Septura – Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 7 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Septura – Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 7 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:48 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Naxos

In this seventh volume of “Music for Brass Septet”, Septura survey two of America’s greatest and most representative composers. Gershwin’s An American in Paris charts a visitor’s stroll around the French capital, absorbing the city’s atmosphere and charm, whereas the synergy of classical form and jazz animates Gershwin’s unique Preludes. Copland’s Quiet City depicts a contrasting and more understated cityscape, while the suite from the ballet Appalachian Spring displays Septura’s luminous virtuosity.

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Septura – Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 5 (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Septura – Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 5 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:26 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Naxos

Septura turn to one of the most groundbreaking periods of music history: France at the outset of the 20th century. In this fertile compositional field solo brass instruments flourished, but the chamber music landscape was barren. And so the group re-imagine works by the three composers who defined France’s unique musical direction: Fauré, Debussy and Ravel. Conjuring the full kaleidoscope of colours possible from seven brass instruments, they trace the origins of Impressionism, from Fauré’s masterful mélodies through to the iconic piano works of Debussy and Ravel.

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