Best of the Canadian Brass

Claudio Monteverdi (Composer), Giovanni Gabrieli (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Spencer Williams (Composer), Jean [Piano] Schwartz (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), New York Philharmonic (Performer), Canadian Brass (Performer), Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: New York Philharmonic, Canadian Brass
• Orchestra: Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Composer: Claudio Monteverdi, Giovanni Gabrieli, Johann Pachelbel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, et al.
• Audio CD (November 20, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026Z3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,537 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #23 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Improvisation
  • #55 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Renaissance (c.1450-1600) > Composers

Track Listings

1. Domine ad adiuvandum, motet for 6 voices (from Vespers), SV 206/1

2. Canzon No. 5, for 7 parts

3. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement

4. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture

5. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Non Piů Andrai, arr by Frederic Mills

6. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618

7. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Der Hölle Rache

8. Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a): Alleluia

9. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo alla turca

10. The Four Seasons Medley (after Vivaldi), for brass quintet: Allegro (Spring)

11. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Suite for

12. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Suite for

13. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: Suite for

14. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I (rectus)

15. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIII (rectus), arr by Arthur

16. Basin Street Blues, song

17. Chinatown, My Chinatown

18. Just A Closer Walk With Thee

19. The Saint's Hallelujah, for brass ensemble

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The one you need, June 26, 2000

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iVan Wong - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Canadian Brass (Audio CD)

If you are to buy only 1 CD for Brass Enemble, Get this! It captured the BEST of the Candian Brass (one of the top brass enemble in the world). It has all the nice tunes, e.g. Four Seasons, Cannon in D, etc. Strongly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great music, December 17, 2000

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Jonathan Weinraub "CaptainJon" (Wyckoff, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of the Canadian Brass (Audio CD)

I just bought this cd yesterday and i love it already. as a trumpeter, i can really enjoy and appreciate the music they perform. i was quite intrigued hearing canon in D (currently playing right now on my stereo), et al.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must!, December 27, 2004

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ElPilotto "Dean" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Canadian Brass (Audio CD)

This is a must have for any fan of brass instrumentals. (Especially if you are a fan of the Canadian Brass.)