Baroque Music for Brass and Organ

Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Andre Campra (Composer), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Composer), Jeremiah Clarke (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Georg Philipp Telemann (Composer), Rolf Smedvig (Conductor), Empire Brass (Performer), Empire Brass Quintet (Performer), William Kuhlman (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Empire Brass, Empire Brass Quintet, William Kuhlman
• Conductor: Rolf Smedvig
• Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, Andre Campra, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Jeremiah Clarke, et al.
• Audio CD (June 24, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B00009NH8O
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,571 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570: Rondeau

2. Fantasia for organ in C major, BWV 570 (BC J49)

3. Trio for oboe, violin & continuo in B flat major (Six Trios No. 1), TWV 42:B1: Allegro

4. Trio for oboe, violin & continuo in B flat major (Six Trios No. 1), TWV 42:B1: Sicilienne

5. Trio for oboe, violin & continuo in B flat major (Six Trios No. 1), TWV 42:B1: Allegro

6. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Adagio

7. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Allegro

8. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Largo

9. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Allegro

10. Idomeneo Rè di Creta, opera: Rigaudon

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

12. Oboe Concerto in B flat major (No.2a), HWV 301 (possibly spurious): Allegro

13. Fantasia, for organ in D minor (Dorian; I), T. 252

14. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Overture and Allegro

15. The Married Beau, or, the Curious Impertinent, incidental music, Z. 603: March

16. Work(s): Fantaisie (Allegro)

17. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major

18. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major

19. Prélude pour le Te Deum à 8, for strings, H. 145a

20. Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott,' BWV 80 (BC A183): Opening Movement

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Take a fine organist, a crack brass ensemble, bathe in wide-ranging, vivid sound, and you've got a recipe for an exciting disc. That's what Telarc has done in this recording of a live concert by the Empire Brass Quintet in effective arrangements of Baroque favorites and rarities. It may seem odd to hear a Handel Violin Sonata or a Telemann Trio Sonata played by a brass-organ combo, but it works thanks to clever arrangements and superb playing. A highlight here is the Largo of the Handel work, where marvelous horn and trombone solos enhance its beauties. And of course, such favorites as Jeremiah Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary and the Prince of Denmark's March join Campra's stately Rigaudon and other stirring processional pieces. The SACD version adds another level of air and bite, but the CD layer of this hybrid disc is demonstration quality too. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baroque Music for Brass and Organ, August 5, 2009

By	Leroy Martinson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It fills a major gap in many collections.
I knew of nothing else comparable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply very, very good., May 20, 2009

By	Joseph R. Van Buskirk "Albatrozhotel" (51601) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you like brass and orgen (as you would/could hear in a church ceremony, then this is for you. My wife chose two selections on this disc over 36 years ago, and we love to hear it often. She chose Jeremiah Clarke's two numbers....a funny thing about this...when we were married, the composition was credited to Henry Purcell, not Clarke. This mistake was many years later, proven to be Clarke's work. No matter, as whoever wrote the piece, did a great job.

2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the Empire Brass!, May 13, 2004

By A Customer

C'mon, it's the Empire Brass! They rock! What's not to like?