This second volume of Septura's Brass Chamber Music Series (Vol. 1 Being Available on Naxos 8.573314) takes us back to the 17th C. and the music of Baroque Opera, in four contrasting works by Rameau, Blow, Purcell and Handel. The astounding variety in content, color 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. Each volume of this projected ten-volume set will focus on a particular period, genre and set of composers, creating a 'counter-factual history' of Brass Chamber Music. Septura aims to redefine the brass ensemble as a serious artistic medium by creating a canon of brass septet classical art-music through transcriptions, arrangements and an ever-increasing number of new commissions. Septura's members, the leading players of the new generation of British brass musicians, all hold principal positions in today's most preeminent British orchestras. Uplifting debut from a magnificent seven... all ace musicians, as this stirring, thoughtful debut CD for Naxos confirms. (The Observer, on Vol. 1)

Tracklist:

Dardanus Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): I. Ouverture
Dardanus Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): II. Menuet
Dardanus Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): III. Marche Pour Les Differentes Nations
Dardanus Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): IV. Entree D'iphise
Dardanus Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): V. Entree Pour Les Guerriers
Dardanus Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): VI. Sommeil De Dardanus
Dardanus Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): VII. Tambourin
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): Chorus Of The Graces
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): The Graces' Dance
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): Gavatt
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): Sarabande For The Graces
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): A Ground
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): Act III: Act Tune
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): Aria: With Solemn Pomp Let Mourning Cupids Bear
Venus & Adonis (Arr. M. Knight For Brass Septet): Chorus: Mourn For Thy Servant
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Overture
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Hornpipe I
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Slow Air
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Air
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Hornpipe II
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Jig
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Trumpet Air
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): March
The Married Beau, Z. 603 "The Curious Impertinent" (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): Hornpipe On A Ground
Rinaldo Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): I. Overture
Rinaldo Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): II. Aria: Sibilar Gli Angui D'aletto
Rinaldo Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): III. Aria: Il Vostro Maggio De' Bei Verdi Anni
Rinaldo Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): IV. Sinfonia
Rinaldo Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): V. March
Rinaldo Suite (Arr. S. Cox For Brass Septet): VI. Aria: Lascia Ch'io Pianga

UPC: 747313338672
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 4.14.15
Format: CD

Handel / Septura - Music for Brass Septet 2 (CD)