Black Dyke Hills Band: 150 Years Of The Black Dyke Mills Band

Peter Parkes | Format: MP3 Download

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• Performers: Antonin Dvorak, Jacques Offenbach, Rimsky-Korsakov, Carl Maria Von Weber, Enrico Toselli, John Ireland, Armas Jarnefelt, Gordon Langford, Herman Bellstedt, Peter Parkes, Sandy Smith, Phillip McCann, Handel Parker, Basil Windsor, George Henry Willcocks, Herman Koenig, John Clough, Joseph John Richards, Norman Law, Black Dyke Mills Band, William Halliwell, W. Heaton, Weston Nicholl, Philip McCann, Arthur Pearce
• Composers: Antonin Dvorak, Jacques Offenbach, Rimsky-Korsakov, Carl Maria Von Weber, Enrico Toselli, John Ireland, Armas Jarnefelt, Gordon Langford, Herman Bellstedt, Handel Parker, Basil Windsor, George Henry Willcocks, Herman Koenig, Joseph John Richards, William Halliwell, Philip McCann, W. Heaton, Weston Nicholl, Sandy Smith, Arthur Pearce
• Conductors: Peter Parkes
• Original Release Date: November 1, 1987
• Label: Chandos
• Copyright: (C) 1987 Chandos
• Genres: Classical/Chamber Music, Classical/Historical Periods/Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
• ASIN: B00118TZQU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, September 11, 2008

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This review is from: John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band Celebrate 150 Years (Audio CD)

People familiar with American bands, like the Eastman Wind Ensemble, might be a little surprised by the sound of the Black Dyke Mills Band. It is much mellower than the American sound. The richness of tone is beautifully captured by Chandos's engineers, at the peak of their form. The Band features superb soloists, especially the cornet and horn soloists, the latter being heard in his own arrangement of a work based on The Carnival of Venice. The works on this CD all are linked in some way to the history of the Band. There are stunning arrangements of the final movement of the New World Symphony and of Rimsky-Korsakov's Dance of the Tumblers. You can't help but smile at the Band's performance of British Marches, and their encore of Offenbach's Can-Can is suitably whimsical and virtuosic. This CD is a superb introduction to the world of the British brass band and should be savored as a delicacy.