Thompson Brass Ensemble, Barbara Bruns & Philip Swanson - Music for Brass & Organ (2014)
Artist: Thompson Brass Ensemble, Barbara Bruns, Philip Swanson
Title: Music for Brass & Organ
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: MSR Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:05:27
Total Size: 235 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Music for Brass & Organ
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: MSR Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:05:27
Total Size: 235 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Suite of Dances (from Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, arr. S. Sorenson): I. Marche I (01:16)
2. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Suite of Dances (from Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, arr. S. Sorenson): II. Premier Passepied (01:03)
3. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Suite of Dances (from Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, arr. S. Sorenson): III. Air des Musettes (01:53)
4. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Suite of Dances (from Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, arr. S. Sorenson): IV. Air des Espagnolles (01:25)
5. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Suite of Dances (from Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, arr. S. Sorenson): V. Air pour les Arlequins (01:44)
6. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Suite of Dances (from Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, arr. S. Sorenson): VI. Marche II (01:27)
7. Barbara Bruns, James Thompson & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Sonata For Trumpet And Organ, Op. 200: Senza Misura (04:53)
8. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Hansel and Gretel (arr. Rich Mays): Dream Pantomime (06:37)
9. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 (arr. Robert King) (03:44)
10. Barbara Bruns – Schmücke Dich, O Liebe Seele, BWV 654 (07:39)
11. Barbara Bruns, Philip Swanson & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Four Canonic Studies (arr. Heribert Breuer): Adagio (02:48)
12. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Sacrae Symphoniae (arr. Robert King): Canzon Noni Toni (03:37)
13. Barbara Bruns – Wie Schön Leuchtet Der Morgenstern (07:45)
14. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Procession Of The Nobles (arr. Rich Mays) (05:21)
15. Barbara Bruns – Fantasia In G Major, BWV 572 (08:31)
16. Barbara Bruns & Thompson Brass Ensemble – Solemn Entry Of The Knights Of The Order Of St. John (arr. Gary Olsen) (05:39)
"Barbara Bruns and the Thompson Brass Ensemble give dazzling performances full of compelling virtuosity and brilliantly executed musical stunts that never fail to surprise, and the programme has a mesmerizing beauty that keeps you entranced for its hour plus duration. Absolutely enthralling stuff excellently recorded and professionally presented. Strongly recommended."
Gerald Fenech, Music & Vision [May 2017]
“Barbara Bruns...is the fine organist. She selects tone colors judiciously, never allowing organ to overwhelm brass, choosing distinctive timbres for solo passages. Her technical skills are excellent. The big question in brass-and-organ recordings is always about acoustics. They are very good here, with fine balance and natural sound. The Thompson Brass Ensemble is quite good”
Kilpatrick, American Record Guide [March/April 2015]
“...[my] admiration for the imaginative choice of repertoire and the excellent recorded sound. Production values are high—very helpful and informative notes, and a clear perfectly balanced recording.”
Henry Fogel, Fanfare [January/February 2015]
“It's a nice program covering Gabrieli, Buxtehude and Bach as one might expect, but also Strauss, Hovhaness, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov--and others you might not typically come across in such an anthology. In truth it all works quite well. The ensemble and Ms. Bruns give us stirring renditions. The three Fisk organs from three New England churches sound regal and dramatic, and the brass is recorded with the spatial staging you would expect. The beauty of the music shines forth in splendor and I find myself in the spirit of the season every time I listen. It is a very good one, with just enough of the unexpected to give your ears new life. Very recommended.”
Gapplegate Review [December 2014]
“... [a] solid CD offering of Music for Brass & Organ from MSR Classics… The CD is very listenable, and there is a variety of music from the baroque to the modern... This is an agreeable CD... The Thompson Brass Ensemble performs well, and the recording offers an excellent balance between the brass and organ. It is not closely miked, so we get a pleasant mix of the recording venue and a lot of audible space around the instruments. It’s not a demonstration disc in the usual sense of the term, but natural-sounding and a good listen... I like the CD because it goes beyond the usual repertoire and gives us some fresh selections as well as some familiar pieces transcribed for the ensemble.”
Mel Martin, Audiophile Audition [November 2014]
“Lovers of organ music and of the mellow, mellifluous sound of well-played brass will enjoy the new MSR Classics CD... This is quite a disparate collection, giving listeners a considerable taste of the way organ-and-brass arrangements of music of many periods sound, and showing off Barbara Bruns’ skills at the consoles of three Fisk organs in Massachusetts... Bruns’ sound mingles pleasantly, and frequently with considerable splendor, with that of the Thompson Brass Ensemble… the disc is a welcome opportunity for organists and organ fanciers to hear the instrument in a combination that is of relatively recent vintage but that carries with it considerable pleasure as a way of arranging music of earlier times.”
Mark J. Estren, InfoDad [October 2014]
Gerald Fenech, Music & Vision [May 2017]
“Barbara Bruns...is the fine organist. She selects tone colors judiciously, never allowing organ to overwhelm brass, choosing distinctive timbres for solo passages. Her technical skills are excellent. The big question in brass-and-organ recordings is always about acoustics. They are very good here, with fine balance and natural sound. The Thompson Brass Ensemble is quite good”
Kilpatrick, American Record Guide [March/April 2015]
“...[my] admiration for the imaginative choice of repertoire and the excellent recorded sound. Production values are high—very helpful and informative notes, and a clear perfectly balanced recording.”
Henry Fogel, Fanfare [January/February 2015]
“It's a nice program covering Gabrieli, Buxtehude and Bach as one might expect, but also Strauss, Hovhaness, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov--and others you might not typically come across in such an anthology. In truth it all works quite well. The ensemble and Ms. Bruns give us stirring renditions. The three Fisk organs from three New England churches sound regal and dramatic, and the brass is recorded with the spatial staging you would expect. The beauty of the music shines forth in splendor and I find myself in the spirit of the season every time I listen. It is a very good one, with just enough of the unexpected to give your ears new life. Very recommended.”
Gapplegate Review [December 2014]
“... [a] solid CD offering of Music for Brass & Organ from MSR Classics… The CD is very listenable, and there is a variety of music from the baroque to the modern... This is an agreeable CD... The Thompson Brass Ensemble performs well, and the recording offers an excellent balance between the brass and organ. It is not closely miked, so we get a pleasant mix of the recording venue and a lot of audible space around the instruments. It’s not a demonstration disc in the usual sense of the term, but natural-sounding and a good listen... I like the CD because it goes beyond the usual repertoire and gives us some fresh selections as well as some familiar pieces transcribed for the ensemble.”
Mel Martin, Audiophile Audition [November 2014]
“Lovers of organ music and of the mellow, mellifluous sound of well-played brass will enjoy the new MSR Classics CD... This is quite a disparate collection, giving listeners a considerable taste of the way organ-and-brass arrangements of music of many periods sound, and showing off Barbara Bruns’ skills at the consoles of three Fisk organs in Massachusetts... Bruns’ sound mingles pleasantly, and frequently with considerable splendor, with that of the Thompson Brass Ensemble… the disc is a welcome opportunity for organists and organ fanciers to hear the instrument in a combination that is of relatively recent vintage but that carries with it considerable pleasure as a way of arranging music of earlier times.”
Mark J. Estren, InfoDad [October 2014]
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