Brass & The Band

Dallas Wind Symphony (Performer), Chicago Chamber Brass (Orchestra), Howard Dunn (Orchestra, Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Dallas Wind Symphony
• Orchestra: Chicago Chamber Brass, Howard Dunn
• Conductor: Howard Dunn
• Audio CD (June 15, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Crystal Records
• ASIN: B000003J4I
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,326 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #94 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Brass > Trumpet

Track Listings

1. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Intrada

2. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Overture

3. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Round

4. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Air

5. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Interlude

6. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: March

7. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Saraband

8. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Scherzo

9. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Madrigal

10. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Minuet & Trio

11. Music for a Festival for brass & winds: Finale

12. Trumpet Concerto in A flat major

13. Rondo for horn & orchestra in E flat major (fragment), K. 371

14. My Regards for trombone & band

15. The Bride of the Waves, for cornet & piano (or band)

16. Rustiques for trumpet & piano, complete

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile, March 27, 2000

By 

John Hietala "brass_man" (Venice, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brass & The Band (Audio CD)

This is a very nice CD bringing rarely recorded music to the public. However the critique of the Arutiunian concert which appears below is correct. This performance doesn't move the listener. The recording to listen to is for sale on this site and is called "Trumpet Rhapsody", with Timofei Dokschitzer. Now that's a great performance!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Opportunity missed, March 29, 2006

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J S Bark - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brass & The Band (Audio CD)

Jacob's "Music for a Festival" is rarely performed in its entirety, sadly it is not on this CD.
The use of a tuba in lieu of a bass trombone in the brass choruses does not work well timbre wise, particularly in the Finale. The "band" movements are marred by excessive cuts in the music especially the Overture, almost a third of this movement is cut out, likewise the minuet & trio. Given that the the brass choruses are complete distorts this work further.
The playing is precise and some quality sounds are made, the air is an excellent example,however due to the truncations an opportunity for a first class recording of the work was missed on this occasion.
The CD suffers from an excess of tracks that should have been left out instead of being crammed in at the detriment of other pieces.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT CD!, November 27, 1999

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Noah Lambert "Noah Lambert" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brass & The Band (Audio CD)

The previous review may have been correct in its judgements of the Arutunian, but Music for a Festival, is AMAZING! It makes up for anything, of course The Bride of the Waves another good selection!