Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live

“All hail to a disc that features the CSO brass players in all their refulgent splendor . . . All of the arrangements are deft and colorful; the playing, needless to say, is exquisite.” — Fanfare

The legendary brass section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, long recognized for its power, dynamism and lyricism, takes center stage in this release from the Grammy® Award-winning CSO Resound label. Cheered for their performances and recordings of Mahler, Bruckner and Strauss, the CSO Brass turns its focus to works by Giovanni Gabrieli, William Walton and Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as symphonic works arranged for brass and percussion by Silvestre Revueltas, Percy Grainger and Sergei Prokofiev.

Walton Crown Imperial, Coronation March (arr. Joseph Kreines)
Jay Friedman conductor
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Gabrieli Sacrae Symphoniae No. 6: Sonata Pian e forte (arr. Eric Crees)
Mark Ridenour conductor
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Gabrieli Canzon duodecimi toni a 10 (arr. Eric Crees)
Christopher Martin trumpet
John Hagstrom trumpet
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni a 8 (No. 2) (arr. R.P. Block)
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (arr. Eric Crees)
Mark Ridenour conductor
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Grainger Lincolnshire Posy (arr. Timothy Higgins)
Mark Ridenour conductor
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Revueltas Sensemayà (arr. Bruce Roberts)
Michael Mulcahy conductor
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Three Scenes (arr. Joseph Kreines)
Dale Clevenger conductor
December 2010, Orchestra Hall, Chicago

Discs: 1
Record Label: CSO Resound
Release Date: September 6, 2011