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Bolero & Other Blockbusters

Bolero & Other Blockbusters

  • Artist: Canadian Brass
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Total time: 60:43
  • Label: RCA Records
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  • Item #: 5178703
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Review

Bolero and Other Blockbusters finds the Canadian Brass running through 26 of the most familiar classical pieces, from "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Hall of the Mountain King" to "Also Sprach Zarathustra," commonly known as the "2001 Theme." Even if some of the compositions are abbreviated, the Brass deliver excellent version of all the pieces, making this a nice sampler or introduction for casual fans or the curious listener. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Read About This Recording

No one ever accused the Canadian Brass, one of the classical music industry’s best loved and most enduring ensembles, of being anything less than aware of what a hit tune is and on this collection the Brass have brought together some of their favorite all-time hits. Every one of the 27 tracks on this fun CD is a tune you can sing along with and that starts right at the beginning with the famous theme to the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey, aka Strauss’ "Also Sprach Zarathustra."

Famous and popular melodies by Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Haydn and Beethoven are all beautifully adapted and executed by the talented members of the Canadian Brass. There’s a beautiful reading of Mouret’s Rondeau, which may be better known as the theme to Masterpiece Theater. You’ll have trouble catching your breath during the Brass’ exciting 90 second version of Chopin’s "Minute Waltz" and you’ll definitely want to sing along with their rendition of the "Toreador Song" from Bizet’s Carmen.

Every track on this disc is a true blockbuster and the variety of styles and sounds is tremendous as is the Canadian Brass’ rich, well-honed sound. You’ll have your favorite tracks, but for the record mine is the Overture to Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore. What’s yours? Let us know!

Jacob Anthony

Quotes

"The world's leading brass ensemble." —Washington Post

Contents

Strauss: 2001 Theme; Vivaldi: Allegro from Concerto for Two Trumpets; Handel: Sarabande; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Largo (Xerxes); Ravel: Bolero; Beethoven: Turkish March (Ruins of Athens); Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Mouret: Rondeau; Haydn: Gloria (Lord Nelson Mass); Chopin: Minute Waltz; Bizet: Toreador Song; Mozart: Turkish Rondo; Nicolai/Cornelius: Cor Royale; Ballet Excerpts: Tchaikovsky: Overture (Sleeping Beauty); Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker); Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours (La Gioconda); Linke: The Glow-Worm; Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt); Offenbach: Can-Can (Gaite Parisienne;) Parry: Jerusalem; Traditional: La Virgen de la Macarena; Verdi: Grand March from Aida; Collegium Musicum: Gaudeamus Igitur; Gilbert & Sullivan: Overture to H.M.S. Pinafore; Forsythe: Golyardes' Grounde; Lutkin: Farewell Anthem.

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Bolero & Other Blockbusters
1. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176) by Strauss, Richard [1]
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:13
2. Double Trumpet Concerto for 2 trumpets, strings & continuo in C major, RV 537 by Vivaldi, Antonio
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:45
3. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, No.4 in D minor, HWV 437 by Handel, George Frederick
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 3:42
4. Boléro, ballet for orchestra by Ravel, Maurice
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 4:18
5. Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113 by Beethoven, Ludwig van
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:11
6. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) by Bach, Johann Sebastian
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 3:16
7. Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme) by Mouret, Jean-Joseph
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:43
8. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351 by Handel, George Frederick
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:42
9. Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in D minor ("Lord Nelson"), H. 22/11 by Haydn, Franz Joseph
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 3:25
10. Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ("Ombra mai fu" from the opera Serse) by Handel, George Frederick
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:36
11. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212 by Chopin, Frederic
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:34
12. Carmen, opera by Bizet, Georges
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:10
13. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i) by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:20
14. Cor royale by Nocolai,
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:02
15. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66 by Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: :22
16. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71 by Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:27
17. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts by Ponchielli, Amilcare
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:17
18. The Glow Worm (Glühwürmchen), song by Lincke, Paul
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:11
19. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46 by Grieg, Edvard
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: :57
20. Orphée aux enfers, operetta by Offenbach, Jacques
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:48
21. Jerusalem ("And did those feet in ancient time"), for chorus & organ (or orchestra) by Parry, Hubert
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:24
22. Virgen de la Macarena by Traditional
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:58
23. Aida, opera by Verdi, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 2:41
24. Gaudeamus by Anonymous
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:24
25. H. M. S. Pinafore (The Lass that Loved a Sailor), operetta by Sullivan, Arthur
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 4:06
26. Golyardes Grounde for brass by Forsyth, Malcolm
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 3:22
27. Farewell Anthem by Lutkin, Peter Christian
Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Tuba: Charles Daellenbach
Trumpet: W. Fred Mills
Horn: David Ohanian
Trumpet: Ronald Romm
Trombone: Eugene Watts
Length: 1:37

Performances

  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. James Cathedral,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
Carmen, opera - Act 2: Votre Toast Je Peu Vous le Rendre (Toreador's Song) by Bizet, Georges
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71 - Act 2, "Waltz of the Flowers" by Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts - Act 3: Dance of the Hours by Ponchielli, Amilcare
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto,Canada
  • Recording location: St.James Cathedral,Toronto,Canada
Aida, opera - Act 2, "Gloria All'egitto" ("Grand March") (ar by Verdi, Giuseppe
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene,Toronto
  • Recording location: Saint Chapelle Cathedral,Paris
  • Recording location: St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto,Canada