Berlin Voices - About Christmas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Trisha O'Brien - Out of a Dream [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/26/2010

Buzz Brass inspired dreams with this new opus, Christmas. The quintet takes the listener out of the familiar with this majestic, elegant and refined arrangements to highlight the holiday season. The male vocal quartet Quartom joins as guest artists in 'Noël canadien' and 'The 12 days of Christmas.' The ensemble's latest volume, Inspirations, has been hailed as proof of their Inchtestament to the ensemble's sensational embouchureInch by the prestigious Gramophone magazine. Since 2002, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling all over the globe to captivate classical music lovers. Whether it's concerts consist of brass quintet alone or together with guest musicians, the original artistic propositions it presents leave nobody cold. With over 1,600 appearances to it's credit, the ensemble has reached more than 350,000 music lovers throughout North America, Europe and China. The numerous awards and distinctions that Buzz Brass has earned over the years (Opus, ADISQ, and Trille Or) attest to both the quality and the relevance of it's musical performances.

Friedrich Ladegast was one of the most important organ builders of the second half of the 19th century. He was born in 1818 in Hochhermsdorf, and so the musical world has recently celebrated his 200th birthday. On behalf of this occasion Querstand has released two albums which contain the programs of the first concerts played at two of the greatest Ladegast Organs the Merseburg Cathedral organ and the Organ at Schwerin Cathedral. It had to have been a great event for the small city of Shwerin to have decided to build one of the largest organs of the time. The number of participants in the opening concert was correspondingly large. Even at first glance the program that took place on October 3, 1871, the preferred form is evident many individual pieces in changing formations create a colorful and accessible sequence of music for a broad audience.