Wind
Ensemble
|
| Forward
March |
Great American
Marches played by the U.S. Army Band |
| Eastman Wind Ensemble |
Music of Holst, Vaughan
Williams and Persichetti (great performances of famous
band classics) |
| The Golden Age of the
March |
Classic marches from the
early 20th century, performed by the Washington Winds |
Flute
|
James Galway’s
Greatest Hits
|
Classical and pop selections
from one of the two greatest flutists of the last century. |
| The Best of Jean-Pierre
Rampal |
Music of Bach, Handel,
Mozart and others performed by the other of the two greatest
flutists of the last century. |
| Greatest Hits of the
Flute |
21 selections ranging from
Mozart to ragtime. |
Suite for Flute and
Jazz Piano Trio
Rampal and Claude Bolling. |
Interesting fusion of jazz
and classical styles |
| Astor Piazolla: Complete
Music for Flute and Guitar |
|
| Mozart: Flute Concertos
1 and 2 |
Swedish Chamber Orchestra;
Patrick Gallois, Flute |
| Paul Taffanel: Andante
and ScherzettinoEmi Distefano, Flute |
This is a fabulous demo
recording by a former CLES flutist! The recording was done
in her junior year at CHS. |
Clarinet
|
| Orchestral Excerpts
for Clarinet |
21 excerpts from major
symphonic works. This CD is intended to be used as a tutorial
for clarinetists preparing for symphony auditions, but it serves
as a great example to younger players of tone and technique.
Recorded by Larry Combs, principal clarinet with the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra. |
| Mozart: Music for Winds |
Performances by the New
World Basset Horn Trio. The basset horn was a forerunner of
the modern bass clarinet. |
| Mozart: Clarinet Concerto |
Cleveland Orchestra; Robert
Marcellus, Clarinet |
Mixed
Woodwind and Horn
|
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Clarinet Concerto, Bassoon Concerto, Oboe Concerto |
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Mozart: Clarinet Concerto,
Sinfonia Concertante |
The sinfonia concertante
was written for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and french horn. |
| Mozart: Clarinet Quintet,
Horn Quintet, Oboe Quartet |
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Chamber Ensemble |
Bassoon
|
| The Vivaldi Collection |
Complete Bassoon Concertos,
vol. 1 |
Saxophone
|
| The Sound of the Italian
Saxophone Quartet Live concert in Verona. |
A saxophone quartet is
comprised of a soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. |
French
Horn
|
| Robert Schumann: Konzertstuck
for 4 Horns and Orchestra |
Seattle Symphony; Gerard
Schwartz, cond.
|
| Mozart Distilled: Peter
Landgren, horn; Atlantic String Quartet |
All four of Mozart’s
horn concertos performed with a string quartet instead of a
full orchestra. Peter Landgren is the principal horn with the
Baltimore Symphony. |
| Horn Concertos: Barry
Tuckwell, horn |
Concertos by Telemann,
Haydn and others performed by one of the greatest French hornists
of the 20th century. |
Trumpet
|
| Greatest Hits of the
Trumpet |
24 short selections from
a wide variety of periods and styles. |
| The London Trumpet
Sound |
Classical and pop selections performed by trumpeters from various London
orchestras. |
| Classic Wynton: Wynton
Marsalis, trumpet |
Concertos and virtuosic
trumpet showpieces
|
Trombone
|
| The London Trombone
Sound |
Classical and pop/rock
selections performed by trombonists from seven London
orchestras. Includes “76 Trombones” performed by 76 trombonists! |
Tuba
|
| American Music for
Tuba: David Zerkel ,tubist |
Includes music for solo
tuba, tuba and piano; tuba, euphonium and piano, and tuba
and wind ensemble
|
Brass
Quintet/Brass Ensemble
|
| Philip Jones Brass
Ensemble: Music from the Royal Court |
This 2 CD set features
music from the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. PJBE
is recognized by brass players as being one of the finest brass
ensembles of all time. |
| Carnival for Brass:
St. Louis Brass Quintet |
Light classical selections,
marches and ragtime. |
| Red Hot Jazz:The Candian
Brass |
Music of Jelly Roll Morton,
Scott Joplin and others arranged and performed by the most
famous brass quintet in history. |
| Christmas Around the
World: The Lyric Brass Quintet |
Traditional carols and
songs. Very creative arrangements, brilliantly performed.
|
Jazz
|
|
The Duke Ellington
Legacy
|
Selections include take
the A Train, C Jam Blues, Cottontail, Satin Doll, many others. |
| Duke Ellington: Three
Suites |
Jazz versions of The Nutcracker
Suite and Peer Gynt Suites |
| The Complete Atomic
Basie Landmark album from 1957. |
Arrangements by the great
Neal Hefti especially for Count Basie’s swing band. Selections
include Lil’ Darlin, The Kid from Red Bank, Splanky,
many others. Quite simply some of the best ensemble and solo
playing one can hear in a swing band. |
| This is Jazz vol. 11:
Count Basic |
Selections include One
O’Clock Jump, Red Bank Boogie, Lester Leaps In, many
others including a live performance Jumpin’ at the Woodside
with the combined Basie and Duke Ellington bands. |
| Charlie Parker (alto
sax) |
Parker was one of the most
creative and influential musicians in post swing era jazz.
He, along with Miles Davis andf Dizzy Gillespie popularized
a style of jazz called be-bop. This CD features many of his
most famous recordings including Yardbird
Suite, Scrapple from the Apple, Ornithology and Ko-Ko. |