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The eccentric Percy Grainger was well-known for his musical arrangements which ranged from works by other composers as well as arrangements of his own original and folk music settings. These arrangements form a body of
work which is perhaps unique in musical history.
Most of the works on this CD are taken from a series Grainger named Chosen Gems for Winds. Grainger had a musical mind of unusual breadth and vision, with interests spanning the ages from mediaeval music to the latest twentieth century developments and had the vision to see this context of the wind orchestra setting. It is likely that enlisting in the American Army as a bandsman at the outbreak of World War I, cemented his interest in wind band music, along with an awareness of Stokowski’s Bach transcriptions.
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Anonymous - Angelus ad Virginem
Chosen Gems for Winds: Anonymous - Angelus ad Virginem
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Ballade No. 17 (arr. of Machaut's Dame, par vous me sens reconfortez)
Chosen Gems for Winds: Ballade No. 17 (arr. of Machaut's Dame, par vous me sens reconfortez)
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Josquin des Prez - La Bernardina
Chosen Gems for Winds: Josquin des Prez - La Bernardina
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Prelude in the Dorian Mode (arr. of Antonio de Cabezon's Tiento del Segundo Tono)
Chosen Gems for Winds: Prelude in the Dorian Mode (arr. of Antonio de Cabezon's Tiento del Segundo Tono)
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Alfonso Ferrabosco II - Pavan on 4 Notes
Chosen Gems for Winds: Alfonso Ferrabosco II - Pavan on 4 Notes
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Jenkins - Five-Part Fantasy No. 15
Chosen Gems for Winds: Jenkins - Five-Part Fantasy No. 15
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Bach, C.P.E. - March in D major, H. 1 (BWV Anh. 122)
Chosen Gems for Winds: Bach, C.P.E. - March in D major, H. 1 (BWV Anh. 122)
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Bach - Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85: Seht, was die Liebe tut (See What His Love Can Do)
Chosen Gems for Winds: Bach - Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85: Seht, was die Liebe tut (See What His Love Can Do)
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Bach - O Mensch, bewein dein' Sunde gross, BWV 622
Chosen Gems for Winds: Bach - O Mensch, bewein dein' Sunde gross, BWV 622
Percy Grainger: Liszt - Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123/R458, "Hungarian Fantasy"
Liszt - Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123/R458, "Hungarian Fantasy"
Percy Grainger: Chosen Gems for Winds: Franck - 3 Chorals: No. 2 in B minor, M. 39
Chosen Gems for Winds: Franck - 3 Chorals: No. 2 in B minor, M. 39
Percy Grainger: Parker - 4 Musical Sketches: No. 2. Down Longford Way
Parker - 4 Musical Sketches: No. 2. Down Longford Way
May 2008
“Wind band players will find plenty to please them in this treasure chest. I suspect that many of these works will find their way into the repertoire, and hope that they will be given equally warm recorded sound and winning performances as here.”
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