CRYSTAL RECORDS  -  Tuba & Euphonium Recordings (Euphonium see CD393 below)

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CD120 scan for iTunesCD120: THE ROMANTIC TUBA, Floyd Cooley.  J.S. Bach: Sonata in Eb; Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesange; Earl Zindars: Trigon; Armand Russell: Suite Concertante. UPC 009414712028 BUY NOW

 

Cooley has been solo tuba with the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years. "Cooley’s virtuosity and suppleness ...is to be heard and maybe even then, not to be believed,"  San Francisco Chronicle 


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J.S. Bach  Sonata in Eb:  Mvt 1 Allegro (begins :17)  Mvt 2 Siciliano   Mvt 3 Allegro     Johannes Brahms  Vier Ernste Gesange:  Mvt 1 Denn es gehet   Mvt 2 Ich wandte   Mvt 3 O Tod, O Tod, Wie Bitter   Mvt 4  Wenn Ich Mitt Menschen    Zindars Trigon: Mvt. 1 Meditative and Sustained   Mvt. 2 Allegro   Mvt. 3 Chorale     Russell  Suite Concertante:  Mvt. 1 Capriccio  Mvt. 2 Ballade  Mvt. 3 Scherzo  Mvt. 4 Burlesca

 

CD125: BOBISSIMO - Roger Bobo, Tuba.  Hindemith: Tuba Sonata; Galliard, Sonata No. 5; CD125 scan for coverBarat: Introduction and Dance; William Kraft: Encounters II; Wilder: Effie the Elephant and Tuba Encore Piece; Lazarof: Cadence VI for Tuba and Tape; Robert Spillman: Two Songs. UPC 009414712523 BUY NOW    Click here for more details on Roger Bobo.

With Ralph Grierson, piano. Bobo was tuba with Los Angeles Philharmonic for 25 years  “The Heifetz of the Tuba. Astonishing performance.” Stereo Review

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Galliard Sonata:  Mvt 1(Adagio)   Mvt 2(Allegro)   Mvt 3(Alla Siciliano)  Mvt 4(Allegro)    Barat: Intro. and Dance    Hindemith Sonata:  Mvt 1(Allegro)   Mvt 2(Allegro)   Mvt 3(Variationen)    Wilder Children's Suite:  Effie Takes a Dancing Lesson   Effie Falls in Love   Effie Goes Folk Dancing   Effie Chases a Monkey   Effie Sings a Lullaby   Effie Joins a Carnival    Kraft:Encounters II    Spillman Two Songs:  Mvt 1 Andante(Andante)   Mvt 2(Allegro)    Lazarof: Cadence VI    Wilder: Tuba Encore

 

CD221-scan-for-iTunesCD221: TUBBY’S REVENGE. New York Tuba Quartet & New York Brass Quintet.

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. UPC 009414722126  BUY NOW  

 

         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” by the 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, respectively.

“These groups were among the leading brass chamber ensembles of their time, and these recordings represented cutting-edge brass writing and playing.” Amer. Rcd. Guide.

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Schuller: Five Moods for Tuba Quartet  Mvmt I   Mvmt II   Mvmt III   Mvmt IV    Heussenstamm: Tubafour     Purcell:  Allegro and Air     Ross: Fancy Dances   Galop   Sarabande   Saltarello    Stevens: Music 4 Tubas  Lively   Chorale   Rock    Parker: Au Privave     Persichetti: Parable for Brass Quintet     Bach Laudes  Reveille   Scherzo   Cantilena   Volta

CD383-scan-for-iTunesCD383: THE BIG TROMBONE. Jeffrey Reynolds, Bass Trombone; and STERLING BRASS, Daniel Perantoni, Tuba; David Hickman, Trumpet. UPC 009414738325   BUY NOW

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: Susannse 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). This compact disc is a combination of two albums originally released as LPs S383 and S394. 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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Johann Ernst Galliard  Sonata No. 1 for Bassoon:  Mvt. 1 Cantabile   Mvt. 2 Spiritoso e staccato   Mvt. 3 Largo e staccato  Mvt. 4 Allegro e staccato  Mvt. 5 Vivace     Gregory Kosteck:  Concert Music     Michalsky: Fantasia a Due     Patrick McCarty  Sonata:  Mvt. 1 Allegro non troppo  Mvt. 2 Andantino & Vivace     Walter Hartley  Sonata Breve:  Mvt. 1 Allegro moderato  Mvt. 2 Presto     Orlando Di Lasso:  Susanne un Jour (begins 3:38)    Morgan Powell  Nocturnes:  Midnight Realities   Transition     Glenn Hackbarth  Double Concerto:  Mvt One (begins 3:18)   Mvt Two (begins 1:58)   Mvt Three

CD393-coverCD393: THE FIRST CARNEGIE HALL EUPHONIUM RECITAL.  BRIAN BOWMAN

Antonio Capuzzi: Andante and Rondo; Arthur Frackenpohl: Sonata for Euphonium and Piano; Walter Ross: Partita for Euphonium and Piano; Samuel Adler: Four Dialogs for Euphonium and Marimba; John Boda: Sonatina for Euphonium and Synthesizer; Erman Picchi: Fantasia Originale.  UPC 009414739322.   BUY NOW  

 

With Marjorie Lee, Piano; Steven Harlos, Piano; Gordon Stout, Marimba.

 

            Internationally-acclaimed soloist Brian Bowman presented the first-ever Euphonium recital at Carnegie Hall. This is the program that was performed on that recital. Bowman has been principal euphonium with the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., and is now euphonium professor at North Texas University. He is acknowledged by many to be the best euphonium player in the world. 

.    “a phenominal player”   Fanfare.


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Antonio Capuzzi: Andante (begins :38) and Rondo     Arthur Frackenpohl  Sonata: Mvt. 1 Moderately Fast   Mvt. 2 Slowly   Mvt. 3 Fast     Walter Ross  Partita:  Mvt. 1 Toccata   Mvt. 2 Pastorale (begins :23)    Mvt. 3 Furiant    Samuel Adler  Four Dialogs:  Mvt. 1 Quite Slowly   Mvt. 2 Fast and Humorous   Mvt. 3 Slowly and rather lazily   Mvt. 4 Fast with a happy spirit     John Boda: Sonatina     Ermano Picchi: Fantasia Originale

CD395: SAMPLER. TOBY HANKS, TUBA. Telemann: Fantasy in C Minor (from flute sonata); Hindemith: Three Easy Pieces; John Stevens: Dances; Tomasi: To Be or Not To Be; Alec Wilder: Elegy for the Whale; David Reck: Five Studies for Tuba Alone; Tom Fay: Some Music; Herbert L. Clarke: From the CD395-scan-for-iTunesShores of the Mighty Pacific; Frederick Hand: Toby & Lynn. UPC 009414739520   BUY NOW

Hanks is assisted by the New York Tuba Quartet: Gary Kirkpatrick, piano; David Pearl, piano; Frederick Hand, guitar; and Theo Saunders, piano.

Toby Hanks, tuba player with the New York City Ballet, the New York Brass Quintet, and the New York Tuba Quartet, "is a marvelously adept player. The music is cleverly designed to show off the instrument’s surprising capacity for gentle lyricism, sinister mystery, expressive nobility, and earthly humor." Peter G. Davis,  New York Times

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John Stevens: Dances   Georg Phillip Telemann  Fantasy:  Mvt 1 Grave   Mvt 2 Vivace   Mvt 3 Adagio   Mvt 4 Allegro     Paul Hindemith  Three Easy Pieces:  Moderately fast  Slow  Lively    Henri Tomasi: To Be or Not to Be    Alec Wilder: Elegy for the Whale    David Reck: Five Studies    Tom Fay: Some Music    Herbert L. Clarke: From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific    Frederic Hand  Toby and Lynn:  take one   take two

 

CD396 scanCD396: GRAVITY IS LIGHT TODAY. Roger Bobo, Tuba and Bass Horn, with Frøydis Ree Wekre, Horn. Roger Kellaway, Piano, and Jazz Ensemble. Roger Kellaway: The Morning Song, The Westwood Song, Sonoro, Dance of the Ocean Breeze; Fred Tackett: The Yellow Bird. With Fred Tackett, guitar; Ralph Grierson, piano; Skip Mosher, bass; Ray Rich, drums. UPC  009414739629 BUY NOW    Click here for more details on Roger Bobo.

Bobo is "the Heifetz of the Tuba, astonishing performance" says Stereo Review. He was for 25 years solo tuba with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This recording shows what jazz tuba can do.

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Roger Kellaway:  The Morning Song   The Westwood Song  (begins 2:50)   Fred Tackett:  The Yellow Bird     Roger Kellaway:  Sonoro (begins 2:12)  Dance of the Ocean Breeze (begins :09)

CD398-scan-for-iTunesCD398: RAINBO-BO; The Man With the Golden Tuba - Roger Bobo. J.S. Bach: Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on the G string); Franz Schubert: Ständchen (Serenade); Meyer Kupferman: Saturnalis; Morton Subotnick: The First Dream of Light; Thomas Stevens: Encore Bōz.  UPC 009414739827   BUY NOW    Click here for more details on Roger Bobo.

Roger Bobo’s solo recordings on Crystal Records have been a sensation, eliciting comments like “The Heifetz of the tuba…astonishing performance.” Stereo Review 

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J.S. Bach: Air from Suite No. 3    Franz Schubert: Ständchen (Serenade)    Meyer Kupferman: Saturnalis    Morton Subotnick  The First Dream of Light: Sample 1   Sample 2 (begins 1:45)    Thomas Stevens: Encore: Bōz (begins 1:25)


CD420 scan for coverCD420: THE TUBADOURS - Disneyland's favorite tuba quartet! 18 classical favorites and 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 009414742025 BUY NOW

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“wonderfully smooth recording.” Fanfare.

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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   Comedians’ Galop   Bagatelle   Mood Indigo   Satin Doll   Too Fat Polka   Eine Kleine Nachtmusik   O Little Town of Bethlehem   Hail to the Lord's Annointed   March of the Kings/O Come Little Children   We Three Kings   Away in a Manger   Good King Wenceslas   Von Himmel Hoch   The Cloucester Wassail Song   O Come Emmanuel   Coventry_Carol   O Tannenbaum   Break Forth O Beauteous Light   It Came Upon A Midnight Clear   God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen   The First Noel   O Sanctissimus   Jingle Bells Waltz   March-Overture from The Nutcracker

 

CD690-scan-for-iTunesCD690: ROGER BOBO, TUBA LIBERA. John Stevens: The Liberation of Sisyphus; Tom Stevens: Variations in Olden Style; Shostakovich: Adagio from "The Limpid Stream"; Anthony Plog: 3 Miniatures (tuba & Piano); Krzysztof Penderecki: Capriccio (solo tuba); Trygve Madsen: Sonata (tuba,piano); Ionel Dumitru: Romanien Dance No. 2; Arban: Carnival of Venice.   UPC 009414769022 BUY NOW   Click here for more details on /Roger Bobo.

For 25 years Bobo was tuba with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. "...great tuba recording by legendary virtuoso Roger Bobo. Remarkably musical & technically amazing." In-Tune Magazine

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John Stevens:  The Liberation of Sisyphus    Thomas Stevens:  Variations in Olden Style    Dmitri Shostakovich:  Adagio  from “The Limpid Stream”     Anthony Plog  Miniatures: Mvt 1 Allegro   Mvt 2 Freely   Mvt 3 Allegro    Krzysztof Penderecki:  Capriccio     Trygve Madsen  Sonata:  Mvt 1 Andante   Mvt 2 Allegro   Mvt 3 Allegro    Ionel Dumitru:  Romanien Dance No. 2    Jean Baptiste Arban  Carnival of Venice:  Sample 1   Sample 2 (begins 4:58)

CD691-scan-for-iTunesCD691: MARK NELSON, TUBA. New England Reveries. Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo Tuba; Barton Cummings: Fantasia Breve; Neal Corwell: New England Reveries; Walter Ross: Escher’s Sketches; Louis Calabro: Sonata-Fantasia. With Sylvia Parker, piano.  UPC 009414769121 BUY NOW

Nelson was solo tuba with the Vermont Symphony and is new release editor with T.U.B.A. Journal. "...superb tuba player." Fanfare

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Barton Cummings  Fantasia Breve:  Mvt 1 Allegro   Mvt 2 Larghetto (begins 1:15)   Mvt 3 Molto allegro    Persichetti:  Parable for Solo Tuba    Neal Corwell: New England Reveries (begins :25)   Walter Ross  Escher’s Sketches: Rippled Surface   Metamorphoses II   Cycle   Magic Mirror    Metamorphoses I    Louis Calabro  Sonata-Fantasia:  Mvt 1 Slow-Fast_Slow (begins 3:10)   Mvt 2 B Major Paradox   Mvt 3  Quasi Rondo

CD692-scan-for-iTunesCD692: VELVET! Velvet Brown, Tuba.  Jacques Castérède: Sonatine pour Tuba et Piano; John Stevens: Salve Venere, Salve Marte; G.F. Handel: As When the Dove; Jan Koetsier: Concertino for Tuba; Bruce Broughton: Tuba Sonata; H. L. Clarke: Stars in a Velvety Sky (arr. Velvet Brown); Four Negro Spirituals (arr. Velvet Brown). With Roberto Arosio, piano.  UPC 009414769220 BUY NOW    Click here for more details on Velvet Brown.

"...a very good, very inspiring recording." Gene Pokorny, tuba, Chicago Symphony. "This recording signals the arrival of a major new virtuoso in the world of brass performance." Sam Palafian.

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Casterede Sonatine:  Mvt.1 Defile  Mvt. 2 Serenade  Mvt. 3 Final   Stevens: Salve Venere, Salve Marte   Handel:  As When The Dove   Koetsier: Concertino  Mvt. 1 Allegro con brio   Mvt. 2 Romanza a Scherzino   Mvt. 3 Rondo Bavarese   Broughton: Sonata  Mvt. 1 Allegro Moderato   Mvt. 2 Aria   Mvt. 3 Allegro Leggero   Clarke: Stars in a Velvety Sky   Four Negro Spirituals  Deep River   The Gospel Train   Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child   Joshua Fought the Battle of Jerico

BONUS:  entire spirituals The Gospel Train  Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child   Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jerico

CD693-scan-for-iTunesCD693: MUSIC FOR VELVET. Velvet Brown, Tuba. Eric Ewazen: Sonata for Tuba and Piano; Verne Reynolds: Sonata for Tuba and Piano; Neal Corwell: 2 AM; Velvet Brown: Te Dago Mi (tuba, euphonium, and piano); Faye-Ellen Silverman: Zigzags for Solo Tuba; Alice Gomez: Bonampak (tuba and piano); Henri Tomasi: Danse Sacrée (tuba and piano). With Roberto Arosio, piano; and Neal Corwell, euphonium.  UPC 009414769329 BUY NOW    Click here for more details on Velvet Brown.


            Velvet Brown, an international soloist, "is a very expressive player whose tone is focussed yet robust and lively in all registers." American Record Guide. She teaches at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Eric  Ewazen Sonata:  Mvt 1 Andante con moto   Mvt 2 Andante espressivo   Mvt 3 Allegro ritmico     Verne Reynolds  Sonata:  Mvt 1 Moderately fast   Mvt 2 Slow   Mvt 3 Variations     Neal Corwell: 2 AM   Velvet Brown: Te Dago Mi   Faye-Ellen Silverman: Zigzags    Alice Gomez: Bonampak     Henri Tomasi: Danse Sacrée (begins :25)

CD694-scan-for-iTunes CD694: PERSPECTIVES – Sound and Rhythm. Velvet Brown, Tuba. James A. Beckel, Jr.: Concerto for Tuba & Percussion; Alice Gomez: Latin Jazz Suite; Franz Cibulka: Digression Nr. 5; Roland Szentpáli: Dance Movements; Alice Gomez: High-Life. With Chris Buzzelli, electric and bass guitar; and percussionists Jimmy Finnie, Roger Schupp, Laszlo Toth, and Rick Willis.   UPC 009414769428   BUY NOW


Exploring the fascinating sounds of tuba with percussion ensemble, this is Velvet Brown’s third Crystal CD. She is quickly becoming one of the best-known tuba players in the world. A protégé of the legendary Roger Bobo, she is an international soloist and associate professor of tuba and euphonium at Pennsylvania State University.
            This is a spectacular album with some invigorating sounds. It is rare to hear such fine tuba playing and rarer still to hear the tuba with such stimulating percussion, played by some of the best players anywhere.

“[Velvet Brown] is one of the best tuba players anywhere.” American Record Guide. “Beckel’s Concerto is a marvel.” Fanfare.

    Click here for more details on Velvet Brown.

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James A. Beckel Jr.  Concerto:  Mvt. 1 Allegro Moderato   Mvt. 2 Andante (begins :40)   Mvt. 3 Moderato (begins :55)     Alice Gomez  Latin Jazz Suite:  Mvt. 1 Guaguanco   Mvt. 2 Bolero   Mvt. 3 Mambo-cha  Mvt. 4 Afro-Cuban   Mvt. 5 Cubop     Franz Cibulka  Digression Nr. 5:  Mvt. 1 Allegro   Mvt. 2 Andante   Mvt. 3 Presto    Roland Szentpáli: Dance Movements   Alice Gomez:  High-Life (begins :40)

CD695-scanCD695: INSIDE OUT. Tom McCaslin, Tuba. Frank Zappa: Outside Now Again (unaccompanied tuba); Sam Pilafian: Relentless Grooves II (tuba and prerecorded accompaniment); Jorge Salgueiro: Concerto for Tuba (tuba and piano); Juraj Filas: Sonate (tuba and piano); Francois Thullier: Rebellion (unaccompanied tuba); Elizabeth Raum: Tribute (tuba and piano). With Gail Novak, Piano. UPC 009414769527 BUY NOW  


            The legendary tuba virtuoso Roger Bobo called Tom McCaslin “a great tubist” and wrote that “the repertoire on this CD is the most interesting that there’s been in a very long time. The CD is a winner. I predict it will be a big seller.” McCaslin has performed with the Auckland Philharmonia, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, and Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has presented recitals worldwide, and is currently Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

“Extraordinary virtuosity and musicianship. A delightful recital disc.”  Gramophone.

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Sam Pilafian  Relentless Grooves II:  Armenia  Mvt 1 Liberation   Mvt 2 Identity   Mvt 3 Lament   Mvt 4  Kef Time     Jorge Salgueiro  CONCERTO fOR TUBA:  Mvt 1 DEPTHS (begins 1:02)   Mvt 2 BEATING   Mvt 3 CADENZA   Mvt 4 FANTASY   Mvt 5 FIREWORKS (begins :18)     Frank Zappa  Outside Now Again:  1.Original   2.With Effects     Juraj Filas  Sonate:  Mvt 1 Moderato   Mvt 2 Allegro agitato     Francois Thuillier: Rebellion     Elizabeth Raum: Tribute

 

A person holding a trumpet Description automatically generatedCD696: 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. 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 Muic 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

 

“Fairly specialist fare, you might think; but Velvet Brown is no ordinary tuba player. This is her fourth disc on Crystal Records, and on it she presents a sequence of premiere recordings... This is a fascinating recital showcasing a notable exponent of the tuba, Velvet Brown.” (Fanfare; Colin Clarke)

 

“Repertoire is of absorbing interest...playing of high quality. Virtuoso energy. John Stevens’ tribute to Tommy Johnson – who played the iconic high solos in John Williams’ Jaws – is an aural equivalent of everything that tubas are about: size and gravity and beauty.” (Gramophone: Laurence Vittes)

 

“Velvet Brown has once again created an album that is sure to become a staple of tuba players’ listening libraries. An outstanding collection of music, Brown showcases her versatility as a musician throughout the album, deftly moving from dramatic heartfelt performances to stylistically sensitive jazz to displays of modern techniques...How Beautiful by Barbara York is a moving tribute with great sense of comfort and peace. Brown performs this work exquisitely with an incredible amount of heart and comppassion...Roger Kellaway’s Dr. Martin Luther King is a superb tribute to a great man...Naptown by Drew Bonner highlights Brown’s talent for technique and style...It is a tremendous encore to a fabulous collection of music.”  ITEA Journal (Dr. Steven Maxwell)

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York  How Beautiful     Kellaway  Dr. Martin Luther King, In Memoriam Part I   Part II   Part III     Stevens  Monument (begin at :32)   Kupferman  Sound Objects  Sound Objects #1   Sound Objects #2   Sound Objects #3     Bonner  Naptown



 

PS101 scan for iTunesPS101: SONATA. Toby Hanks, Tuba.

Castérède: Sonatine for Tuba and Piano; William Schmidt: Sonata for Tuba and Piano; Alec Wilder: Elegy for the Whale; Koetsier: Sonatina for Tuba and Piano; Schumann: Adagio and Allegro; Pisciotta: Sonata for Tuba and Piano. UPC 009414910127. BUY NOW

 

Toby Hanks was tubaist with the New York Brass Quintet for nearly 40 years. He was tubaist with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, the American Composers Orchestra. Before that, he played with the San Antonio, Puerto Rico, and Minneapolis Symphonies. He was a long-time teacher at the Manhattan School of Music, Yale University, and the New England Conservatory.

            This CD is on the Planesong label, originally released in 1996. It is now exclusively distributed by Crystal Records. “Throughout the recording Hanks displays formidable technique and range, and a relaxed, singing quality of tone. Perhaps better known in recent years for his teaching, this recording is a reminder of what a virtuoso performer Toby Hanks remained until his retirement.” Frank Gazda, International Trombone Association Journal, April 2014

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Casterede: Sonatine  Defile   Serenade   Final    Schmidt: Sonata  Moderately   Slowly   Moderately Fast    Wilder:  Elegy for the Whale    Koetsier: Sonatina  Allegro   Minuetto   Allegro Moderato    Schumann:  Adagio   Allegro    Pisciotta: Sonata  Allegro   Sostenuto   Vivace

Cassettes (these are being liquidated and are in limited supply):

C126:  PRUNES,  with Froydis Ree Wekre, Horn;   Roger Bobo, Tuba & Bass Horn.     J.S. Bach:  Air for G-String;   Sinigaglia:  Song & Humoreske;   Schubert:  Serenade;   Cui:  Perpetual Motion;   Roger Kellaway:  Sonoro & Dance of the Ocean Breeze.  Cassette  009414712646   see also CD396  To order cassettes, contact Crystal Records.


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,   Mood Indigo, etc. cassette  009414742148  see CD420   To order cassettes, contact Crystal Records.
 

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Crystal Records, 28818 NE Hancock Rd, Camas, WA 98607
phone 360-834-7022,  fax 360-834-9680
email:  order@crystalrecords.com

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