State of the Art: The ABQ at 50 (ABQ)

American Brass Quintet – 2010

Summit Records – DCD 553

Kevin Cobb, trumpet
Raymond Mase, trumpet
David Wakefield, horn
Michael Powell, trombone
John D. Rojak, bass trombone

Program

CopperwaveJoan Tower
Il Ritorno ~ Robert Dennis
The Three TensesHuang Ruo
Reflecting LightAdam Schoenberg
PreludeNolan Gasser
Cornopean AirsPaul Moravec
Two ElementsBilly Childs
Brass QuintetGordon Beeferman
A Sense of SpaceRobert Maggio
Blue and Gold MusicJustin Dello Joio
Chants and FlourishesDavid Sampson

Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

New York Brass Quintet in Concert

New York Brass Quintet – 1960

Golden Crest Records, Inc. – CR 4023

John Glasel, trumpet
Robert Nagel, trumpet
Paul Ingraham, horn
John Swallow, trombone
Harvey Phillips, tuba

Program

Suite (m) ~ Johann Pezel
Canzona per Sonare No. 1 (m) ~ Giovanni Gabrieli
ToccataEdmund Haines
Four Moods for Brass QuintetSir Arthur Harris
Three Pieces (m) ~ Anthony Holborne
Sixteenth Century Carmina (t) ~ John Glasel, editor
SonatineEugene Bozza

Other Recordings by the New York Brass Quintet

 

Malcolm Arnold: Complete Brass Chamber Music (FABE)

The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble – 2006

Nimbus Records – NI 5804

Simon Lenton, trumpet
Angela Whelan, trumpet
Tim Thorpe, horn
Katy Pryce, trombone
Sam Elliot, tuba

Bryan Allen & Andy Culshaw, trumpets;
Simon Hogg, Kevin Pitt, & Lyndon Meredith, trombones; Stephen Roberts, conductor

Program – Music for Brass by Sir Malcolm Arnold

Fanfare for Louis
Brass Quintet No. 1, Opus 73
Fantasy for Trumpet, Opus 100
Little Suite for Brass Band No. 1, Opus 80
Fantasy for Horn, Opus 88
Little Suite for Brass Band No. 2, Opus 93
Fantasy for Trombone, Opus 101
Little Suite for Brass Band No. 3, OPus 131
Fantasy for Tuba, Opus 102
Brass Quintet No. 2, Opus 132
Symphony for Brass, Opus 123

Other Recordings by The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble
  • 1983 – Pastime with Good Company
  • 1985 – Contemporary Works for Brass Quintet
  • 1990 – The Lighter Side of the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble
  • 1996 – Summer Dances
  • 1999 – Carey Blyton: Sherlock Holmes Meets Dr. Who
  • 2000 – Pictures at an Exhibition

Symphony in Brass (CSBQ)

Chicago Symphony Brass Quintet – 1955

Audiophile Records – AP 32

Adolph Herseth, trumpet
Renold Schilke, trumpet
Hugh Cowden, horn
Frank Crisafulli, trombone
Arnold Jacobs, tuba

Program

Tone Poem on St. Louis Blues (be) ~ Leonard Lebow / W.C. Handy
Suite for Brass (be) ~ Leonard Lebow
Brass QuintetLeonard Lebow

Other Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Brass Quintet

A Concert by the Chicago Symphony Brass Ensemble (CSBQ)

Chicago Symphony Brass Quintet – 1954

Audiophile Records – AP 21

Adolph Herseth, trumpet
Renold Schilke, trumpet
Hugh Cowden, horn
Frank Crisafulli, trombone
Arnold Jacobs, tuba

Program

Sonata No. 15 (m) ~ Gottfried Reiche
Quartet, Opus 18, No. 2 (t) ~ Ludvig von Beethoven
Canzon per Sonare No. 2 (m) ~ Giovanni Gabrieli
A Gay Tune (t) ~ Thomas Weelkes
Sarabande and Minuet (t) ~ Johann Sebastian Bach
Morgenmusik ~ Paul Hindemith
Toccata ~ Edmund Haines
Suite for BrassEarl Zindars
Suite for BrassLeonard Lebow

Other Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Brass Quintet
  • 1955 – Symphony in Brass
  • 1966 – Portrait of an Artist
  • 1966 – Legacy of an Artist

hr brass (BEFRSO)

Brass Ensemble of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra – 1991

Capriccio Records – 10 361

Lutz Köhler, conductor

Program

Brandenburgisches Konzert No. 3 ~ Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasy Upon One Note ~ Henry Purcell
Fantasy in Nomine a 6 ~ Henry Purcell
Fantasy In Nomine a 7 ~ Henry Purcell
Fanfare for the Common ManAaron Copland
Fantasy on a Purcell ThemeElliott Carter
Mutations from BachSamuel Barber
Feuerwerksmusik ~ Georg Friedrich Händel

Brass Ensemble of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wolfgang Bauer, trumpet
Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet
Norbert Haas, trumpet
Klemens Kerkhoff, trumpet
Bernhard Schmid, trumpet
Ursula Kepser, horn
Arndt Oehmigen, horn
John Stobart, horn
Gerda Wind-Sperlich, horn
Klaus Bruschke, trombone
Hans Kuhner, trombone
Hans Rückert, trombone
Lothar Schmitt, trombone
David Glidden, tuba
Jürgen Nießner, timpani
Knut Weinstock, timpani

Music for Brass Ensemble (GABE)

Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble – 1995

Australian Broadcasting Corp. – ABC 476 4237

Graham Ashton, trumpet
Sean Priest, trumpet
Darryl Poulsen, horn
Tom Ashworth, trombone
Steve Rosse, tuba

Program

Mini Overture ~ Witold Lutoslawski
Ricercar del Duodecimo Tuono (m) ~ Andrea Gabrieli
Tower Music from Leipzig (m) ~ Johann Pezel
Fanfare for St. EdmundsburyBenjamin Britten
Funeral Music for Queen Mary (t) ~ Henry Purcell
An Australian Anthem ~ Peter Sculthorpe
Fantasy on a Purcell ThemeElliott Carter
Fantasy on Catherine’s SongGraham Ashton
Renaissance Dances (m) ~ Anthony Holborne
Dance Suite, After ArbeauLeslie Pearson
Two Motets (t) ~ Carlos Gesualdo / Davies
March: The Pole StarSir Peter Maxwell Davies

A Tribute to the Americas (GB)

German Brass Quintet – 1987

EMI Digital – CDC 7 49170 2

Mathais Höfs, trumpet
Hannes Läubin, trumpet
Wolfgang Gagg, horn
Enrique Crespo, trombone
Walter Hilgers, tuba

Program

Three Ragtimes ~ Scott Joplin
Three Spirituals ~ Enrique Crespo
Spiritual Waltz ~ Enrique Crespo
American Suite No. 1 ~ Enrique Crespo
Bronce Malevo ~ Enrique Crespo

Other Recordings by the German Brass Quintet