With this title we mean the musical centre of Hollywood. For hardly any publisher can offer more recordings and editions of film scores for wind orchestra than the publisher Marc Reift from Crans-Montana, Switzerland. 72 CDs with film scores from all over the world are currently on offer with almost […]
Hollywood is in Switzerland Weiterlesen »
Bran Mac Febail receives a visit to his castle from a mystical woman from the Otherworld, who makes wonderful music sound with a silver branch. She tells him that this branch comes from the apple tree in the land of Emain Ablach, the paradise island in the ocean. After her
A wonderful sea voyage to a strange island. Weiterlesen »
There’s Mr Bailey. He is somewhat vain, if not snobbish. In his fine loden he moves in the circles of aristocratic society. And here is Mr. Dunningham. He has his butterfly net under his arm, stares more at the sky than at the ground, just a dreamer. Mr. Peabody is
When Four English Gentlemen Meet…. Weiterlesen »
Sure, Portugal is in the west of Europe. But is there lawlessness there? No, of course not. Rather, this report refers to the new CD of the “Banda de Música da Força Aérea”, the wind orchestra of the Portuguese Air Force. “Wild West” is the name of this CD, which
Wild West in Portugal? Weiterlesen »
The world of the extensive possibilities of the richness of sound of a wind orchestra is presented by the Luftwaffenmusikkorps Münster under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Christian Weiper on their CD FANTASTICA. In one hour, five minutes and 44 seconds, the orchestra presents traditional brass music, contemporary original music
FANTASTICA – The world of extensive possibilities Weiterlesen »
Ach, wenn wir nur auch Clarinetti hätten!
On the Clarinet in the Works of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart –
Works, facts, sources, opinions.
Oh, if only we had Clarinetti too! Weiterlesen »
I’m getting tired of hearing that word: Corona. Nevertheless, every now and then we are asked whether there is a work concerning the corona pandemic. In fact, there are several works that have “corona” in the title, because the word is another term for “fermata” in music. Therefore these works
Who hasn’t had enough Corona yet? Weiterlesen »
If travelling to distant countries is impossible due to the pandemic, one can still explore other cultures in one’s mind. Author Karl May never visited Arab lands or the Wild West, yet he wrote captivating books about them. So why shouldn’t music take us where we cannot physically travel? In
Travelling to distant countries Weiterlesen »
A few weeks ago we reported on Josef Jiskra’s 80th birthday. Now, as a follow-up to his 80th, a CD has been released, recorded by the well-known Bohemian wind band “The 12 Pilsner”. Sensibly titled “The 12 Pilsners play music by Josef Jiskra“. The roots of all his compositions lie
Reflection on the 80th Weiterlesen »
Cirka 70 novelties have been compiled by the Rundel publishing house from Germany in its current online catalogue. An extensive programme for youth orchestras in its “eXplora series” can be found as well as works for symphonic wind band. We found and linked as many other stories as possible around
Rundel’s Online Promo Catalogue 2020/21 Weiterlesen »
