Track Listing

1. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570: Rondeau
2. Fantasia for organ in C major, BWV 570 (BC J49)
3. Trio for oboe, violin & continuo in B flat major (Six Trios No. 1), TWV 42:B1: Allegro
4. Trio for oboe, violin & continuo in B flat major (Six Trios No. 1), TWV 42:B1: Sicilienne
5. Trio for oboe, violin & continuo in B flat major (Six Trios No. 1), TWV 42:B1: Allegro
6. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Adagio
7. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Allegro
8. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Largo
9. Violin Sonata in F, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful): Allegro
10. Idomeneo Rè di Creta, opera: Rigaudon
11. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I
12. Oboe Concerto in B flat major (No.2a), HWV 301 (possibly spurious): Allegro
13. Fantasia, for organ in D minor (Dorian; I), T. 252
14. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Overture and Allegro
15. The Married Beau, or, the Curious Impertinent, incidental music, Z. 603: March
16. Work(s): Fantaisie (Allegro)
17. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major
18. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) for brass, winds & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) in D major
19. Prélude pour le Te Deum à 8, for strings, H. 145a
20. Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott,' BWV 80 (BC A183): Opening Movement

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20457 in Music
• Brand: Empire
• Released on: 2003-06-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
Take a fine organist, a crack brass ensemble, bathe in wide-ranging, vivid sound, and you've got a recipe for an exciting disc. That's what Telarc has done in this recording of a live concert by the Empire Brass Quintet in effective arrangements of Baroque favorites and rarities. It may seem odd to hear a Handel Violin Sonata or a Telemann Trio Sonata played by a brass-organ combo, but it works thanks to clever arrangements and superb playing. A highlight here is the Largo of the Handel work, where marvelous horn and trombone solos enhance its beauties. And of course, such favorites as Jeremiah Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary and the Prince of Denmark's March join Campra's stately Rigaudon and other stirring processional pieces. The SACD version adds another level of air and bite, but the CD layer of this hybrid disc is demonstration quality too. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews

Baroque Music for Brass and Organ
It fills a major gap in many collections.
I knew of nothing else comparable.

Simply very, very good.
If you like brass and orgen (as you would/could hear in a church ceremony, then this is for you. My wife chose two selections on this disc over 36 years ago, and we love to hear it often. She chose Jeremiah Clarke's two numbers....a funny thing about this...when we were married, the composition was credited to Henry Purcell, not Clarke. This mistake was many years later, proven to be Clarke's work. No matter, as whoever wrote the piece, did a great job.

It's the Empire Brass!
C'mon, it's the Empire Brass! They rock! What's not to like?