Brass for the Masters, Vol. 2

Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Malcolm Arnold (Composer), Dean Goffin (Composer), Eric Ball (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Granville Bantock (Composer), George Lloyd (Composer), Major Peter Parkes (Conductor), Gary Cutt (Conductor), Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band
• Conductor: Major Peter Parkes, Gary Cutt
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Dean Goffin, Eric Ball, Gustav Holst, et al.
• Audio CD (February 9, 1999)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chandos
• ASIN: B00000I0TC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,471 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars who are these guys??, September 5, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Brass for the Masters, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Mining may be tough on the lungs, but it does wonders for the embouchure. Wonderful sound, musicianship and conducting. The only flaw, and it is present in their soundtrack recording of "Brassed Off" as well, is the engineer's stubborn refusal to crank up the volume on the gorgeous fleugel solos --when accompanied by the entire band, these lovely riffs (In "Brassed Off, "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor" is a classic musical paradox-- at once stunning in both it's economy and lavishness) struggle to be heard and sound like they were phoned in from a pub across the street. Still, the band plays on, flawlessly.

4.0 out of 5 stars Typical excellence, March 21, 2006

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J. Ripley (Kenosha, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brass for the Masters, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

If you are looking for a disc with first-rate interpretations of some of the standards in brass band literature, this recording (and its somewhat more refined Volume 1) begs your attention. All of the performances are extremely clean and precise, and the technical requirements of these works are often extensive. There are the moments of overly sentimental playing and wobbly vibrato that was so off-putting to Vaughan Williams in his Henry V, but nothing outside of the standard practice in most British Brass Bands.