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Music : Essential Canadian Brass
Rating: 
- A gleaming vision of brass sound
The Canadian Brass have been a lively and fun force in music for decades, since being brought together in Toronto 'by a gleaming vision of brass sound'. They are now world famous, having delighted and dazzled people in concerts all over the globe. One of the problems for a group such as this is the lack of repertoire readily available, so the group has become expert at arranging pieces for other instruments for their ensemble. They have also commissioned a good number of pieces of their performance.
One such commission is found on this recording, entitled 'The Well-Tampered Bach', a take-off on the Bach work 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'. This is a setting of various pieces by J.S. Bach for brass quintet and drums, worked by Luther Henderson for the ensemble's 1985 appearance in Toronto. Henderson is a frequent arranger and composer for the Canadian Brass, having also put together the 'Tuba Tiger Rag', reminiscent of the World War I era, and jazz pieces like 'Beale Street Blues'.
More traditional composers are represented in arrangement for brass, such as a more standard arrangement for Bach's Fugue in G minor, Mozart's Turkish Rondon, and pieces from Gabrieli, Vivaldi, Strauss, Rossini, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Pachelbel.
The disc has a wonderful blend of pieces classical and modern, 'proper' composition and traditional/folk inspiration, and a very lively and powerful presentation of all the music.
Rating: - The Greatest Brass Ensemble in the World at their best!
Canadian Brass are, with very little competition, the greatest brass ensemble on the face of the planet. This CD is a compilation of some of their most enjoyable arrangements.
From the subtle opening fanfare of Zarathustra right through to the very humorous finale, The Saints' Hallelujah, this ensemble demonstrate a technical ability that is quite simply out of this world. There are times during this CD when you will not believe that there are only five players involved!
One of the highlights of the CD is their beautiful performance of Luther Henderson's arrangement of Amazing Grace, played as a New Orleans funeral march, featuring Ronald Romm as the solo trumpeter.
Quite simply, this is the perfect introduction to a group that are widely regarded as the best in the business.
Any recommendation I can give cannot be high enough!
- A gleaming vision of brass soundThe Canadian Brass have been a lively and fun force in music for decades, since being brought together in Toronto 'by a gleaming vision of brass sound'. They are now world famous, having delighted and dazzled people in concerts all over the globe. One of the problems for a group such as this is the lack of repertoire readily available, so the group has become expert at arranging pieces for other instruments for their ensemble. They have also commissioned a good number of pieces of their performance.
One such commission is found on this recording, entitled 'The Well-Tampered Bach', a take-off on the Bach work 'The Well-Tempered Clavier'. This is a setting of various pieces by J.S. Bach for brass quintet and drums, worked by Luther Henderson for the ensemble's 1985 appearance in Toronto. Henderson is a frequent arranger and composer for the Canadian Brass, having also put together the 'Tuba Tiger Rag', reminiscent of the World War I era, and jazz pieces like 'Beale Street Blues'.
More traditional composers are represented in arrangement for brass, such as a more standard arrangement for Bach's Fugue in G minor, Mozart's Turkish Rondon, and pieces from Gabrieli, Vivaldi, Strauss, Rossini, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Pachelbel.
The disc has a wonderful blend of pieces classical and modern, 'proper' composition and traditional/folk inspiration, and a very lively and powerful presentation of all the music.
Rating:
- The Greatest Brass Ensemble in the World at their best!Canadian Brass are, with very little competition, the greatest brass ensemble on the face of the planet. This CD is a compilation of some of their most enjoyable arrangements.
From the subtle opening fanfare of Zarathustra right through to the very humorous finale, The Saints' Hallelujah, this ensemble demonstrate a technical ability that is quite simply out of this world. There are times during this CD when you will not believe that there are only five players involved!
One of the highlights of the CD is their beautiful performance of Luther Henderson's arrangement of Amazing Grace, played as a New Orleans funeral march, featuring Ronald Romm as the solo trumpeter.
Quite simply, this is the perfect introduction to a group that are widely regarded as the best in the business.
Any recommendation I can give cannot be high enough!