Music For Brass Septet 2

This second volume of Septura’s brass chamber music series takes us back to the 17th century and the music of Baroque opera, in four contrasting works by Rameau, Blow, Purcell and Handel. The astounding variety in content, colour and character of the originals demands especially inventive arrangements, and these pieces are vividly brought to life by incorporating stylistic elements from ‘period performance’. The exhilarating result is a stunningly virtuosic set of new Baroque works for brass. Volume 1 is available on Naxos 8573314.

Blow:
 Venus and Adonis: A Mournful Masque
 
Handel:
 Rinaldo Suite
 
Purcell:
 The Married Beau or The Curious Impertinent - incidental music, Z603
 
Rameau:
 Dardanus Suite