Best of Brass

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Tracklist

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1Canzona a 8
orchestra:
Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble)
recording of:
Canzon XXVII à 8, Ch. 190 "Fa sol la re" (Canzoni per sonare)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
part of:
Giovanni Gabrieli: A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Guide to the Source Materials and Translations of his Vocal Texts (Charteris [Ch.]) (number: Ch. 190)
part of:
Canzoni per sonare (1608)
Giovanni Gabrieli2:48
2Trumpet voluntary
solo trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter)
orchestra:
Bläserensemble Armand Birnbaum
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary” - catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
arrangement of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
Jeremiah Clarke2:57
3Konzert für 2 Trompeten C‐dur RV 537: 1. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:03
4Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G‐dur BWV 1048: 3. Allegro
orchestra:
Blechbläser-Ensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:36
5Kantate BWV 147: Jesus bleibet meine Freude
solo organ:
Pierre Cochereau (French organist, improviser, composer)
solo trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter)
orchestra:
Bläserensemble Armand Birnbaum
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:34
6Salomon: Die Ankunft der Königin von SabaGeorg Friedrich Händel3:41
7Cembalosuite Nr. 5 E‐dur HWV 430: 4. Air con variazioni »The harmoniuos Blacksmith«Georg Friedrich Händel4:15
8Feuerwerksmusik: 5. La Réjouissance. AllegroGeorg Friedrich Händel2:07
9Eine kleine Nachtmusik KV 525 »Tuba Serenade«
solo tuba:
John Fletcher (tubist and arranger)
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
recording of:
Eine kleine Nachtmusik KV 525 »Tuba Serenade« (Arrangement for Tuba and Brass Ensemble)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arranger:
John Fletcher (tubist and arranger)
arrangement of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:24
10Klaviersonate A‐Dur KV 331: Rondo alla turcaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:31
11Aida: Triumph‐Marsch
orchestra:
German Brass
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:56
12Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotumGioachino Rossini5:24
13Die Walküre: WalkürenrittRichard Wagner3:14
14Humoreske op. 101 Nr. 7 Ges‐durAntonín Dvořák2:34
15Zar Saltan: Hummelflug
orchestra:
Canadian Brass
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:22
16The Saint’s Hallelujah
orchestra:
Canadian Brass
recording of:
The Saints’ Hallelujah
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Luther Henderson
medley of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
medley of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
Georg Friedrich Händel4:10
17El Capitan
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
recording of:
El Capitan (operetta)
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer)
librettist:
Charles Klein
premiered at:
Tremont Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1896-04-13 to ????)
John Philip Sousa2:08
18Einzug der Gladiatoren
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68 (Entry of the Gladiators)
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
Julius Fučík2:08
19Bolero
orchestra:
Blechschaden (The Munich PhilharmAniacs)
recording of:
Boléro (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
arrangement of:
Boléro
Maurice Ravel4:39
20I got Rhythm
orchestra:
Canadian Brass
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
arrangement of:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin3:16
21Moonlight Serenade
orchestra:
Blechschaden (The Munich PhilharmAniacs)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller3:26
22Time to say Good‐bye
orchestra:
Blechschaden (The Munich PhilharmAniacs)
recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”)
additional lyricist:
Frank Peterson
lyricist:
Lucio Quarantotto
composer:
Francesco Sartori
publisher:
Sugar Music MV and Sugar S.r.l. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
Francesco Sartori2:45