0095115239926

Transatlantic (Works By Adams, Arnold, Bernstein, Britten, Gershwin, Horovitz, Langford, Price, Vaughan Williams And Walton)

Viv McLean; Onyx Brass; John Wilson

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Format: CD

Cat No: CHAN20399

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Release Date:  27 June 2025

Label:  Chandos

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  0095115239926

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

Composer/Series:  Transatlantic (Works by Adams, Arnold, Bernstein, Britten, Gershwin, Horovitz, Langford, Price, Vaughan Williams and Walton)

  • Description

    This album combines pieces for the core quintet of Onyx Brass with works for extended brass forces, plus piano in the case of Florence Price's Octet for Brasses and Piano. The majority of the pieces here receive their first commercial recording, the two Britten premieres bringing two long-forgotten pieces out of the Britten Pears Archive, in Aldeburgh, into the sunlight. Alongside these new discoveries are performances of established favourites by Sir Malcolm Arnold and Joseph Horovitz, staples of the brass chamber repertoire for more than half a century. The selection of composers spanning most of the twentieth century, and from both sides of the Atlantic, gives the album a refreshing contrast of musical traditions and styles. Founded in 1993, and initially inspired by the pioneering early years of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Onyx Brass remains a leading light in cementing the place of the brass quintet as a medium for serious chamber music. To this end, the group has commissioned and performed the world premieres of more than 200 new works; many more are in the pipeline for performance and recording.