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CD102 coverAn LP classic is reborn as a spectacular CD.
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When the first LP of the Los Angeles Brass Quintet was released in 1967 it set high standards to which other quintets could strive. This recording introduced fabulous trumpeter Thomas Stevens and tuba player Roger Bobo to the world, along with Miles Anderson on trombone, Mario Guarneri on trumpet, and Ralph Pyle on horn. Now on Compact Disc with additional pieces from the LABQ’s 2nd LP, the playing still proves to be some of the best brass playing anywhere 

This CD, CD102,  features Paganini Three Caprices, Bartok Suite from For Children, Wilder Brass Quintet No. 1, Hindemith Morgenmusik, Schmidt Variations on a Negro Folk Song, Cheetham Scherzo, and pieces by J.S. Bach, and Pezel. UPC 009414710222  BUY NOW     

“Brass quintet playing at a near peerless level can be heard on this CD release of LP recordings from 1967 and 1968 by the Los Angeles Brass Quintet…Despite the passing of decades, the Los Angeles Brass Quintet recordings still present an exceptional level of performance.”  International Trombone Association Journal (Greg Spiridopoulos)

The players were all members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the time this recording was made. Formed in 1966, the LABQ toured the U.S. and Europe, playing its last concert in 1975, At the time they retired from the orchestra, Thomas Stevens had been principal trumpet for 25 years; Roger Bobo tubist for 25 years. All of the players had long tenures with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and continued after retirement from the orchestra to perform and teach throughout the world. 

Stevens and Bobo have four solo CDs each on Crystal Records. They are considered some of the finest solo brass recordings ever made. 

 

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Pezel: Five Dances  I. Intrade   II. Sarabande   III. Bal   IV. Sarabande   V. Gigue    Paganini: Three Caprices  I. Moderato   II. Sostenuto, Andante   III. Theme and Variations    Bartók: Suite from “For Children”  I. Children at Play   II. Children’s Song   III. Play   IV. Children’s Game   V. Study for the Left Hand   VI. Quasi Adagio   VII. Allegro Robusto    Wilder: Brass Quintet  I. Trumpet Prelude   II. Horn Elegy   III. Tuba Showpiece   IV. Trombone Lyric   V. Toccata   VI. Finale    Hindemith: Morgenmusik  I. Massig Bewegt   II. Langsame Viertel   III. Bewegt    Bach: Fantasie in C Major   Air pour les Trompettes   Prelude & Fugue in E Minor    Schmidt: Variations of a Negro Folk Song  I. Theme   II. Fanfare   III. Ostinato   IV. Chorale   V. March   VI. Fugato    Cheetham: Scherzo

 

BONUS: To have a little joy to help alleviate CoronaVirus anxiety, hear the entire Intrade from Pezel’s Five Dances, performed by the Los Angeles Brass Quintet: Thomas Stevens and Mario Guarneri, trumpets; Ralph Pyle, horn; Miles Anderson, trombone; and Roger Bobo, tuba. Los Angeles Brass Quintet  Pezel Five Pieces  Intrade

 

CD109  for iTunes 1400Another LP classic on CD from the Los Angeles Brass Quintet, now with the Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble; Stanley Chaloupka, Harp; and Sharon Davis, Piano.
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 The third LP from the Los Angeles Brass Quintet, released in 1974, also garnered attention for its spectacular playing and exciting repertoire. Now on

William Kraft, Nonet for Brass Quintet and Percussion; Frank Campo, Madrigals for Brass Quintet; Rayner Brown, Concertino for Harp and Brass Quintet; William Schmidt, Concertino for Piano and Brass Quintet.  UPC 009414710925  BUY NOW     

 

The playing and recording quality are still among the best. Brass performers, same as on the first LABQ LP and CD, are fabulous trumpeter Thomas Stevens and tuba player Roger Bobo, along with Miles Anderson on trombone, Mario Guarneri on trumpet, and Ralph Pyle on horn. The Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble, the brass players, and Stanley Chaloupka, harpist, were all members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the time this recording was made. Sharon Davis is a famous recording artist and touring pianist.These works were all written for the Los Angeles Brass Quintet. The Kraft Nonet is unique in its instrumentation and its 22 minutes are an exciting listening experience. Rayner Brown was Dean and State Chairman of the American Guild of Organists. He wrote a wonderfully listenable piece for this recording. William Schmidt is well known for his hundreds of works for brass and woodwinds, which are staples in the repertoire for concerts throughout the world. Frank Campo was a Professor at California State University Northridge for 25 years, and his many works are performed regularly.

 

"Nonet for Brass and Percussion by William  Kraft, heard here under the composer’s baton, is a superb piece, uncompromising and massively exciting... The performance is impeccable, here and elsewhere. One notices the careful balancing of simultaneities, the superb, consistent spot-on attack from all players... There are three Madrigals by Frank Campo...The sheer accuracy of the opening trumpet line is astonishing... The sound of a harp at the opening of Rayner Brown's Concertino For Harp And Brass Quintet is quite a shock on first blush.  How surprising it seems in this context to find the sound of harp and muted trumpet are so closely aligned. The recording balance helps; each instrument clear as a bell...Finally, there comes William Schmidt's Concertino For Piano And Brass Quintet. The writing here indeed speaks of fluency. Jazz, post-Impressionism, and a goodly dollop of spikiness to combine to make for an enjoyable romp, made all the more relishable thanks to the tightness of ensemble between Sharon Davis and the brass(Fanfare, Colin Clarke, March/April 2019) 

 

"This recording is terrific." (American Record Guide, Kilpatrick, March/April 2019)

“Brass Roots is a hallmark of collaboration and musicianship, and a  welcome addition to our library…challenging, virtuosic music.”  (International Trombone Assn. Journal, Jeremy Marks, April 2021)>

 

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Kraft: Nonet for Brass Quintet  I. Presto   II. Andante   III. Interlude 1 – Scherzo a Tre   IV. Allegretto; quasi Scherzando   V. Interlude 2 –Scherzo a Quatro   VI. Maestoso e Rubato     Campo: Madrigals  I. Indifference   II. Unrequited Love   III. Aria Perduta     Brown: Concertino for Harp and Brass Quintet  I. Allegretto   II. Adagio   III. Allegro con brio   IV. Adagio   V. Allegretto     Schmidt: Concertino for Piano and Brass Quintet  I. Allegro con Brio   II. Largo   III. Allegro con Spirito


CD121-scan-for-iTunesCD121:  PHILHARMONIC BRASS, Los Angeles Brass Society* & Los Angeles Philharmonic Brass Ensemble**, conducted by Lester Remsen. Rayner Brown, Five Pieces for Organ, Harp, Brass, and Percussion* (with Ladd Thomas, organ, and Dorothy Remsen, harp; Rayner Brown, Fantasy-Fugue**; Fisher Tull, Liturgical Symphony*; Fisher Tull, Variations on an Advent Hymn**; William Schmidt, Sequential Fanfares**; Robert Henderson, Fanfare 1964**; various composers: Fanfares 1969*(Jeffrey Reynolds, Irving Bush, Frank Campo, Fred Dutton, William Kraft, William Schmidt, Leonard Rosenman).   UPC 00941471212-7   BUY NOW 

 

“...recorded...by some of the best musicians in Los Angeles…it contains some of the finest brass playing, available " International Trumpet Guild Journal


     Lester Remsen is one of the most influential brass players and teachers of the 20th century. His Los Angeles Brass Society and Philharmonic Brass, with as many as 20 players each, were comprised of many of the best brass players in Los Angeles.

 

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Brown: Five Pieces  Mvt 1 (Toccata)  Mvt 2 (Adagio)  Mvt 3 (Scherzo)  Mvt 4 (Passacaglia)  Mvt 5 (Fugue)    Tull: Liturgical Symphony  Mvt 1 (Lento; Allegretto)  Mvt 2 (Pesante)  Mvt 3 (Allegretto)    Fanfares 1969
  Mvt 1 (by J.Reynolds)  Mvt 2 (by I.Bush)  Mvt 3 (by F.Campo)  Mvt 4(by F.Dutton)  Mvt 5 (by W.Kraft)  Mvt 6 (by W.Schmidt)  Mvt 7 (by L.Rosenman)    Henderson: Fanfare 1964    Tull: Variations on an Advent Hymn    Schmidt: Sequential Fanfares    Brown: Fantasy-Fugue



CD122-scan-for-iTunesCD122:  The Venetian Brass Album. Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony Brass sections; Peter Sacco, tenor. Four, five, and eight part music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Guami, Correggio, Antegnati, Frescobaldi, Chilese, Bartolino, and Lappi.  Special bonus work:  Peter Sacco, Three Psalms for Brass Quintet and Tenor Voice. UPC 00941471222-6    BUY NOW

 

“These musicians listen to each other., blending beautifully and playing with crisp articulation and cleanly delineated lines" Fanfare


Music of the 16th century lends itself very well to brass ensembles. This recording, originally released on LP in 1978, features some of the best brass players around at that time. Most of these players, including Thomas Stevens, Malcolm McNab, Miles Anderson, Jeffrey Reynolds, and Roger Bobo have become icons of excellence in the brass world.

 

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Ricercar Del Duodecimo Tuono   Canzon 6   Canzon Vigesima Terza a 5   Ricercar Del Sesto Tuono   Canzon Vigesima   Canzon 9   Canzon Vigesima Prima a 5   Canzon Secondavo   Canzon Vigesimaquarta a 8   
Canzon Trigesigesimaseconda   Canzon Trigesima a 8   Canzon 26 (La Negrona)   Canzon Vigesimatottava   Canzon Vigesimanona a 8   Psalm 13, How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me, O Lord?   Psalm 18, the Sorrows Of Death Compassed Me   Psalm 83, Keep Not Thou Silence, O God

 

CD200-scan-for-iTunesCD200:  BRASS BONANZA!  New York, Berlin, Annapolis, Dallas, I-5,   St. Louis, & Metropolitan Brass Quintets.   Gabrieli:  Canzone per Sonare;  Speer:  Sonatas 4 & 6;   Malcolm Arnold:  Quintet;  Hovhaness:  Six Dances;   Dutton:  Carnival of Venice;  Leclerc:  Par Monts et Par Vaux;   Liadov-Glazunov:  Fanfares for the Jubilee of Rimsky-Korsakov;   Horovitz:  Music Hall Suite;  Brade: Allemande; Kessel: Sonata 2.  "Very good to outstanding,"  Fanfare   UPC 00941472002-3 BUY NOW

 

Seven of the best brass quintets in the world playing important and exciting works.

"Very good to outstanding,"  Fanfare  "The movements are predominantly meditative lightened at the end by the renaissance dancing of the allegro brillant" Classical CD Review

 

 

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Liadov-Glazuonov:  Fanfares    Gabrieli: Canzone    Anonymous:  Die Bankelsangerlieder    Speer:  Sonata No. 4    Sonata No. 6    Arnold: Quintet  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3    Hovhaness: Six Dances  Solene   Allegro Moderato   Allegretto   Allegro Con Spirito   Moderato   Allegro Brillant    Dutton: Carnival of Venice    Leclerc: Par Monts et Par Vaux   La Colline Aux Epilobes   Sous-Bois   Jeux De La Lienne   La Chapelle Dans Les Pins   Danse De La Follerie    Horovitz: Music Hall Suite  Soubrette Song   Trick Cyclists   Soft-Shoe Shuffle   Les Girls    Brade: Allemande    Kessel: Sonata 2

 

 

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Description automatically generatedCD202: 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

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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 ClavierThe shift to contemporary music is swift and clear…Ingolf Dahl’s Music for Brass Instruments is ambitious in its expressive scope and technically demanding of its players, it is nevertheless joyous, especially in a performance such as this. Dahl’s Finale is a Fugue, which is particularly skillful, including a meltingly beautiful slow section…This CD is brass playing of the very first order; it is truly great to have these recordings available again.”  Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2022 (Colin Clarke)


         
“vitality, aggressive spirit, and a good grasp of ensemble” The Instrumentalist

 

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Le Jeune  Revecy Venir du Printemps     Finck  Greiner, zanner     East  Desperavi     Schein  Suite No. 3:  I.Paduana   II.Galliarda   III.Courente     Engelmann   Paduana Soldat   Galliarda Morosky     Holborne  Three Pieces:  I. Galliard   II.Pavan   III.Galliard     Bach  Fuga IV     Dahl  Music for Brass Instruments: I.Chorale Fantasy   II.Intermezzo   III.Fugue     McBeth  Four Frescoes for Five Brass:  I.Brightly   II.Dramatically   III.In A Burlesque Manner   IV.Drammatico     East Peccavi     Speer  Three Sonatas: Sonata 1   Sonata 2   Sonata 3     Bach  Contrapunctus VII     Feld  Quintette:  I.Allegro   II.Adagio   III.Scherzo   IV.Andante     Hartley  Orpheus     Renwick  Dance

 

 

CD205: FIText

Description automatically generatedNE 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

“Ingolf Dahl’s Music for Brass Instruments…is higher in quality than almost anything else in the (then) quintet repertory. Hearing this high-level group play the piece is very satisfying. The recording includes three other works of high quality. Superb players.”  American  Record Guide, (Kilpatrick July/August 2021)

 

“Excellent collection of great works for brass quintet, expertly performed by the Fine Arts Brass Quintet.” The Horn Call (May 2021)

 

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Dahl  Music for Brass Instruments:  1. Chorale Fantasy   2. Intermezzo   3. Fugue     Plog  Four Sierra Scenes:  1. Mountains   2. Sunset   3. Temples   4. Sunrise     Linn  Quintet: Mvt. 1 Rhythmic   Mvt. 2 Broad   Mvt. 3 Spirited     Michalsky:  Fantasia sopra M.F.V.   Fantasia alla Marcia

 

 

 

 

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Description automatically generated with medium confidenceCD207: ANNAPOLIS BRASS QUINTET. Allen Molineux, Encounters; Karl Pilss, Capriccio; Jiri Pauer, Charaktery; Alexander Tcherepnin, Brass Quintet op.105; Peter Cabus, Varieties; Herman Stein, Mock March; Douglas Allanbrook, Invitation to the Sideshow; Hernando De Cabezon, Two Variations; Daniel Speer,Three Sonatas; Johann Kessel, Sonata II; Stanley Friedman, Parodie; Robert Washburn, Five Miniatures for Five Brasses.  UPC 009414720726   BUY NOW

 

The Annapolis Brass Quintet was the first full-time brass ensemble in America. During the course of its 22-year career the ABQ introduced brass chamber music to hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world. 

         This CD is a combination of two LPs, S207 and S213. Four of this CD’s nine contemporary works were composed especially for the Annapolis Brass Quintet. The 16th and 17th century works come from manuscripts or reproductions held in the Library of Congress and, except in the case of the Daniel Speer Sonatas, were transcribed for brass quintet by members of the Annapolis Brass Quintet.

         Trumpets: David Cran, Robert Suggs; Horn: Arthur LaBar (S207), Marc Guy (S213); Trombone: Martin Hughes (S207), Wayne Wells (S213); Bass Trombone: Robert Posten.

 

“This is virtuosic brass playing. The strength of the Annapolis Quintet resides in the consummate technique of each musician and their immaculate ensemble. Their commission and performance of new works for brass form an enduring legacy.” American Record Guide (Malvern, Sept/Oct 2022)

 

“The transfers are brilliantly managed. There is real presence to the sound, enabling the listener to revel in the Annapolis’ clear virtuosity and tremendous musicality.” Fanfare (Colin Clarke, Sept/Oct 2022)

 

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Molineux : 
Encounter     Pilss: Capriccio     Pauer  Charaktery: 1.Allegro 9   2.Larghetto   3.Allegro Giocoso     Tcherepnin  Brass Quintet op. 105: 1.Allegretto   2.Lento – Animato   3.Cadenza, Allegro     Cabus : Varieties     Stein: Mock March     Allanbrook: Invitation to the Sideshow     H. de Cabezon: Sonata un Jur     A. de Cabezon  Two Variations: Diferencias Milanese   Diferencias Caballero     Speer  Three Sonatas  Sonata IV   Sonata V   Sonata VI     Kessel:  Sonata II     Friedman: Parodie     Washburn  Five Miniatures for Five Brasses:  1. March   2. Chorale   3. Scherzo   4. Blues   5. Burlesk

 

 

CD211-scan-for-iTunesCD211: CHICAGO BRASS QUINTET.  Edmund Haines, Toccata; James Hopkins, Brass Quintet No. 1; James Mattern, Sonata Breve.  PLUS these exciting transcriptions for brass quintet of  popular classical works: De Falla, Miller’s Dance from The Three Cornered Hat and Suite from El Amor Brujo; Bartok, Folk Song Suite; Mussorgsky, Hopak; Shostakovich, Polka from The Age of Gold; Scriabin, Prelude; Rimsky-Korsakov, Flight of the Bumblebee; Rossini, William Tell Overture; Monteverdi, two works from Vespers. UPC 009414721129

The Chicago Brass Quintet, formed in 1964, has established itself as one of the best brass quintets in the world. This CD includes newly recorded works plus newly remastered favorites from the group’s first LP.  “one of the premiere ensembles of our time” (ITG Journal).  BUY NOW   

Sound samples (mp3) Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the 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 return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)



CD214-scan-for iTunesCD214:  AMERICAN BRASS QUINTETVictor Ewald, Quintet No. 3 in Db; William Lovelock, Suite for Brass Instruments; Gilbert Amy, Relais; Antonio Bertali, Two Sonatas; J.S. Bach, Contrapunctus VII from the Art of the Fugue. UPC 00941472142-6  BUY NOW
   

 The American Brass Quintet gave its first public performance in 1960, marking a career that includes performances throughout the world, more than 45 recordings, and premieres of more than 100 new works. The group has been in-residence at The Juilliard School in New York since 1987 and at the Aspen Festival since 1970.

"the high priests of brass...this disc is a grand tour of the brass quintet literature and could serve as a textbook example of contemporary brass techniques (mutes, lip bending, flutter tonguing, percussive effects, etc)... A must for brass chamber aficionados"  Newsweek Magazine

 

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Bertali:  Sonata No. 2   Sonata No. 4    J.S. Bach:  Contrapunctus VII    Ewald Quintet:  Mvt. 1 (Allegro)  Mvt. 2(Intermezzo)  Mvt 3 (Andante)  Mvt 4 (Vivo)    Lovelock Suite:  Mvt 1 (Fanfare)  Mvt 2 (Meditation)  Mvt 3 (Toccata)  Mvt 4 (Finale)    Amy:  Relais

 

 

CD220-scan-for-iTunesCD220:  MUSIC FOR ALL SEASONS.  Moravian Trombones.  Christmas, Easter, Lent, Advent.  Chorales, sonatas, occasional music played by the Los Angeles Trombone Ensemble and the Moravian Trombone Choir of Downey. 12 trombones, from sopranino to contrabass.   UPC 00941472202-7  BUY NOW

 

"The sound is magnificent"   American Record Guide.   

 

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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

 

CD221-scan-for-iTunesCD221: TUBBY’S REVENGE. New York Tuba Quartet & New York Brass Quintet.  UPC 009414722126.  BUY NOW   

 

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, resp.

 

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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



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Description automatically generated with medium confidenceCD241:  THE NFB HORN QUARTET.  David Kappy, Jay Wadenpfuhl, Ricardo Almeida, Bill Hoyt.   Paul Hindemith, Sonata for Four Horns;  Jacques-Francois Gallay, Grand Quartet, op. 26;  Jay Wadenpfuhl, Tectonica for Eight Horns.  UPC 00941472412-0  BUY NOW

"splendid group...a gorgeous disc; real music where one expects mere dazzle",   Fanfare  

 

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Gallay Grand Quartet:
  Mvt 1(Allegro)  Mvt 2(Andante)  Mvt 3(Scherzo)   Mvt 4(Vivace)    Hindemith Sonata:  Mvt 1(Fugato)  Mvt 2(Lebhaft)  Mvt 3(Variations)    Wadenpfuhl:  Tectonica

 

 

420""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  BUY NOW

 

"This group has a beautifully blended sound. If you have never heard four tubas playing together, this disc offers a pleasant introduction to the medium."  American Record Guide

 

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March of the Toys   March of the Toy Soldiers   Fledermaus Waltz   Barnum & Bailey   When Tubas Waltz    Rondeau   Down By the Old Mill Stream   Dance of the Reed Pipes   March of the Marionettes   Fugue in G Minor   Come Dearest, the Daylight is Gone   Comedian's Galop   Bagatelle   Mood Indigo   Satin Doll   Too Fat Polka   Eine Kleine Nachtmusik   Oh Little Town of Bethlehem   Hail to the Lord's Annointed   March of the Kings  We Three Kings

 

CD561-scan-for-iTunesCD430:  CHRISTMAS WITH CHICAGO CHAMBER BRASS and Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus.   25 traditional Christmas favorites, including Silent Night, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, The First Noel, Away in a Manger, Sleigh Ride, O Come Emmanuel, Il Est Ne, Joy to the World, etc.  UPC 00941474302-2  BUY NOW

 

"excellent arrangements...crisp, polished, solid playing",  Digital Audio Magazine  

 

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Purcell:  Fanfare    Handel:  Joy to the World    Mozart: Ave Verum    Good King Wenceslas (Trad.)    Coventry Carol (Trad.)    The First Noel    O Come O Come Immanuel    Silent Night    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring    The Heavens Are Telling    Angels We Have Heard On High    Hallelujah Chorus    Carol of the Bells    O Come, All Ye Faithful    Lo, How a Rose(Chorale Prelude)    Lo, How a Rose(Trad.)    Hark, The Herald Angels Sing    Away in a Manger    Deck the Halls    Il Est Ne And Variations    Jingle Bells    Sleigh Ride    The Christmas Song    Parade of the Wooden Soldiers    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

 

CD560-scan-for-iTunesCD431:  THE BRASS AND THE BAND.    Chicago Chamber Brass & Dallas Wind Symphony, Howard Dunn, cond.   Gordon Jacob:  Music for a Festival;   Alexander Arutiunian:  Concerto for Trumpet;  Mozart:  Concert-Rondo for Horn;   Edward Llewellyn:  My Regards (trombone & band);  Herbert L. Clarke:  The Bride of the Waves (tuba & band);   Eugene Bozza:  Rustiques (trumpet & Band).   UPC 00941474312-1  BUY NOW

 

"recording & performances are brilliant",  American Record Guide

 

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Jacob Music for a Festival:  Mvt 1 (Intrada)  Mvt 2 (Overture)  Mvt 3 (Round)  Mvt 4 (Air)  Mvt 5 (Interlude)  Mvt 6 (March)  Mvt 7 (Saraband)  Mvt 8 (Scherzo)  Mvt 9 (Madrigal)  Mvt 10(Minuet & Trio)  Mvt 11(Finale)    Arutiunian: Concerto for Trumpet    Mozart: Concert Rondo for Horn    Llewellyn: My Regards    Clarke: Bride of the Waves    Bozza: Rustiques

 


CD432 scan CanonCD432:  THE MAKE BELIEVE BRASS, Disneyland's full-time brass ensemble. Eighteen Wild, Wacky, and Winsome Works for Brass Quintet.  Special treatments of well-known classics: 1812 Opener, Comedian’s Galop, Willy Tell Overture, Coronation March, Coppelia Waltz, Mack the Knife, In a Persian Market, Sabre Dance, Symphony No. 5, Over the Waves, Mancini Medley, Laura’s Stairway to the Stars, Surprise Symphony, Dance of the Hours, Big Band Montage, Granada, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,  Stars and Stripes.  UPC 00941474322-0  BUY NOW

 

"a lot of fun; fine musicianship",  Fanfare   

 

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1812 Opener     Comedian's Galop     Willy Tell Overture     Coronation March     Coppelia Valse     Mack the Knife     In a Persian Market     Sabre Dance    Mancini Medley     Granada     Symphony #5     Over the Waves     Stairway to the Stars    Surprise Symphony     Dance of the Hours     Big Band Montage     Stars & Stripes     Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

 

433"CD433:  MILLAR BRASS ENSEMBLE.  Big brass group from Chicago.  Wagner: Prelude from Die Meistersinger & Funeral March from Die Götterdamerung;  Brahms: Festive and Commemorative Music;  J.S. Bach: Suite of Dances;  Fisher Tull:  The Binding;  Henri Tomasi: Fanfares Liturgiques.  Bruce Briney, conductor.  UPC 00941474332-9  BUY NOW

 

"This is how brass music should sound when recorded."    Fanfare   

 

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Wagner: Prelude    Tull: The Binding    Bach Suite:  Mvt 1 (Sarabande)  Mvt 2 (Bouree)  Mvt 3 (Sicilienne)    Brahms: Festive and Commemorative Music  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3    Wagner: Funeral March    Tomasi: Fanfares  Annonciation  Evangile  Apocalypse  
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CD520 scanCD520:  MOSTLY RAILROAD MUSIC, by Eldon Rathburn. Delightful CD by one of Canada's foremost film composers. Three Calliope Pieces (steam calliope), Junction (jaw harps), Rise and Fall of the Steam Railroad (includes calliope, jew's harp, synthesizer, banjos, mandolin, percussion, piano), Ghost Train, Railroad Preludes (piano), Iron Horses of Delson, Schönberg vs. Gershwin, Dorian Crossing, Dvorak at 155th Street, Hindemith Rides the Merchants Limited (flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons), The Nomadic Five, and Turbo (featuring the Atlantic Brass Quintet).   UPC 00941475202-4  BUY NOW

 

“An absolutely unique and irresistable collection…wit, sonority, & meaning.”  Fanfare

 

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St. Lawrence Tubular Bridge    Stravinsky on the Delta Queen    Honky-Tonks    Junction    Rise and Fall of the Steam RR    Ghost Train    RR Preludes: Great Little Train of Wales   Tiddles of Paddington   Spiral Tunnel Boogie   In Memoriam   Thoreau's Train   Amtrak    Iron Horses of Delson    Schoenberg v. Gershwin    Dorion Crossing    Dvorak at 155th    Hindemith Rides the Ltd.    Nomadic Five    Turbo

 

 

551"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  BUY NOW     Click here for CD cover photo and details.

 

"Here is an outstanding recording, introducing us to new works for brass quintet, some of which are at the cutting edge of compositional and performance techniques." Horn Call (Journal of the International Horn Society)

 

 

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Praetorius Dances:  Mvt 1 (Ballet)   Mvt 2 (Courant-Sarabande)   Mvt 3 (Pavane)   Mvt 4 (Bransle Double)   Mvt 5 (Volta)    Bach:  Wir Glauben All An Einen Gott    Leclerc: Par Monts et Par Vaux   La Colline Aux Epilobes   Sous-Bois   Jeux De La Lienne   La Chapelle Dans Les Pins   Danse De La Follerie   Henze:  Fragments from a Show    Lutoslawski:  Mini Overture    Gregson: Quintet for Brass  Mvt 1   Mvt 2    Hindemith: Four Madrigals  Trink Aus   Fruhling   Du Zweifel   Magisches Rezept

 

560"CD560:  NEW MEXICO BRASS QUINTET.   World Premiere recordings of works commissioned by the New Mexico Brass Quintet. John Cheetham:  A Brass Menagerie;  Raymond Luedeke:  Quintet for Brass (Complexities & Contradictions);  Also Thomas Beveridge:  Magic Flute Fantasy,  G.F. Handel:  Sound an Alarm;  J. B. Arban:  Fantaisie;  "Jelly Roll" Morton:  Dead Man Blues.  UPC 00941475602-2  BUY NOW

 

"More good material from the label that has the best brass catalogue in the world."  CBC National Radio Guide  

 

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Beveridge:  Magic Flute Fantasy    Cheetham Brass Menagerie:  Mvt 1 (Molto allegro)  Mvt 2 (Lento)  Mvt 3 (Scherzando)  Mvt 4 (Alla Marcia)  Mvt 5 (Brillante)    Luedeke: Quintet    Handel: Sound an Alarm    Arban: Fantaisie    Morton: Dead Man Blues


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Description automatically generatedCD561:  BRASS RING.   Luciano Berio:  Call;  Michael Praetorius:  Dances from Terpsichore;  Giovanni 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.   UPC 00941475612-1 BUY NOW     Click here for CD cover photo and details.

 

"first-rate; recording is up to Crystal’s usual high standards."  Fanfare   

 

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Berio:  Call    Praetorius Dances:  Mvt 1 (Ballet de coqs)  Mvt 2 (Ballet des Baccanales)  Mvt 3 (Courante)  Mvt 4 (Courante)  Mvt 5 (Volta)    Gabrieli: Sacro Tempio D'Honor   S'Al Discoprir    Bach: Bring To The Lord The Honor Due His Name    Ewald: Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3    Kelly: Suite Parisienne  Quartier Latin   Promenade   Memoire   Moulin Rouge
 

 

562"CD562:  CHESTNUT BRASS COMPANY.  Renaissance, Baroque, and 19th Century music performed on authentic brass instruments of the period: cornetti, sackbuts, ophicleide, bugles, saxhorns, etc.  Music by Mainerio, Henry VIII, Fay, Johnson, Jullien, Friedrich, Weber, Arban, Porter, Khatchaturian.  Also new quintets by Denise Roger and John Davison.   UPC 00941475622-0  BUY NOW

 

"tasteful and enjoyable",  American Record Guide   

 

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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

 

 

563"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.   UPC 00941475632-9  BUY NOW

 

"the most significant recording to come along in several years",  American Record Guide   

 

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Scheidt:  Variations    Handel: Air with 5 Variations    Bach: Fugue    Lamb:  The Stomp    Brouwer Timespan:  Mvt 1 (Rondeau Squared)  Mvt 2 (Ancient Calls)  Mvt 3 (Shining Metals)    Hutchison:  Apocalypse I  Prologue  Mystery of Babylon  War in Heaven  And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears  Epilogue    Lieuwen: Celestial Voices




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Description automatically generated with low confidenceCD564:  New American Classics Written for Brass Ring. NED ROREM, Diversions for Brass Quintet; DAVID DEL TREDICI: Heavy Metal Alice; JACOB DRUCKMAN: Dance with Shadows.    UPC 00941475642-8 BUY NOW     Click here for CD cover photo and details.

 

The fabulous Connecticut-based brass quintet Brass Ring commissioned three of this country’s most famous composers and came up with this powerhouse compact disc. "First-rank composers; the brass writing is excellent. Brass Ring gives a superb reading."    American Record Guide

 

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Del Tradici Heavy Metal Alice:  Mvt 1 (Aria)  Mvt 2 (Fuga)  Mvt 3 (Apotheosis)    Druckman: Dance with Shadows    Rorem Diversions:  Fanfare  Scherzo  Galop  Pastorale  Procession  Blue Waltz  Duo  Polka  Carousel  Sarabande  Chorale  Bach’s Tomb  Fado  Fanfare and Coda

 

 

566"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; Robert Suderburg, Strophes of the Night and Dawn, after Baudelaire; Gwyneth Walker, Raise the Roof; Steven Everett, Rendezvous; Jan Koetsier, Brass Quintet.  UPC 00941475662-6  BUY NOW

 

The FSBQ is in residence at Florida State University in Tallahassee. 

 

"Much that pleases on this sunny release. Performance levels are high as is the clarity of the recording." Fanfare  

 

 

 

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Bach:  My Spirit Be Joyful    Peaslee:  Distant Dancing    Cheetham:  Scherzo    Suderburg: Strophes  Mvt 1 (Dusk)  Mvt 2 (Midnight Dances)  Mvt 3 (Darkest Hour)  Mvt 4 (Dawn)    Walker:  Raise the Roof!   Everett:  Rendevous II    Koetsier: Quintet  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3 

 

CD567 scan CanonCD567:  The Feast Awaits:  WISCONSIN BRASS QUINTET with Bass-baritone Paul Rowe.  Enrique Crespo. Suite Americana No. 1; Douglas Hill, Tribal Images for Brass Quintet and Percussion; John Stevens, Footprints for Baritone Voice and Brass Quintet; Douglas Hill, Timepieces.   UPC 00941475672-5 BUY NOW   

 

"the Wisconsin Brass Quintet is a group of the highest quality, impeccable in ensemble, intonation and technical accomplishment... an ideal disc to celebrate the beauties of brass ensemble music and the remarkable talents of these fine musicians." MusicWeb International   

 

The Wisconsin Brass Quintet, founded in 1972, is in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music.  "The WBQ is a remarkable ensemble that plays with more reckless abandon, warmth, stylistic variety, and interpretive interest than almost any quintet in memory."  American Record Guide (Barry Kilpatrick) 

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Crespo: Suite Americana No. 1  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3   Mvmt 4   Mvmt 5     Hill: Tribal Images  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3   Mvmt 4     Stevens: Footprints  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3   Mvmt 4     Hill: Timepieces  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3   Mvmt 4   Mvmt 5

 

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Description automatically generated with low confidenceCD568: DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET

Anthony DiLorenzo, Nexus (written for this world premiere recording); Kevin McKee, Vuelta del Fuego; William Brade, Two Pieces; Vivaldi/Bach, Concerto; William Byrd, Alleluia, Alleluia; Gustav Holst, Second Suite in F; Richard Wagner, Prelude to Act 3, Die Meistersinger; Charles Collier Jones, Four Movements for Five Brass; Duke Ellington, Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me.    UPC 009414756824. BUY NOW     

 

    The DSOBQ includes principals from the Dallas Symphony, all of whom are soloists as well as accomplished chamber players. This collection includes delightful works from several centuries. Performers are Ryan Anthony and Kevin Finamore, trumpets; Gregory Hustis, horn; John Kitzman, trombone; and Matt Good, tuba.

 

“generous tonal qualities and virtuosic technique…program-wise things could hardly be better.”  Audiophile Audition.

 

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DiLorenzo  Nexus   McKee  Vuelta del Fuego   Brade  Two Pieces: Almand   Gaillard    Vivaldi/Bach Concerto: I. Allegretto   II. Allegro   III. Andante   IV. Allegro    Byrd  Alleluia, Alleluia    Holst  Second Suite in F:  I. March   II. Song Without Words   III. Song of the Blacksmith   IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason"    Wagner  Prelude to Act 3, Die Meistersinger    Jones  Four Movements for Five Brass: I. Introduction and March   II. Pretensions   III. Waltz   IV. Finale-Allegro    Ellington  Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

 

 

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Description automatically generated with low confidenceCD569: NEW YORK BRASS QUINTET, 20th Century Brass.   

Rieti, Incisioni (Engravings); Pilss, Scherzo for Brass Quintet; Miller, The Folly Stone; Presser, Second Brass Quintet; Nagel, Brass Trio No. 2; Schuller, Little Brass Music; Bennett, Linear Directions for Brass Quintet; Weiner, Suite for Brass Quintet.  UPC 009414756923.  BUY NOW   

 

The New York Brass Quintet, organized in 1954, concertized  throughout the world for nearly 40 years, and is widely considered to be the group that led to the acceptance of the ensemble brass quintet as a serious chamber music group. New compositions were written for the NYBQ by such distinguished composers as Malcolm Arnold, Eugene Bozza, Alvin Etler, Vincent Persichetti, and Gunther Schuller, among others. Members of the group were Robert Nagel and Allan Dean, trumpets; Paul Ingraham, horn; John Swallow, trombone; Toby Hanks, tuba.      

     

 This CD includes archival recordings of performances 1971-1980. Some are live and some are studio recordings.

 

“The New York Brass again delivers a very fine and solid offering; this time showing of the more aggressive side of the brass quintet brought on by the more modern writing style, here also showing a lighter and jazzy style.”  Darren Robinson, Reviewer

 

“blend, balance, and subtlety”  American Record Guide

 

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ieti:  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



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Description automatically generated with medium confidenceCD774:  TEXAS HORNS.  Combined horn sections of Dallas and Houston Symphonies. 

James Beckel, Portraits of the American West; Kerry Turner, Bronze Triptych; John Williams, Hooked on Williams (arr. Anthony Di Lorenzo); Samuel Barber, Adagio (arr. Roger Kaza); Thad Jones, A Child is Born (arr. Dick Meyer); Furber, Limehouse Blues (arr. Dick Meyer); Tommy Wolf, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (arr. Dick Meyer); Sterling Procter, Amazing Grace. UPC 00941477742-3    BUY NOW  Click here for picture of album cover and further information.

 

"The ensemble work is faultless. Intonation and articulation are splendid. The use of percussion is resourceful, transcending the plebian role of a mere rhythm section....it becomes a tellingly coloristic element. Listening to this offering, I am once again amazed at the level of musicianship, both in terms of technical mastery and musical insight..." Fanfare

 

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Turner, Bronze Triptych:  Introduction    Mvt 1   Mvt 2    Mvt 3    Beckel: Portraits of the American West, Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Williams/DiLorenzo: Hooked On Williams   Barber: Adagio   Jones/Meyer: A Child is Born   Braham/Furber: Limehouse Blues   Wolf: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most   Procter: Amazing Grace

 

 

MEN107: Bach and Before, featuring the New York Brass Quintet.  This CD is on the Mentor label, and is exclusively distributed by Text, timeline

Description automatically generated with medium confidenceCrystal Records. UPC 800416026621.  BUY 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



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Description automatically generatedMEN108: Romantic Age Brass, featuring the New York Brass Quintet.  This CD is on the Mentor label, and is exclusively distributed by Crystal Records. UPC 800416800429.   BUY 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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