Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Septura
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2015
Size: 1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
01. I. Largo
02. II. Allegro molto
03. III. Allegretto
04. IV. Largo
05. V. Largo
Prokofiev: Pieces (10), Op. 12
06. No. 1. Marche
07. No. 2. Gavotte
08. No. 9. Scherzo humoristique
09. No. 8. Allemande
Prokofiev: March & Scherzo from “The Love for Three Oranges”, Op. 33c
10. March and Scherzo from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter: II. March: Tempo di Marcia (arr. S. Cox for brass septet)
Scriabin: Preludes (6), Op. 13
11. 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 1 in C Major: Maestoso (arr. M. Knight for brass septet)
Scriabin: Preludes (3), Op. 35
12. 3 Preludes, Op. 35: No. 3 in C Major: Scherzoso (arr. M. Knight for brass septet)
Scriabin: Preludes (4), Op. 31
13. No. 4 in A-Flat: Lento
14. No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor: Con stravaganza
Scriabin: Preludes (5), Op. 16
15. 5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 4 in E-Flat Minor: Lento (arr. M. Knight for brass septet)
Scriabin: Preludes (24), Op. 11
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 6 in B Minor: Allegro (arr. M. Knight for brass septet)
Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34
17. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. S. Cox for brass septet)
Rachmaninov: Morceaux (6), Op. 11
18. No. 3. Russian theme
19. No. 2. Scherzo
20. No. 5. Romance
21. No. 6. Slava! (Glory)
Stretching back from the stark Soviet soundscape of Shostakovich, through the early modernism of Prokofiev to the pre-revolutionary opulence of Scriabin and Rachmaninov, Septura redresses a lack of original music for brass by these great composers by charting a turbulent seventy years of Russian history. Brass instruments feature prominently in these composers’ symphonic output, and Septura is a natural fit for their chamber music. The focus is piano music with one prominent exception: perhaps Septura’s most ambitious transcription to date, Shostakovich’s profound and deeply personal Eighth String Quartet. Volumes 1 and 2 are available on Naxos 8573314 and 8573386.