The Glorious Sound of Brass

The Glorious Sound of Brass
Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces
Brade / Pezel / Holborne / Clarke / Purcell / Telemann
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble / New England Brass Ensemble / E. Power Biggs
Sony "Essential Classics" 63061

Contents:

    William Brade
  1. Almand
  2. Gaillard

    3. Aurelio Bonelli
  3. Toccata "Athalanta"

    4. Johann Christoph Pezel
  4. Intrade
  5. Sarabande
  6. Intrade
  7. Sarabande
  8. Bal
  9. Courante
  10. Bal
  11. Sarabande
  12. Gigue

    13. Orlande de Lassus
  13. Providebam Dominum

    14. Gottfried Reiche
  14. Sonata No. 21
  15. Sonata No. 22
  16. Sonata No. 23

    17. Anthony Holborne
  17. The Matie-Golde
  18. Night Watch
  19. Patiencia
  20. The Choise
  21. Honie-Suckle
  22. Last Will and Testament
  23. The New-Years Gift

    24. Jeremiah Clarke
  24. The Prince of Denmark's March
  25. Interlude
  26. King William's March

    27. George Friederich handel
  27. Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound
  28. A Trumper Voluntary from "Ode for St.Cecilia's Day"

    29. William Croft
  29. Trumpet Tune
  30. Voluntary for Organ and Trumpets

    31. Henry Purcell
  31. Fanfare
  32. Trumpet Tune "Bonduca"
  33. Ayre for Organ
  34. Trumpet Tune "Martial Air"
  35. Trumpet Tune "Cebell"
  36. Voluntary in C major

    37. Georg Philipp Telemann
  37. Overture from "Der getreue Musikmeister"

    38. Heldenmusik (Heroic Music):
  38. Honor
  39. Charm
  40. Bravery
  41. Quitness
  42. Vigor
  43. Love
  44. Vigilance
  45. Playfulness
  46. Gentleness
  47. Generosity
  48. Hope
  49. Joy

Playing time: 72' 52"

Performers:
Tracks 1-23:
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble [Gilbert Johnson, Seymour Rosenfeld (trumpets), Mason Jones, Nolan Miller (French horn), Henry Charles Smith (trombone), M. Dee Stewart (euphonium), Abe Torchinsky (tuba), Donald McComas, Joseph Scanella (trumpets), Peter James Krill (tuba)]
Tracks 24-49:
The New England Brass Ensemble [Armando Ghitalla, André Come, Gerard Gouen (trumpets), William Gibson, Kaiko Kahila (trombones), Everett Firth, Arthur Press (percussion)], Edward Power Biggs (organ)

Recording site and date:
Tracks 1-23: Town Hall, Philadelphia [25 January 1966]
Tracks 24-49: Cambridge, Massachusetts [10-11 January 1962]

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