Brass Titles

German Baroque Trumpet Concertos / Thomas Reiner

Baroque works for oboe have long been fertile ground for transcription to the trumpet and there are several examples here of this refashioning. The sequence of concertos and sonatas include examples from Handel’s Italian years, and from Johann Gottfried Stolzel, who was strongly influenced by Vivaldi. Telemann’s marvelously inventive Concerto in D Major is performed on the modern flugelhorn. (Naxos) 1CD# 8551419 $13.99

Vaughan Williams on Brass

Vaughan Williams wrote three pieces for brass band – Henry the Fifth Overture, Prelude on Three Welsh Hymns and Variations for Brass Band, the latter commissioned for the National Brass Band Championships in 1957. This album brings together these works with many new arrangements of some popular pieces by Paul Hindmarsh (who curated and produced the album) and Phillip Littlemore. (Albion) 1CD# ALBCD052 $18.99

Friedrich: The Trumpet Collection [10 CDs]

This 10-album set, which includes Reinhold Friedrich’s recordings over the last 15 years, shows the impressive spectrum of this artist, playing a repertoire from the natural trumpet till the experimental avantgarde. This set is a chronology of trumpet literature spanning over 400 years of music history. (Capriccio) 10CD# C7285 $43.99

Gabrieli For Brass – Venetian Extravaganza

This fascinating transatlantic musical collaboration between the brass players of London’s Royal Academy of Music and New York’s Juilliard School presents enduring masterpieces by Giovanni Gabrieli and his Venetian contemporaries. Under the direction of Reinhold Friedrich, the players blend modern instruments and intellect with 16th-century technique and tuning to excel in this profoundly challenging repertoire.(Linn)

1CD# CKD581 $18.99

Gershwin, Piazzolla, Saint-Saëns: Horizons

Buzz Brass’s third album under Analekta label presents masterpieces from Aram Khatchatourian, Paul Dukas, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Gershwin, Lew Pollack, Claude Bolling and Astor Piazzolla. This brass quintet has been travelling the world and captivating classical-music lovers since 2002. Whether alone or with guest artists, Buzz Brass’s highly original performances never fail to leave an impression. (Analekta)

1CD# AN28929 $18.99

Orgelpunkt – Trombone & Organ

Together with organist Lea Suter, the Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet brings remarkable literature from the heyday of virtuoso trombone playing to life in an authentic way. The trombone quartets by Arno Hansen and August Hänsel are an ideal complement to the virtuoso program. (MDG-Scene)

1SACD# 9512253-6 $18.99

9 Trumpets & 1 Piano – Trumpet Music from around the World

Nine Trumpets and One Piano is an album of works dedicated to leading trumpeter Fábio Brum and written for the classically conceived combination of trumpet or other high brass instruments and piano. The composers are drawn from across the globe, though the majority live in South America, and represent a wide variety of stylistic backgrounds. (Naxos)

1CD# 8579118 $13.99

Mosaic / A4 Brass Quartet

SOMM Recordings is thrilled to announce the release of Mosaic featuring the label debut of the A4 Brass Quartet. An exciting kaleidoscope of new music and bespoke arrangements for the ensemble’s distinctive line-up, Mosaic makes a bold claim for the vibrancy and variety of contemporary brass music. (SOMM)

1CD# SOMMCD 0638 $18.99

Trumpet Concertos / Selina Ott

On her debut album with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Roberto Paternostro, Selina Ott presents an exciting selection from the opulent range of 20th century trumpet concertos that have been written in close temporal proximity to one another: the very frequently performed concerto by Arutunian is accompanied by the much rarer first concerto by Vladimir Peskin. (Orfeo)

1CD# ORF-C200091 $18.99

Gregson: Music of the Angels – Works for Symphonic Brass and Percussion

This outstanding program contains all of Edward Gregson’s significant works for Symphonic Brass, including the seminal Brass Quintet, the Symphony in two movements and Music of the Angels. Edward Gregson is an English composer of international standing, and one of the leading composers of his generation, whose music has been performed, recorded, and broadcast in many countries. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 20127 $18.99