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Bruckner, Bernstein, Serebrier, Bartók: Mosaic / A4 Brass Quartet
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Bruckner, Bernstein, Serebrier, Bartók: Mosaic / A4 Brass Quartet

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Smith, Bates, Cavanagh, Robertson
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Sep 03, 2021
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0638
UPC
748871063822

About

SOMM Recordings is thrilled to announce the release of Mosaic featuring the label debut of the A4 Brass Quartet. Formed in 2013 at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music, the quartet comprises principal players from some of the UK’s top brass bands, including Black Dyke, Foden’s and Brighouse & Rastrick. Its unique blend of instruments – cornet (Jamie Smith), tenor horn (Jonathan Bates), baritone horn (Mike Cavanagh) and euphonium (Chris Robertson) – creates a unique sound that stands out from the standard brass quartet. An exciting kaleidoscope of new music and bespoke arrangements for the ensemble’s distinctive line-up, Mosaic makes a bold claim for the vibrancy and variety of contemporary brass music. Its aim, the quartet says, “is to take the listener on a journey in which they are never quite certain what lies around the corner”. First recordings include Bramwell Tovey’s Street Songs, inspired by photographs of 19th-century Salvation Army bands, three movements from Christian Overhead’s vibrant portraiture in music, 5 Miniatures (both composed for A4 Brass), an arrangement by Jonathan Bates of José Serebrier’s vivacious Cuarteto, Bates’s own virtuosic Toccata 2, and Daniel Hall’s visceral take on a notorious Hollywood murder dubbed The Black Dahlia, which won the A4 Brass Quartet’s inaugural composition competition in 2018.Lighter fare is provided by Elgar’s perennially popular Salut d’Amour, the ebullient Overture to Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, and three more arrangements by Bates: Percy Grainger’s dancing Molly on the Shore, the lovelorn jazz standard, Autumn Leaves, and Kentaro Sato’s tribute to victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Tsuna’ngari (‘connection’).Euphonium player Chris Robertson provides striking arrangements of Bruckner’s beloved motet Locus iste, and Bartók’s Six Romanian Folk Dances that exploit the quartet’s distinctively individual signature.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. Meditacion 06:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Meditacion
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    José Serebrier
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  2. 2 II. Danza 01:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Danza
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    José Serebrier
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  3. 3 III. Cancion 04:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Cancion
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    José Serebrier
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Ronda 01:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Ronda
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    José Serebrier
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  5. 5 Candide: Overture (arr. D. Thomas for brass quartet) 04:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Candide: Overture (arr. D. Thomas for brass quartet)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  6. 6 Toccata 2 02:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Toccata 2
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Jonathan Bates
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  7. 7 Locus iste, WAB 23 (arr. C. Robertson for brass quartet) 02:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    Locus iste, WAB 23 (arr. C. Robertson for brass quartet)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Anton Bruckner
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  8. 8 No. 1. Jocul cu bata (Stick Dance) 01:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Jocul cu bata (Stick Dance)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  9. 9 No. 2. Braul (Sash Dance) 00:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Braul (Sash Dance)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  10. 10 No. 3. Pe loc (In One Place) 01:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Pe loc (In One Place)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  11. 11 No. 4. Buciumeana (Horn Dance) 00:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. Buciumeana (Horn Dance)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  12. 12 No. 5. Poarga Romaneasca (Romanian Polka) - No. 6. Maruntel (Fast Dance) 01:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. Poarga Romaneasca (Romanian Polka) - No. 6. Maruntel (Fast Dance)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  13. 13 Les feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves) (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet) 04:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    Les feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves) (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Joseph Kosma
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  14. 14 No. 1. Lr - A chirpy lark 02:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Lr - A chirpy lark
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Christian Overhead
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  15. 15 No. 2. Im - A rhythmic Interlude 02:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Im - A rhythmic Interlude
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Christian Overhead
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  16. 16 No. 3. Ej - A boisterous fugue 02:32
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. Ej - A boisterous fugue
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Christian Overhead
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  17. 17 Molly on the Shore (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet) 03:59
    Track
    17
    Title
    Molly on the Shore (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  18. 18 The Black Dahlia 06:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    The Black Dahlia
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Daniel Hall
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  19. 19 Tsunangari (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet) 03:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    Tsunangari (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Kentaro Sato
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  20. 20 I. In strict laid back time … 02:23
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. In strict laid back time …
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Bramwell Tovey
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  21. 21 II. Brazen 02:31
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. Brazen
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Bramwell Tovey
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  22. 22 III. Adagio: "The Silent Voices …" 05:04
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Adagio: "The Silent Voices …"
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Bramwell Tovey
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  23. 23 IV. Very Fast Indeed 02:27
    Track
    23
    Title
    IV. Very Fast Indeed
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Bramwell Tovey
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet
  24. 24 Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op. 12 (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet) 02:55
    Track
    24
    Title
    Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op. 12 (arr. J. Bates for brass quartet)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    A4 Brass Quartet