MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORD M mint
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED No
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Frederick Fennell – conducting
PERCY ALDRIDGE GRAINGER (1882 - 1961)
lincolnshire posy, folk song suite for wind band (bfms 34) – 15:58
BERNARD ROGERS (1893 – 1968)
japanese dances (3) for orchestra nos 1-03 (complete) – 11:02
DARIUS MILHAUD (1892 – 1974)
suite française (5) for wind band op. 248a – 16:01
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864 – 1949)
serenade for 13 wind instruments in e flat major op. 7 (trv 106) - 10:09
Wind instruments make a big noise, are heard in the open air or in beer tents, and usually play marches and folk music
That's the general consensus of opinion
And it is one that must be decidedly contradicted!
Anyone who has ever experienced listening to a good wind ensemble knows
That the 'big blowers' can certainly match a symphony orchestra when it comes to refined dynamics and magnificent sound
This finding has prevailed in America ever since the beginning of the 20th century
And therefore it is not surprising that the best ensembles are still to be found there
The Eastman Wind Ensemble is a model of a modern wind band
And thanks to its flexible instrumental formation it has no problem with performing both older and more modern scores
Thus it is no wonder that four highly different composers are united in this album
Percy Grainger's gripping arrangements of English folk melodies are happily found alongside Roger's Japanese Dances and Milhaud's wanderings through French provinces
And as an encore there are late-Romantic harmonies penned by the young Richard Strauss
Because all these works are original compositions, "Winds in HiFi" is an excellent introduction to music for wind instruments
RECORDING March 1958 at the Eastman Theatre Rochester New York
ENGINEERING C.R. Fine
LABEL Mercury
RE MASTERING Heinz Wildhagen
RE RELEASED August 2004
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas Germany
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Classic / Orchestral Music
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
