Composer: John Blow, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Jean Philippe Rameau
Performer: Septura
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2015
Size: 1.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Rameau: Dardanus Suite (arr. S. Cox for brass septet)
01. I. Ouverture
02. II. Menuet
03. III. Marche pour les differentes nations
04. IV. Entree d’Iphise
05. V. Entree pour les Guerriers
06. VI. Sommeil de Dardanus
07. VII. Tambourin
Blow: Venus and Adonis (arr. M. Knight for brass septet) (excerpts)
08. Chorus of the Graces
09. The Graces’ Dance
10. Gavatt
11. Sarabande for the Graces
12. A Ground
13. Act III: Act Tune
14. Aria: With Solemn Pomp Let Mourning Cupids Bear
15. Chorus: Mourn for thy Servant
Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, “The Curious Impertinent” (arr. S. Cox for brass septet) (excerpts)
16. Overture
17. Hornpipe I
18. Slow Air
19. Air
20. Hornpipe II
21. Jig
22. Trumpet Air
23. March
24. Hornpipe on a Ground
Handel: Rinaldo Suite (arr. S. Cox for brass septet)
25. I. Overture
26. II. Aria: Sibilar gli angui d’Aletto
27. III. Aria: Il vostro maggio de’ bei verdi anni
28. IV. Sinfonia
29. V. March
30. VI. Aria: Lascia ch’io pianga
This second volume of Septura’s brass chamber music series takes us back to the 17th century and the music of Baroque opera, in four contrasting works by Rameau, Blow, Purcell and Handel. The astounding variety in content, colour and character of the originals demands especially inventive arrangements, and these pieces are vividly brought to life by incorporating stylistic elements from ‘period performance’. The exhilarating result is a stunningly virtuosic set of new Baroque works for brass. Volume 1 is available on Naxos 8573314.