Paul Dukas – (1865 – 1935)
Year: 1912 (slight revision in 1927)
Duration: ~ 2:10
Publisher: Editions Durand (US Distribution through Hal Leonard)
3 Trumpets in C
4 Horns
3 Trombones
Tuba
The Fanfare to precede La Péri was composed in February and March 1912, after Dukas had completed work on his ballet, La Péri. It was first performed under the direction of the composer for teh opening of the ballet on April 22, 1912 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
Recordings by Brass Ensembles
- 1963 – Fanfares de Tous les Temps (Ensembles de Cuivres de Paris)
- 1966 – Trois Siècles De Fanfares Héroiques (Ensembles de Solistes)
- 1972 – Classics for Brass (Philip Jones Brass Ensemble)
- 1979 – Grandes Œuvres Françaises du 20e Siècle (Ensemble de Cuivres Guy Touvron)
- 1985 – All American Brass (Summit Brass)
- 1985 – Brassworks (United States Air Force Chamber Players)
- 1992 – Fanfares pour cuivres (Les Cuivres Français)
- 1996 – Grandes Fanfares du XXe Siecle (Grand Ensemble de Cuivres et Percussion des Hauts de France)
- 1998 – Music for Metal Instruments (Bristol Brass Consort)
- ???? – The Brass Dream Team, Michael Tilkin conductor
Recordings by Orchestral Brass (not comprehensive)
- 1962 – Orchestre National De L’Opéra De Monte-Carlo
- 1975 – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1978 – Rotterdam Philharmonic
- 1975 – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1993 – The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1990 – The Ulster Orchestra