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Contemporary Music for Brass & Piano – Arctic Brass

Olav Berg: Brass Quintet; Wolfgang Plagge: Canzona op. 53; Alexander Arutiunian: Brass Quintet (Armenian Scenes) (1984); Charles Ives: Four Songs for Brass Quintet: On the counter; The Slide Show, Slow March; Tarrant Moss, (transcribed for Brassmore… Quintet by Kenneth Singleton); Mogens Andresen: 3 Norwegian Dances (1990)

Arctic Brass · Wolfgang Plagge, piano · Einar Fjærvoll, percussion

Arctic Brass moves through a varied musical landscape with their recordings by Paul Hindemith, Alexander Arutunian, Wolfgang Plagge, Olav Berg, Charles Ives og Mogens Andresen.

kr 139

Arctic brass

Performed by the ensemble Arctic Brass, this album opens with Paul Hindemith´s “Morgenmusik”, a typical example of the composer´s Sing- und Spielmusik, closely related to the town musicians´ “tower music” of the 17th century – a fresh and unspoilt piece of morning music. Alexander Arutunian´s “Armenian Scenes” has rapidly become a standard work for brass ensembles all over the world. With a traditional Armenian tone language, the work continually surprises us with its ingenuity and sense of humour. Supplemented by tambourine and Armenian drum, performed by Einar Fjærvoll, the work´s exotic character is highlighted. The Norwegian composer and pianist Wolfgang Plagge is also a guest musician on the album, on his own piece “Canzona”, a one-movement work with clearly contrasting sections, formally linked to 17th century canzonas. Furthermore, Arctic Brass also performs Olav Berg´s “Brass Quintet”, a work filled bold harmonies and chromatic melodies that demands a real mastery of the instrument, Charles Ives´ “Four Songs”, bringing us into a more humorous musical sphere with arrangements by Kenneth Singleton, and Mogens Andresen´s “Three Norwegian Dances for Brass”, which includes the popular Norwegian melody “Per Spelmann” in addition to a Rhinelander and a Røros rustic dance.

Alexander Arutiunian |Arctic Brass |Charles Ives |Olav Berg |Paul Hindemith |Tony Harrison |Wolfgang Plagge

Release date:

EAN : 7025560107429

Cat.No.: PSC1074

Priskategori : CD