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Amazon.co.uk Reviews
Take a fine organist and crack brass ensemble, bathe them in wide-ranging, vivid sound and you've got a recipe for an exciting disc. That's what Telarc has done in Baroque Music for Brass and Organ, a live recording of the Empire Brass Quintet playing effective arrangements of Baroque favorites and rarities. It may seem odd to hear a Handel Violin Sonata or a Telemann Trio Sonata played by a brass-organ combo, but it works thanks to clever arrangements and superb playing. A highlight here is the "Largo" of the Handel work, where marvellous horn and trombone solos enhance its beauties. And of course, such favourites as Jeremiah Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary" and the "Prince of Denmark's March" join Campra's stately "Rigaudon" and other stirring processional pieces. The SACD version adds another level of air and bite, but the CD layer of this hybrid disc is demonstration quality too. --Dan Davis, Amazon.com
