John Gardner: Music for Brass and Organ

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John Gardner: Music for Brass and Organ

Catalogue Number: TOCC0048
EAN: 5060113440488
Release Date: 17 January 2011
Duration: 67:08

organ of Brentwood Cathedral

Flourish for a Wedding, Op. 162
Easter Fantasy, Op. 232
Theme and Variations for Brass Quartet, Op. 7
Five Dances for Organ, Op.179
Sonata da Chiesa sopra un tema di Claudio Monteverdi, Op. 136
Sonata Secolare, Op. 117

Paul Archibald, trumpet
Cosmopolitan Brass
Stephen King, organ

The British composer John Gardner (b. 1917) has been astonishingly proliﬁc, writing 249 opus numbers in his sixty-year career as composer, conductor and teacher. His music – basically tonal and always impeccably crafted – is characterised by charm, grace and humour. Gardner’s musical ﬁngerprints come from his love of jazz, Renaissance and Baroque procedures and his mastery of imitative counterpoint. He generally uses established musical forms but invests them with a quirky and distinctive harmonic idiom. This CD explores his rich output for brass and organ, from the elegant Theme and Variations, Op. 7, of 1951 to the lusty Five Dances for Organ, Op. 179, written in 1988.

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Track No.	Track Title / Details	Duration

	DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM	67:08

1	Flourish for a Wedding, Op. 162 (1983) John Gardner, composer Helen Sanger, trumpet Stephen Peneycad, trumpet Alex Hambleton, horn Craig Beattie, trombone Fabian Schmidt, trombone Yao Cong Tan, tuba Stephen King, organ Cosmopolitan Brass, ensemble Chris Gardner, conductor (first recording)	2:55

2	Easter Fantasy, Op. 232 (1997) John Gardner, composer Helen Sanger, trumpet Stephen Peneycad, trumpet Craig Beattie, trombone Fabian Schmidt, trombone Stephen King, organ Cosmopolitan Brass, ensemble Chris Gardner, conductor (first recording)	6:41

3-11	Theme and Variations for Brass Quartet, Op. 7 (1951) John Gardner, composer Helen Sanger, trumpet Stephen Peneycad, trumpet Alex Hambleton, horn Craig Beattie, trombone	11:11
3	Theme: Andante flessible	0:55
4	Variation 1: Un poco meno mosso	0:48
5	Variation 2: Allegretto	0:27
6	Variation 3: Allegro giocoso	0:42
7	Variation 4: Marcia lenta	1:11
8	Variation 5: Marcia rapida	0:39
9	Variation 6: Habañera	2:54
10	Variation 7: Misterioso	1:28
11	Variation 8: Finale – Allegro vivace	2:07

12-16	Five Dances for Organ, Op.179 (1988) John Gardner, composer Stephen King, organ (first recording)	17:16
12	1. Lavolta	2:10
13	2. Pavan	4:21
14	3. Jig	3:52
15	4. Lament	3:46
16	5. Fling	3:07

17-20	Sonata da Chiesa sopra un tema di Claudio Monteverdi, Op. 136 (1976, rev. 1977) John Gardner, composer Paul Archibald, trumpet Helen Sanger, trumpet Stephen King, organ Cosmopolitan Brass, ensemble	13:44
17	I. Maestoso	4:13
18	II. Allegro	3:05
19	III. Lento e piano	3:30
20	IV. Allegro ma non troppo	2:56

21-23	Sonata Secolare, Op. 117 (1973) John Gardner, composer Paul Archibald, trumpet Helen Sanger, trumpet Kate Hainsworth, horn Fabian Schmidt, trombone Yao Cong Tan, tuba Stephen King, organ Cosmopolitan Brass, ensemble Chris Gardner, conductor (first recording)	15:21
21	I. Allegro con brio	4:40
22	II. Ciacona (largo)	6:18
23	III. Finale (vivace)	4:23