Hammered Brass (Works by Berio, Crawford, Eben, Marland, Xenakis) - Wallace Collection

Music by the composers Petr Eben, Luciano Berio, Iannis Xenakis, Steve Martland and Robert Crawford.

The Wallace Collection was founded by John Wallace in 1986 to explore and perform the extensive brass repertory, and has become one of the world's pioneering brass ensembles with an international reputation for innovative programming. All the works on this album are premiere recordings.

The five variations in the Quintet by Czech composer Petr Eben are based on a fifteenth-century chorale theme. In the five variations the texture is organised by juxtaposing different permutations of instruments against others. The meaning of the title is apparent from the opening phrase. A short (single-movement) but remarkable work, it shows a continuation of Berio's relentless exploration of the brass idiom that was evident in his iconoclastic Sequenzas for trombone (1966) and trumpet (1984). Hammered Brass moves seamlessly through sections in which the ideas are derived from the processes of manufacture of Pewter, Silver Filigree, Gold Leaf, Bronze and Burnished Brass.

Quintet 'Variazioni sul'uno corale' tema
00:53
Quintet 'Variazioni sul'uno corale' variation 1
02:33
Quintet 'Variazioni sul'uno corale' variation 2
01:08
Quintet 'Variazioni sul'uno corale' variation 3
03:11
Quintet 'Variazioni sul'uno corale' variation 4
02:45
Quintet 'Variazioni sul'uno corale' variation 5
02:14
Call - 1985
02:33
Hammered Brass Allegro
02:04
Pewter
02:13
Silver Filigree
02:06
Quicksilver
02:22
Gold Leaf
01:28
Bronze
02:47
Burnished Brass
02:57
Khal Perr
10:28
Full Fathom Five 1st Movement
04:45
Full Fathom Five 2nd Movement
02:49
Full Fathom Five 3rd Movement
03:08
Full Fathom Five 4th Movement
01:33