Teaser - new Russian recording, December 2015 - Septura - Video
PUBLISHED: Sep 30, 2015
DESCRIPTION: Stretching back from the stark Soviet soundscape of Shostakovich, through the early modernism of Prokofiev to the pre-revolutionary opulence of Scriabin and Rachmaninov, Septura redresses a lack of original music for brass by these great composers by charting a turbulent seventy years of Russian history. Brass instruments feature prominently in these composers’ symphonic output, and Septura is a natural fit for their chamber music. The focus here is on piano works with one prominent exception: perhaps Septura’s most ambitious transcription to date, Shostakovich’s profound and deeply personal Eighth String Quartet.
Sheet music published by Resonata Music - http://bit.ly/1qgiRlw
http://www.septura.org http://www.naxos.com
Recorded by Phil Rowlands and Jim Unwin
Video by Matthew Knight
Septura:
Trumpets: Philip Cobb Simon Cox Huw Morgan Alan Thomas
Trombones: Matthew Gee Edward Jones Matthew Knight Dan West