Psalm: Contemporary British Trumpet Concertos

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Desbruslais's immaculate playing and faultless musicality serve all these works well. I do not think that his playing in these works could be bettered...The Orchestra of the Swan's committed... — MusicWeb International, 2nd February 2015 More…

Release Date: 10th Nov 2014
Catalogue No: SIGCD403
Label: Signum
Length: 65 minutes

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Pritchard, Deborah: Skyspace

Work length9:49

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$9.80

Simon Desbruslais
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods

I. Aurum

Track length1:18

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$1.40

II. Aurum Resonance

Track length1:23

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III. Light Iridescent

Track length0:49

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$1.40

IV. Opaque

Track length0:48

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V. Opaque Resonance

Track length2:04

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VI. Dark Iridescent

Track length1:06

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VI. Cerulean

Track length2:21

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Saxton: Psalm - A Song of Ascents

Work length15:44

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Simon Desbruslais
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods

McCabe, J: Trumpet Concerto 'La Primavera'

Work length19:08

$3.50

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Simon Desbruslais
Orchestra of the Swan
Kenneth Woods

I. Allegro

Track length5:23

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II. Andante

Track length8:37

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III. Quick

Track length5:08

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Saxton: Shakespeare Scenes

Work length20:57

$5.00

$7.00

Simon Desbruslais
Orchestra of the Swan
David Curtis

I. The Magic Wood

Track length2:32

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$1.40

II. Falstaff

Track length5:23

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III. The Storm on the Heath

Track length3:42

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IV. Masque

Track length4:41

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V. The Magic Island

Track length4:39

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A collection of new works for trumpet and orchestra by British composers Deborah Pritchard, Robert Saxton and John McCabe, performed by renowned trumpeter Simon Desbruslais with the Orchestra of the Swan under conductors Kenneth Woods and David Curtis.

Skypace: "My work draws its inspiration from the Skyspaces of the light artist James Turrell. His installations take the form of chambers or canopies with a large aperture above that enables the viewer to look at the sky, as if through a frame, and whilst the sun rises or sets lights are used inside the room to affect the viewer's perception. My piece is a reflection on the changing colours of both sky and chamber, and is divided into seven miniatures." Deborah Pritchard

La Primavera: "The Trumpet Concerto 'La Primavera' is so-called because the initial impulse for the piece came from considering two aspects of the coming of Spring: the exuberance and vitality of burgeoning new growth, and the flowering (literally!) of the new or refreshed life as it expands." John McCabe

"The shape and sound of 'Psalm - A Song of Ascents' were in my mind long before the title, and when I began work on the score in September 1992 it became clear that the piece was not so much a concerto as a poem for solo trumpet and small orchestra ... The title which I decided on eventually refers to some of the later psalms which, in the King James version, are called Songs of Degrees and in the Revised Versions, Songs of Ascents. I interpreted this as a spiritual (rather than as a literal) ascent, and as I wished to exploit both the singing and the more agile, dancing aspects of the trumpet, the idea of a textless psalm seemed appropriate… [Shakespeare Scenes]... it seemed appropriate to pay tribute to Stratford-upon-Avon’s greatest son. There are five pieces/movements whose tonal centres outline the musical letters of Shakespeare’s name, so that the latter forms the structural basis of the whole." Robert Saxton

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2nd February 2015

Desbruslais's immaculate playing and faultless musicality serve all these works well. I do not think that his playing in these works could be bettered...The Orchestra of the Swan's committed support - and that of the two conductors - is also part of the success of this release. Excellent recordings and illuminating notes by the composers are definitely an added asset to this most desirable release.

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