Gregson: Music Of The Angels

 
Gregson: Music Of The Angels cover $35.00 Low Stock add to cart

EDWARD GREGSON
Gregson: Music Of The Angels
London Brass, Rumon Gamba (conductor)

[ Chandos / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 3 April 2020

Should this item be out of stock at the time of your order, we would expect to be able to supply it to you within 4 - 7 business days.

Edward Gregson began composing from a very early age, and his extensive output covers a wide range of musical sound-worlds. Music for film, television, and theatre sits alongside choral pieces and works for full orchestra. Having played in a brass band as a teenager, he has shown a special affinity in his compositions for brass throughout his career - both for brass band and for symphonic brass, which we celebrate with this new album. His seminal Quintet for Brass, Three Dance Episodes, and Aria for Philip mark his connection to the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. The album includes Fanfare for PL and Fanfare for a New Era, complementing his two largest-scale works for brass: the Symphony in two movements, and Music of the Angels. Virtuosic playing from London Brass under the direction of Rumon Gamba makes this an essential tribute to Gregson in his seventy-fifth year.

"This latest outing is a selection of music for particular brass and percussion ensembles, and demonstrates the composer's approachability and imagination. Because of the particular sound palette, it is probably best to hear these pieces in isolation rather than sequentially, but Gregson admirers need not hesitate" CD Choice (UK)

"These works recorded in the presence of the composer, who also conducts a few of them, are all played with formidable commitment, assurance and musicality, and serve the music at its best. The recording is superb and the informative notes by Paul Hindmarsh are a further asset." MusicWeb

Tracks:

Fanfare for a New Era (2017)
Symphony in two movements (2012, new version 2014)
Three Dance Episodes (1974)
Flourish for an Occasion (1981)
Fanfare for PL (2014)
Quintet for Brass (1967)
Aria for Philip (2000)
Music of the Angels (2000, new version 2015)