Bliss: Music for Brass Band / Wilson, Black Dyke Band

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Sir Arthur Bliss contributed two staples of the brass band repertoire - Kenilworth and The Belmont Variations, whose enduring success inspired arrangers to turn to...

Sir Arthur Bliss contributed two staples of the brass band repertoire - Kenilworth and The Belmont Variations, whose enduring success inspired arrangers to turn to his other compositions, for example Eric Ball and Four Dances from the ballet Checkmate or Phillip Littlemore's suite from the film score for Things to Come. Three new arrangements have been made especially for this album: Robert Childs' suite from the ballet Adam Zero, and Michael Halstenson's arrangements of Music from the Royal Palaces and Welcome the Queen. Collectively this program reflects the essence of Bliss's compositional style: the inherent drama of his scores for film, ballet, and television and his flair for the ceremonial, especially in the context of his position as Master of the Queen's Music.

Black Dyke Band, tracing it's continuous history back to 1855, is the most recorded band in the world, having produced a discography of more than 350 recordings to date. It is also the most successful contesting band in the world, having won the European Championships thirteen times, the British Open thirty times and the National Championships of Great Britain twenty-four times. In 2023, they appointed conductor John Wilson as their Honorary President.

REVIEW:

The ensemble balance is superb, the internal voicing clear and detailed, the execution punchy, delicate, breezily confident and heartfelt by turn. This is a wonderful album in every way, highly recommended.

— Gramophone

The program is well put together and demonstrates the essence of Bliss’s style.

— British Music Society Journal



Product Description:


  • Release Date: August 09, 2024


  • UPC: 095115534427


  • Catalog Number: CHSA 5344


  • Label: Chandos


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: Arthur Bliss


  • Conductor: John Wilson


  • Performer: Black Dyke Band



Works:


  1. Welcome the Queen, F 95

    Composer: Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band

    Conductor: John Wilson


  2. Kenilworth, F 13

    Composer: Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band

    Conductor: John Wilson


  3. Suite from Adam Zero, F 1

    Composer: Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band

    Conductor: John Wilson


  4. Things to Come, F 131

    Composer: Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band

    Conductor: John Wilson


  5. The Belmont Variations, F 10

    Composer: Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band

    Conductor: John Wilson


  6. Music from The Royal Palaces, F 128

    Composer: Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band

    Conductor: John Wilson


  7. Four Dances from Checkmate, F 2

    Composer: Arthur Bliss

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band

    Conductor: John Wilson