American Works for Brass Quintet
Dazzling display of Americana from a brass fivesome
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Composer or Director: Anthony DiLorenzo, André (George) Previn, Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tilson Thomas, Eric Ewazen
Genre:
Chamber
Label: Chandos
Magazine Review Date: 1/2005
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 60
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CHAN10260

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Fire Dance |
Anthony DiLorenzo, Composer
Anthony DiLorenzo, Composer Center City Brass Quintet |
Street Song |
Michael Tilson Thomas, Composer
Center City Brass Quintet Michael Tilson Thomas, Composer |
(4) Outing for Brass |
André (George) Previn, Composer
André (George) Previn, Composer Center City Brass Quintet |
Colchester Fantasy |
Eric Ewazen, Composer
Center City Brass Quintet Eric Ewazen, Composer |
Dance Suite |
Leonard Bernstein, Composer
Center City Brass Quintet Leonard Bernstein, Composer |
Author: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
A clutch of America’s most versatile musical luminaries, Bernstein, Tilson Thomas and Previn, are celebrated in Center City Brass’s dazzling new recital of brass quintet works. Tons of pizzazz, with the jagged rhythmic mayhem occasionally giving way to a folksy-blues lyricism – the prime colours of almost all American brass chamber music. The best ‘street songs’ are those which unashamedly acknowledge West Side Story, including Bernstein’s own Dance Suite, his last published piece. Eric Ewazen’s derivative Colchester Fantasy rather takes the New World shine off the project.
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