Barton Cummings...a Retrospective - Schubert, etc

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Album Summary

Performer

• Barton Cummings (Tuba)

Composers

• Linda Ostrander
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
• Samuel Holloman
• Jae Eun Ha
• David Uber
• Thomas Beversdorf
• James Christensen
• James Curnow (1943 - )
• Clare Grundman
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Danny Williams
• Walter Ross (1936 - )

Notes & Reviews:

This is a CD of virtuoso tuba playing. Many works were written specifically for the artist, and all are breathtaking examples of exceptional technique and musicianship. The great tubist Harvey Phillips says, "This CD exhibits musicianship of the highest order with all brass afficionados' requirements of beautiful tone, timbre and clean technique; it is a CD to enjoyrepeatedly."

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Works Details

Grundman, Clare : Tuba Rhapsody, for tuba & band

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 8 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Studio/Live: Live

Ostrander, Linda : Time Out, for tuba :: 1. Cycles

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live

Uber, David : Rhythmic Contours, for tuba & percussion :: 1. Allegro non troppo

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Studio/Live: Live

Schubert, Franz : Schwanengesang, D 957

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1828
• Studio/Live: Live

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1886
• Studio/Live: Live

Beversdorf, Thomas : Sonata for bass tuba & piano :: 1. Allegro con moto

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live

Williams, Danny : Blues for Bart, for tuba & jazz ensemble

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 5 min. 34 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live

Holloman, Samuel : Music for Tuba

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live

Christensen, James : Ballad, for tuba

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live

Ross, Walter : Midnight Variations, for tuba & tape

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 7 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Studio/Live: Live

Ha, Jae Eun : Pieces for tuba

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 11 min. 11 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live

Curnow, James : Concertino for tuba & band

• Performer: Barton Cummings (Tuba)
• Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Studio/Live: Live