Symphonic Brass - Verdi, Bizet, Gershwin, et al

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	Aida (arr. A. Fernie) - Aida, Act II: Triumphal March
	Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (arr. D. Wright) - Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
	Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint (arr. G. Richards) - Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint (arr. G. Richards)
	Carmen Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - I. Aragonaise
	Carmen Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - II. Habanera
	Carmen Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - III. Entr'acte
	Carmen Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - IV. Intermezzo
	Carmen Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - V. Toreadors' Song
	The Planets, Op. 32 - The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
	L'arlesienne Suite No. 2: IV. Farandole (arr. H. Lorriman) - L'arlesienne Suite No. 2: IV. Farandole
	Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (arr. E. Ball) - Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod
	Spitfire Prelude and Fugue: Fugue (arr. A. Fernie) - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue: Fugue
	Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - I. It Ain't Necessarily So
	Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - II. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
	Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - III. Bess You is My Woman Now
	Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. A. Fernie) - IV. I’m On My Way
	Saving Private Ryan (arr. K. van der Woude) - Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
	1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 (arr. R. Childs) - 1812 Overture, Op. 49

Album Summary

Conductor

• Childs, Nicholas J.

Ensemble

• Black Dyke Band

Composers

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• John Williams (Film Composer) (1932 - )
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• William Walton (Composer) (1902 - 1983)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Notes & Reviews:

A collection of popular classics though not as we know them, this recording includes perennial favourites such as the Grand March from Verdi’s 'Aida', Nimrod from Elgar’s 'Enigma Variations' and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 'Overture', transcribed for brass band by prominent arranger/composers from the 1930s to the present day. Founded in 1855, the legendary Black Dyke Band has been awarded the title ‘Champion Band of Great Britain’ no less than twenty times. In their 150th year they also became European and British Open Champions 2005, and they retained the British Open title in 2006.

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Works Details

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Grand March

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Brahms, Johannes : Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 9 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1879

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Deep Inside the Sacred Temple

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1863

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Aragonaise

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Habanera

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Entr'acte

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Intermezzo

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Toreador's Song

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: Jupiter

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 7 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1916

Bizet, Georges : L' Arlésienne, incidental music for voices & orchestra

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 10/01/1872

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations :: Nimrod

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898-1899

Walton, William : Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1942

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: It Ain't Necessarily So

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Bess You Is My Woman Now

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: I'm On My Way

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1935

Williams, John : Saving Private Ryan :: Hymn to the Fallen

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 6 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1998

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : 1812 Overture, Op. 49

• Conductor: Nicholas Childs
• Ensemble: Black Dyke Band
• Notes: Morley Town Hall, West Yorkshire, England (07/02/2007-07/16/2007)
• Running Time: 9 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1880