Prokofiev / Septura Music For Brass Septet 3 CD

Stretching back from the stark Soviet soundscape of Shostakovich, through the early modernism of Prokofiev to the pre-revolutionary opulence of Scriabin and Rachmaninov, Septura redresses a lack of original music for brass by these great composers by charting a turbulent seventy years of Russian history. Brass instruments feature prominently in these composers' symphonic output, and Septura is a natural fit for their chamber music. The focus is piano music with one prominent exception: perhaps Septura's most ambitious transcription to date, Shostakovich's profound and deeply personal Eighth String Quartet. Volumes 1 and 2 are available on Naxos 8.573314 and 8.573386.

1. I. Largo 2. II. Allegro Molto 3. III. Allegretto 4. IV. Largo 5. V. Largo 6. No. 1. Marche 7. No. 2. Gavotte 8. No. 9. Scherzo Humoristique 9. No. 8. Allemande 10. II. March: Tempo Di Marcia 11. No. 1 in C Major: Maestoso 12. No. 3 in C Major: Scherzoso 13. No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Lento 14. No. 2 in F-Sharp minor: Con Stravaganza 15. No. 4 in E-Flat minor: Lento 16. No. 6 in B minor: Allegro 17. No. 14. Vocalise in E minor 18. No. 3. Russian Theme 19. No. 2. Scherzo 20. No. 5. Romance 21. No. 6. Slava! (Glory)