The Olympic flame is blazing again.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France. Musically, the publisher Marc Reift has announced this event with the CD “Olympic Flame”.
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The Best Label for Wind Instruments: Crystal Records
Crystal Records specialises in first-class instrumental solo and ensemble recordings and has been called “probably the best wind catalogue in the world” by Fanfare Magazine and “the premier wind label in the world” by Stevenson CD Guide. These excellent attributes are no coincidence, in fact Crystal Records has one of …
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New “old” CDs at a special price
Once again, the CD archive has been thinned out and quite a few sound carriers have been digitised. Therefore, new “old” CDs are now available for you at a special price of € 5.95 each. Take advantage of this sale, as there is usually only one copy in stock. The …
Archive store: CD sales August
In August we have again digitalised several CDs and the recordings are now available on our web radio. For € 5,95 we sell these sound carriers now. Among them are very interesting recordings such as “The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World” by the Johan Willem Friso Military Band and …
The many moods of the euphonist
The euphonium is described as “the most romantic” in the sound of brass instruments. It has a large range, both down and in the higher octaves, and good soloists enchant with their rich expressiveness. Here we present two CDs, one by the soloist Robbert Vos, the other in duet with …
Catalan Wind Music: World premiere recording with Barcelona Symphonic Band
The three colourful works of this world premiere recording are a representative selection of Catalan music of the 20th century, including popular Cobla band instruments such as the Tibel and the Tenora with their bright, penetrating reed reeds and the flabiol flute with its high tones. This CD brings together …
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Hosanna – a musical jubilation
West Chester University Wind Ensemble with interesting contemporary music Conductor Andres Yozviak has intensively studied compositions based on a psychological background. “Hosannas” contains a collection of contemporary composers such as Kael Husa, John Corigliano, Charles Ives, Andrew Boysen jr. and the recently deceased David Maslanka. The latter is the eponym …
Wind Band Music in Austrian Tradition with a Breeze of Bohemia
Music for wind bands from the mountains with the Hans Koller wind orchestra The CD “Blasmusik aus den Bergen” presents 18 works from the extensive oeuvre of his more than 300 compositions by the light muse of the Austrian composer Prof. Hans Koller. Koller comes from a musical family. Already …
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Battle of hearts – two ladies fight for the heart of a count.
Bert Appermont gives his name to the current CD of the Swiss National Youth Wind Orchestra “Battle for Hearts” is a composition by Bert Appermont. In this work is a source of inspiration Heinrich von Kleist’s theater piece “Das Käthchen von Heilbronn”, written in 1810. The music recalls the underlying …
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500 Years of Reformation – an addendum
Grace for all Nation: a Reformation Document for Spiritual Music Contemporary compositions of sacred music alternate with arrangements of Christian hymns by Martin Luther. Conductor Richard R. Fischer of the “Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony“, together with “The Grace Senior Choir” (conductor: Michael D. Costello) writes in this CD “Grace …
