℗ 2016 NMC Recordings
Released October 7, 2016
Duration 1h 18m 52s
Record Label NMC Recordings
Catalogue No. NMCD226
Genre Classical (Wind Ensemble/Band Music)
 

War Memorials: Music for Brass Band

Tredegar Town Band, Ian Porthouse, Cory Band, Philip Harper, Robert Childs

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1.1
Occasional Overture, Op. 38 (arr. by P. Hindmarsh)
Paul Hindmarsh; Benjamin Britten; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
7:42
War Memorial, Op. 50  
1.2
No. 1. Men Marching
Robin Holloway; Cory Band; Philip Harper
11:11
1.3
Voices (In Memoriam)
Lucy Pankhurst; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
10:43
1.4
No. 2. From Hills and Valleys
Robin Holloway; Cory Band; Philip Harper
13:20
1.5
The Maunsell Forts
John McCabe; Cory Band; Robert Childs
16:29
1.6
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare I
Benjamin Britten; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
0:44
Diversions (After B. Britten's Diversions, Op. 21)  
1.7
No. 1. Prelude: His Depth (Lucy Pankhurst)
Lucy Pankhurst; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
3:46
1.8
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare II
Benjamin Britten; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
0:41
1.9
No. 2. Scherzo: His Vitality (Simon Dobson)
Simon Dobson; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
3:17
1.10
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare III
Benjamin Britten; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
0:46
1.11
No. 3. March: His Sympathy (Paul McGee)
Paul McGee; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
4:29
1.12
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare IV
Benjamin Britten; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
1:06
1.13
No. 4. Toccata: His Skill (Gavin Higgins)
Gavin Higgins; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse
4:38
Ian Porthouse conducts the Tredegar Town Band while Phillip Harper and Robert Childs lead the Cory Band on this rich collection of music for brass. The period between the two World Wars was prolific for brass with names like Elgar, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Herbert Howells, Arthur Bliss, John Ireland and others adding their voices to a growing repertoire. Unfortunately few of their compositions paid tribute to the loss of so many young lives, countless brass players among them. The War Memorials receiving their first recorded performances here are of more recent vintage, framed by Benjamin Britten, whose pacifist sympathies are enshrined in some of his finest works, the War Requiem being the most famous.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – NMC Recordings Studio Masters

Occasional Overture, Voices (In Memoriam), Diversions After Benjamin Britten and St. Edmundsbury Fanfare were recorded on January 23, 2016 at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun, Aberdare, Wales Recording engineer: Richard Scott (World of Sound) War Memorials Nos. 1 & 2 were recorded in July 2016, Parc Hall, Cwm-Parc, Wales Recording engineer: Melissa Dee (World of Sound) The Maunsell Forts was recorded January 2010 by BBC Radio 3 at the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass, Manchester Recording engineer: Tim Archer Recording producer: Paul Hindmarsh Executive producer for NMC: Colin Matthews
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-7.05
-19.38 to -0.50
-28.92
-36.39 to -23.72
-24.64
-32.50 to -18.50
14
9 to 20
1
Occasional Overture, Op. 38 (arr. by P. Hindmarsh)
-0.50-23.72-18.715
2
No. 1. Men Marching
-0.50-24.84-20.715
3
Voices (In Memoriam)
-0.50-25.93-21.916
4
No. 2. From Hills and Valleys
-0.50-24.13-19.214
5
The Maunsell Forts
-1.00-26.65-21.717
6
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare I
-19.38-36.39-32.19
7
No. 1. Prelude: His Depth (Lucy Pankhurst)
-11.35-32.06-28.211
8
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare II
-17.06-32.85-28.510
9
No. 2. Scherzo: His Vitality (Simon Dobson)
-0.52-24.13-20.815
10
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare III
-17.91-34.12-30.310
11
No. 3. March: His Sympathy (Paul McGee)
-7.28-36.02-32.520
12
St. Edmundsbury Fanfare IV
-14.58-31.34-27.211
13
No. 4. Toccata: His Skill (Gavin Higgins)
-0.52-23.75-18.514

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