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An offbeat collection of music by composers working in the British brass band tradition, this NMC release doesn't have a weak moment. The program opens with an arrangement for brass band of Britten's orchestral Occasional Overture of 1946; the rest of the music is more recent and intended for a band in its original incarnation. The pieces are all linked to the theme of war, some loosely and others quite vividly. Sample Voices (In Memoriam) by contemporary composer Lucie Pankhurst, with its haunting opening text, a letter written from the trenches at Christmas of 1914. Another highlight is the final Toccata by Gavin Higgins, a part of the collaborative Divisions after Benjamin Britten, in which Britten's St. Edmundsbury Fanfare is interspersed with music by other composers. The Toccata is one of the most brilliant brass works to come along in some time, and the Tredegar Town Band is entirely equal to its challenges. It's one of two bands heard on the album; both are technically well equipped. This is a collection of music most listeners, even in Britain, will not have heard, and it's both serious in intent and appealing in an almost tactile way. Highly recommended.
© TiVo
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paul Hindmarsh, Arranger - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
War Memorials, Op. 50 (Robin Holloway)
Robin Holloway, Composer - Cory Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Philip Harper, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lucy Pankhurst, Composer - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
War Memorial, Op. 50 (Robin Holloway)
Robin Holloway, Composer - Cory Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Philip Harper, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
John McCabe, Composer - Robert Childs, Conductor, MainArtist - Cory Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury (Benjamin Britten)
Benjamin Britten, Composer - Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Diversions (After B. Britten's Diversions, Op. 21) (Lucy Pankhurst)
Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lucy Pankhurst, Composer - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury (Benjamin Britten)
Benjamin Britten, Composer - Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Diversions (After B. Britten's Diversions, Op. 21) (Simon Dobson)
Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Simon Dobson, Composer - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury (Benjamin Britten)
Benjamin Britten, Composer - Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Diversions (After B. Britten's Diversions, Op. 21) (Paul McGee)
Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist - Paul McGee, Composer
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury (Benjamin Britten)
Benjamin Britten, Composer - Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Diversions (After B. Britten's Diversions, Op. 21) (Gavin Higgins)
Gavin Higgins, Composer - Tredegar Town Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Ian Porthouse, Conductor, MainArtist
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
Album review
An offbeat collection of music by composers working in the British brass band tradition, this NMC release doesn't have a weak moment. The program opens with an arrangement for brass band of Britten's orchestral Occasional Overture of 1946; the rest of the music is more recent and intended for a band in its original incarnation. The pieces are all linked to the theme of war, some loosely and others quite vividly. Sample Voices (In Memoriam) by contemporary composer Lucie Pankhurst, with its haunting opening text, a letter written from the trenches at Christmas of 1914. Another highlight is the final Toccata by Gavin Higgins, a part of the collaborative Divisions after Benjamin Britten, in which Britten's St. Edmundsbury Fanfare is interspersed with music by other composers. The Toccata is one of the most brilliant brass works to come along in some time, and the Tredegar Town Band is entirely equal to its challenges. It's one of two bands heard on the album; both are technically well equipped. This is a collection of music most listeners, even in Britain, will not have heard, and it's both serious in intent and appealing in an almost tactile way. Highly recommended.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:14
- Main artists: Tredegar Town Band Cory Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: NMC Recordings
- Genre: Classical
2016 NMC Recordings 2016 (P) NMC Recordings
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