Wiki Category: Brass Quintet Recordings

American Brass Quintet – 1994

Cambria Records – CAMCD 1026

Chris Gekker, trumpet
Raymond Mase, trumpet
David Wakefield, horn
Michael Powell, trombone
John D. Rojak, bass trombone

Program

Brass Quintet ~ Ed Bland
other works by Ed Bland

Other Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Virgil Thomson - A Portrait Album
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

American Brass Quintet – 1989

New World Records – NW377-2 (also on CD – DDIX 004731

Chris Gekker, trumpet
Raymond Mase, trumpet
David Wakefield, horn
Michael Powell, trombone
Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone

Program

Quintet ~ William Bolcom
Quintet ~ Ralph Shapey
Quintet ~ Maurice Wright
Other Voices ~ Jacob Druckman

Other Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Virgil Thomson - A Portrait Album
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

American Brass Quintet – 1985

Musical Heritage Society – MHS 7557L

Chris Gekker, trumpet
Raymond Mase, trumpet
David Wakefield, horn
Michael Powell, trombone
Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone
Toby Hanks, tuba

Program

Sextet for Brass, Opus 30 ~ Oskar Böhme
In modo religioso ~ Alexander Glazunov
Six Pieces ~ Ludwig Maurer
Quintet No. 1, Opus 5 ~ Victor Ewald

Other Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Virgil Thomson - A Portrait Album
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

American Brass Quintet – 1984

Crystal Records – LP S214 (Crystal CD 214 released in 2002)

Raymond Mase, trumpet
Chris Gekker, trumpet
David Wakefield, horn
Ronald Borror, trombone
Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone

Program

Two Sonatas ~ Antonio Bertali
Contrapunctus VII ~ Johann Sebastian Bach
Quintet No. 3, Opus 7 ~ Victor Ewald
Suite for Brass Instruments ~ William Lovelock
Relais ~ Gilbert Amy

Other Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Virgil Thomson - A Portrait Album
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

American Brass Quintet – 1982

Nonesuch Records – Digital D-79024

Raymond Mase, trumpet
Chris Gekker, trumpet
David Wakefield, horn
Ronald Borror, trombone
Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone

Program

Family Portrait for Brass Quintet ~ Virgil Thomson
Other “Portrait” works by Virgil Thomson

Other Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Virgil Thomson - A Portrait Album
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

American Brass Quintet – 1976

Columbia Records – Y 34137

Raymond Mase, trumpet
Louis Ranger, trumpet
Edward Birdwell, horn
Herbert Rankin, trombone
Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone

Program

Brass Quintet ~ Elliott Carter
A Fantasy About Purcell's Fantasia Upon One Note ~ Elliott Carter
Eight Pieces for Four Timpani  ~ Elliott Carter

Other Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Virgil Thomson - A Portrait Album
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

American Brass Quintet – 1974

Composers Recordings, Inc. – CRI SD 327

Raymond Mase, trumpet
Louis Ranger, trumpet
Edward Birdwell, horn
Herbert Rankin, trombone
Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone

Program

Brass Quintet ~ Irwin Bazelon
Propulsions (for percussion ensemble) ~ Irwin Bazelon

Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass Players
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Virgil Thomson - A Portrait Album
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

American Brass Quintet – 1969

Desto Records – DC 6474 – 6477

John Eckert, trumpet
Gerard Schwarz, trumpet
Edward Birdwell, horn
Arnold Fromme, trombone
Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone

Program

Record 1 (DC 6474)
Ricercar Sopra il Primo Tuono ~ Palestrina, Giovanni
Baroque Suite ~ Reiche, Gottfried
Four Dances ~ Dowland, John
Five Flemish Dances ~ Susato, Tielmann
Desperavi ~ East, Michael
Triumphavi ~ East, Michael
Six 17th Century Dances ~ Pezel, Johann

Record 2 (DC 6475)
Quartet in the form of a Sonatine, Op. 23 ~ Simon, Anton
Quintet No. 1, Opus 5 ~ Victor Ewald
In Modo Religioso ~ Glazounov, Alexandre

Record 3 (6476)
Sonata for Trumpet, Horn, and Trombone ~ Francis Poulenc
Morgenmusik ~ Paul Hindemith
Suite for Brass Quartet ~ Bergsma, William
Music for Brass Instruments ~ Ingolf Dahl
Five Miniatures ~ Starer, Robert

Record 4 (6477)
Improvisations and Patterns for Brass Quintet and Tape ~ Tanenbaum, Elias
Quadruplum ~ Manzoni, Giacomo
Kriki for Brass Quintet, Voice, and Tape ~ Bozic, Darijan
Triptych for Brass Quintet ~ Charles Whittenberg

Other Recordings by the American Brass Quintet

• 1965 – Music for Brass Quintet
• 1967 – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
• 1968 – Modern Music for Brass
• 1969 – American Brass Music
• 1969 – The American Brass Quintet
• 1972 – 4 Pieces for 5 Brass
• 1974 – Contemporary Music for Percussion and Brass
• 1976 – Music of Elliot Carter
• 1979 – Plays Renaissance Elizabethan and Baroque Music
• 1982 – Music of Virgil Thomson
• 1984 – American Brass Quintet
• 1985 – Brass Music of St. Petersburg
• 1989 – American Brass Quintet
• 1992 – New American Brass
• 1994 – Urban Classical: the Music of Ed Bland
• 1995 – Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen
• 1995 – Fyre & Lightning
• 1995 – George Walker
• 1995 – Music of David Felder
• 1996 – Premier!
• 1997 – Robert Starer
• 2000 – American Brass Quintessence
• 2000 – Classic American Brass
• 2000 – Dectet: The Music of David Sampson
• 2001 – Shadowcatcher
• 2002 – Meyer Kupferman
• 2003 – American Visions
• 2004 – Trilogy: The Music of Daniel Asia
• 2005 – In Gabrieli’s Day
• 2007 – Jewels
• 2010 – State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
• 2013 – Snapshot
• 2014 – Chesapeake: The Music of David Sampson
• 2016 – Perspectives

Stockholm Brass Quintet – 2021

Classica Records –

John Axelsson, trumpet
Filip Draglund. trumpet
Johan Ahlin, horn
Mats Agnelid, trombone
Karl-Johan Elf, tuba

 

 

Program

A Winter in Mallorca ~ Jan Sandström
La Fugitive ~ Britta Byström
Swedish Oak ~ Hans Ek
Music for Brass, Sacred and Profane ~ George Walker
Ballade ~ Sébastién Boren
An Exhibitionist at the Pictures (Tarantino Suite) ~ David Björkman

Recordings by the Stockholm Brass Quintet

• 2015 – Infrastruktur
• 2018 – Open Music
• 2021 – An Exhibitionist at the Pictures

Stockholm Brass Quintet – 2018

John Axelsson, trumpet
Filip Draglund. trumpet
Johan Ahlin, horn
Mats Agnelid, trombone
Karl-Johan Elf, tuba

 

 

Program

Drache-Frau ~ Andrea Tarrodi
Valv ~ Karin Rehnqvist
Melo-Ritmo ~ Erland Von Koch
Winter Pieces ~ Daniel Bortz
El Hielo ~ Andrea Tarrodi
Open Music ~ Tobias Broström

Recordings by the Stockholm Brass Quintet

• 2015 – Infrastruktur
• 2018 – Open Music
• 2021 – An Exhibitionist at the Pictures