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Chandos

Transatlantic

$21.99

Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Onyx Brass, Viv McLean
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Aug 01, 2025
Catalog #
CHAN 20399
UPC
0095115239926

About

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.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Roaring Fanfare 00:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Roaring Fanfare
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    William Walton
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  2. 2 China Gates (arr. D. Gordon-Shute for brass quintet) 05:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    China Gates (arr. D. Gordon-Shute for brass quintet)
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    John Adams
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  3. 3 Funeral March (1938, fragment, completed by B. Hughes) 04:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Funeral March (1938, fragment, completed by B. Hughes)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  4. 4 I. Tempo moderato 03:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Tempo moderato
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Florence Beatrice Price
    Performer
    Viv McLean
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  5. 5 II. Andante cantabile (with much expression) 04:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile (with much expression)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Florence Beatrice Price
    Performer
    Viv McLean
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  6. 6 III. Tempo moderato 03:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Tempo moderato
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Florence Beatrice Price
    Performer
    Viv McLean
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  7. 7 I. Allegro vivace 04:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Malcolm Arnold
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  8. 8 II. Chaconne: Andante con moto 04:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Chaconne: Andante con moto
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Malcolm Arnold
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  9. 9 III. Con brio 03:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Con brio
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Malcolm Arnold
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  10. 10 Novelette in Fourths (arr. T. Jackson for brass quintet) 03:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    Novelette in Fourths (arr. T. Jackson for brass quintet)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  11. 11 A Fanfare for June 30th 1970 02:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    A Fanfare for June 30th 1970
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  12. 12 Prelude 02:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Gordon Langford
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  13. 13 Polonaise 02:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    Polonaise
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Gordon Langford
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  14. 14 Promenade 02:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    Promenade
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Gordon Langford
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  15. 15 Flourish on the Morris Call (arr. C. Gordon for brass band) 00:31
    Track
    15
    Title
    Flourish on the Morris Call (arr. C. Gordon for brass band)
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  16. 16 I. Soubrette Song: Allegretto 02:22
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Soubrette Song: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Joseph Horovitz
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  17. 17 II. Trick-Cyclists: Vivace 01:35
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Trick-Cyclists: Vivace
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Joseph Horovitz
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  18. 18 III. Adagio-Team: Lento Moderato 02:39
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Adagio-Team: Lento Moderato
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Joseph Horovitz
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  19. 19 IV. Soft-Shoe-Shuffle: Moderato ma giacoso 02:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Soft-Shoe-Shuffle: Moderato ma giacoso
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Joseph Horovitz
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  20. 20 V. Les Girls: Allegro vivace ma comodo 01:59
    Track
    20
    Title
    V. Les Girls: Allegro vivace ma comodo
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Joseph Horovitz
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  21. 21 I. Dancisca (for Antony) 00:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Dancisca (for Antony)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  22. 22 II. Waltz (for Agnes) 00:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Waltz (for Agnes)
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  23. 23 III. Bi-Tango (for Misha) 00:39
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Bi-Tango (for Misha)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  24. 24 IV. Two-Step (for Mr. B) 00:34
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Two-Step (for Mr. B)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass
  25. 25 V. MTV (for Jerry) 02:06
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. MTV (for Jerry)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Ensemble
    Onyx Brass