Uploaded by canadianbrass on Sep 10, 2011
Canadian Brass trumpeters Brandon Ridenour and Chris Coletti discuss their arrangement process for adapting the music of Brahms On Brass.
The inspiration for Canadian Brass to undertake the music of Brahms came from an innovative adaptation of the 1897 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122 by arranger and trombone virtuoso Ralph Sauer.
After beginning rehearsals of the Preludes, Brandon Ridenour and Chris Coletti reached into their own recollections playing the piano Waltzes, Opus 39. They both recognized how perfectly suited these waltzes would be for adaptation to modern brass instruments. It has been said that this music exhibits some of Brahms' most technically proficient writing -- with refined melody and a rhythmic individuality that he had exhibited right from the start of his career. Transporting the listener through so many moods, these Waltzes conjure up gypsy music, Bohemian folksong and whirling Viennese soirees, but overall they reflect the German Spirit.
Separating these two major Brahms collections is the Ballade, Opus 10, No. 1 from 1854. Brandon Ridenour has profoundly captured the drama inherent in this work in his compelling adaptation. With its quiet opening and quiet closing the Ballade stands neatly between the spirited Waltzes and the reflective and lyrical Chorale Preludes.
Each of the pieces performed on this CD expresses the powerful music of Brahms from an entirely new perspective. The distribution of parts between brass instruments brings a new dimension and sound to these classic pieces and the brass in particular offers opportunities to hear new colors, timbres and musical inflections. The brass ensemble repertoire has been greatly enhanced with these unbelievably significant new contributions.
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Cool Tuba!
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I like all the horns lying around in the background.
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Love the video. Love the music. Can't wait to get the CD!
5 months ago 2
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Gorgeous!!! Brahms is heavenly.
5 months ago 2
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did you guys do Hungarian dance number 5?
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What's the name of this music (in the beginning of the video)? I love Brahms!
igordotrompete 5 months ago
Sixteen Waltzes, Opus 39 # 15
There are two arrangements for piano, 2 and 4 hands
canadianbrass 5 months ago