon Davis, piano) UPC 009414736222.
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“A virtuoso player. Plog is a
composer as well, represented by a brief ‘Fanfare for Two Trumpets’ and
‘Animal Ditties’ a witty mini-suite for narrator (Hal Smith), trumpet
and piano on poens by Ogden Nash....piano played impeccably by Sharon
Davis...Enescu’s and Bozza’s works allow one to gauge Plog’s undeniable
muscianship but it is the sheer diversity that is the winning feature of the
disc.” Gramophone, June 2018, Guy
Richards
” The
playing is first-rate, sound quality excellent,” American Record Guide, May/June 2018,
Kilpatrick
”All in
all, this is a great celebration of trumpet playing.” Fanfare July/August 2018, Colin Clarke
“Verne Reynold's
three-movement’ Music for Five Trumpet’s has an all star lineup of players from
the Los Angeles Philharmonic: Anthony Plog, Mario Guarneri,Robert
DiVall, Irving Bush, and Thomas Stevens.
These people make consistently full-toned sounds
and their intonation is impeccable. The
finale is very fast and exciting. Plog's
‘Animal Ditties’ became an instant hit when this recording was made. The very cute setting of Ogden Nash poems has
trumpeter Plog and Pianist Sharon Davis interacting with the excellent
narrator, Hal Smith.”
(American Record Guide,
Kilpatrick)
ANTHONY PLOG has performed with numerous orchestras
around the world, including the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Basel
Symphony, and the San Antonio Symphony (all as principal trumpet), the Royal
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buenos Aires Symphony (as co-principal
trumpet on tour), the Utah Symphony (as associate principal trumpet), and the
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed and recorded extensively as a chamber musician
with groups such as the Fine Arts Brass Quintet, the Summit Brass (as a
founding member of both), the St. Louis Brass Quintet, and as a substitute with
the iconic New York Brass Quintet. He has also toured throughout the world and
recorded as a soloist. His other solo CD on Crystal Records is CD663.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet
Section (Robert DiVall,
Thomas Stevens, Irving Bush, and Mario Guarneri) which played on this recording
was an extremely versatile and recognized group of players. The individual
players performed in such diverse musical settings as jazz, commercial
recordings for major Hollywood studios, avant-garde chamber music, and solo
appearances.
SHARON DAVIS’ musical training was in her native Los
Angeles at the University of Southern California, then at the Juilliard School
in New York and in Paris, France, on a
Fulbright Scholarship. Her performances have been as piano soloist,
collaborative pianist, and chamber player on tours and in live broadcasts in
North America and Europe, plus work as a recording artist. As composer she won
the Colorado Art Commission’s Creative Fellowship Award in Classical
Composition, and she is active as editor, composer, and arranger for Western
International Music, Inc.
CD362 Sound samples (mp3
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Reynolds: Music for Five Trumpets I.
Fanfare II.
Chorale III.
Finale Hovhaness: Sonata
for Trumpet and Organ, Mvt. I (begins at :28) Tull: Three Bagatelles I.
Prelude II.
Improvisation III.
Caprice Bozza: Caprice Campo: Duet
for Equal Trumpets Plog: Fanfare
for Two Trumpets Plog: Animal
Ditties I.
The Turtle (begins at :30) II.
The Python III.
The Hyena IV.
The Hog (begins at :35)
Enesco: Legend Southers: Three Spheres I.
Sphere I II.
Sphere II (begins at 1:00) III.
Sphere III (begins at :55)
CD383: THE BIG TROMBONE. Jeffrey Reynolds, Bass Trombone; and STERLING BRASS, Daniel Perantoni, Tuba; David Hickman, Trumpet. This compact disc is a combination of two albums
originally released as LPs S383 and S394.
The
Big Trombone: Galliard: Sonata No. 1
for bass trombone and piano (with Zita Carno piano); Gregory Kosteck: Concert
Music for unaccompanied bass trombone; Donal Michalsky: Fantasia a due for horn
and bass trombone (with Robert Henderson, horn); Patrick McCarty: Sonata for
Bass Trombone and Piano (with Zita Carno, piano); Walter Hartley: Sonata Breve
for unaccompanied bass trombone; Orlando Di Lasso: Susanne un
Jour for bass trombone and vocal ensemble. Sterling Brass: Morgan
Powell: Midnight Realities and Transition (tuba with the Illinois Contemporary
Chamber Players); Glenn Hackbarth: Double Concerto (trumpet and tuba with the
Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players). UPC
009414738325 BUY NOW
The
Big Trombone features Jeffrey Reynolds, who was bass trombonist with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic for 40 years. Sterling Brass features Daniel Perantoni,
tuba, and David Hickman, trumpet. Both were founding members of Summit Brass, and are international soloists. Perantoni and Hickman
teach at Indiana University and Arizona State University, respectively.
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movement shown.
Galliard, Sonata no 1 for Bassoon Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3 Mvt
4 Mvt
5 Kosteck, Concert
Music Michalsky, Fantasia McCarty, Sonata Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Hartley, Sonata Breve Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Di Lasso, Susanne
un Jour Powell, Midnight
Realities and Transition Hackbarth, Double Concerto Mvt
1 Mvt
2 Mvt
3
CD450: HERBERT L. CLARKE, CORNET SOLOIST OF THE SOUSA BAND. Complete
collection of original double-sided recordings made 1900-1922 by Herbert L.
Clarke, the most-acclaimed cornetist of all time. Over 75 minutes of music now
on CD. Includes Carnival
of Venice, Bride of the Waves, Sounds from the Hudson, Caprice Brilliante, Ah
Cupid, Rondo Caprice, Showers of Gold, Stars in a Velvety Sky, Killarney, La
Veta `Caprice, Perhaps Loveís Dream, Aloha Oe, Southern Cross, The Holy City,
Once Upon a Time, Russian Fantasy, The Palms, Berceuse, Twilight Dreams, Love's
Old Sweet Song, Macushla. UPC 009414745026
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Bride
of the Waves(rec. 1904) Holy
City(1900) Sounds
from the Hudson(1909) Killarney(1901)
Caprice
Brilliante(1908) Love's
Dream(1901) Carnival
of Venice(1909) Ah
Cupid(1909) Bride
of the Waves(1908) Once
Upon A Time(1909) Rondo
Caprice(1909) Aloha
Oe(1914) Russian
Fantasie(1909) the
Palms(1916) La
Veta Caprice(1909) Berceuse(1916)
Valse
Brilliante(1909) Twilight
Dreams(1917) Southern
Cross(1912) Love's
Old Sweet Song(1917) Showers
of Gold(1912) Macushla(1917)
The
Debutante(1908) Killarney(1917)
Carnival
of Venice(1922) Stars
in a Velvety Sky(1922)
CD512:
TREASURES FOR HORN & TRUMPET. Gregory Hustis,
Horn; Richard Giangiulio, Trumpet; Eric Barr, Oboe; Dallas Chamber Orchestra.
Leopold Mozart: Concerto in D for Horn & Orchestra; Johann Hertel: Concerto
a 6 for Trumpet, Oboe, Strings, & Continuo; Saint-Saens: Romances for
Horn, op. 36 & 67; John Eccles: Symphony for Mercury; Beethoven: Sextet for
Two Horns and Strings; Grimm-Freres: Two Waltzes and a March.
"...right, stylish
performances." Los Angeles Times
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and details – Richard Giangiulio. Click here for CD cover photo
and details
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Leopold Mozart, Concerto in D: Mvt
1 (Allegro moderato) Mvt
2 (Menuet) Mvt
3 (Andante) Mvt
4 (Allegro) Hertel, Concerto a 6: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
2 (Arioso) Mvt
3 (Allegro) Saint-Saens: Romance,
op. 36 Romance,
op. 37 Eccles: Symphony for
Mercury Majestic Allegro Slow Brisk