Overture! The Philharmonic Brass
485 4171 (Decca Classics, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (3 November 2023)
Tracks: 6
Booklet pages: 24
℗ 2023 The Philharmonic Brass, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
© 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Main country of recording: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Overture! The Philharmonic Brass published on 16 December 2023
The Philharmonic Brass
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor
Dmitri Shostakovich, arranged for brass ensemble by Peter J Lawrence:
1 Festive Overture, Op 96
George Gershwin, arranged for brass ensemble by Peter J Lawrence:
2 Cuban Overture
Giuseppe Verdi, arranged for brass ensemble by Matthias Höfs:
3 La Forza del Destino Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged for brass ensemble by Matthias Höfs:
4 Egmont Overture, Op 84
Alexander Borodin, arranged for brass ensemble by Peter J Lawrence:
5 Prince Igor Overture
Antonín Dvořák, arranged for brass ensemble by Peter J Lawrence:
6 Carnival Overture, Op 92
What happens when the illustrious brass sections of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic come together? The answer is The Philharmonic Brass. This debut album is conducted by Tugan Sokhiev and includes virtuoso arrangements of some of the best-known overtures including Verdi's La Forza del Destino and Gershwin's Cuban Overture.
Recorded in June 2022 at Teldex Studio, Berlin, Germany.