European Brass Band Championships 2011 - CD

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British Bandsman CD of the Year 2011.

With the imposing backdrop of the Alps and the deep blue-grey waters of Lake Geneva framed in every south facing window of the newly-refurbished Auditorium Stravinski, we could not have wished for a more picturesque setting for the 2011 European Brass Band Championships. After a memorable four days of quality music-making and engaging entertainment, Manger Musikklag from Norway's equally beautiful fjord coast, where its brass band heart beats fastest, reached the summit of European banding for the first time, having been 'in the frame' on more than one occasion in the past. What struck a chord with so many of the cognoscente in the capacity audiences, who were drawn to the cultural hub of Montreux, was the undemonstrative yet unfailingly musical way in which Manger achieved its victory. Under conductor Peter Szilvay's intelligent direction, the band produced two of the most satisfying performances of the weekend, in which the music leaped off the page with flair and imagination.

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Disc 1

1	Audivi Media Nocte	Oliver Waespi	Manger Musikklag	18.50
2	Toccata for Brass Band	Jean-Selim Abdelmoula	European Youth Brass Band	5.45
3	The Old Chalet	Traditional arr. Howard Snell	European Youth Brass Band	5.06
4	The Dreaded Groove and Hook	Simon Dobson	European Youth Brass Band	3.47
5	Welsh Fantasy	Gareth Wood and Gordon Langford	Cory Band	5.33
6	Stabat Mater	Karl Jenkins arr. Andrew Wainwright and Robert Childs	Cory Band	13.09
7	Vertex	Stephen Hodel	Ensemble de Cuivres Euphonia	7.07
8	Of Men and Mountains	Edward Gregson	Ensemble de Cuivres Euphonia	16.38

Disc 2

1	Old Licks Bluesed Up	Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen	Manger Musikklag	18.35
2	Benediction	John Stevens	Duo Synthesis	4.10
3	Gankino Horo	Traditional arr. Holm	Duo Synthesis	2.28
4	Es Burebuebli Goes Strange	Traditional arr. James	Heinz Saurer (Trumpet) with Swiss Brass Consort	3.05
5	Be a Clown	Cole Porter arr. Alan Fernie	Swiss Brass Consort	1.31
6	Brillante	Peter Graham	David Childs and David Thornton (Euphoniums) with Cory Band	5.15
7	Agincourt Song	John Dunstable arr. Elgar Howarth	Brassband Burgermusik Luzern	2.08
8	The Lonely Maid	Traditional arr. Thomas Rüedi	Brassband Burgermusik Luzern	5.57
9	Pas Redoublé	Camille Saint-Saëns arr. Michael Bach	Brassband Burgermusik Luzern	3.48
10	From Ancient Times	Jan Van Der Roost	Cory Band	18.12
11	Finale from William Tell Overture	Gioacchino Rossini arr. Hawkins	Cory Band	2.50

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Code: 21621
Product type: CDs
Genre: Contests
Artist: Various
Contest: European Brass Band Championships