Reinhold Friedrich, Juilliard School Brass, Royal Academy of Music Brass - Gabrieli for Brass: Venetian Extravaganza (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 300 Mb | Total time: 76:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 581 | Recorded: 2017
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 300 Mb | Total time: 76:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 581 | Recorded: 2017
By combining the highly skilled Royal Academy of Music Brass and the Juilliard School Brass, trumpeter and director Reinhold Friedrich has created a virtuoso super group that is perfectly suited to the glorious antiphonal music of Giovanni Gabrieli. Not only is such a large contingent of exceptional brass players capable of producing the rich and resonant sound that is characteristic of Gabrieli's music, it also produces a credible impression of the performance space, which is usually quite difficult to convey on a standard recording. This album was made in St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, whose barrel-vaulted ceiling and brick-and-marble floor produce fantastic acoustics with a depth and breadth reminiscent of the spacious Byzantine interior of San Marco Cathedral, where Gabrieli served as maestro di cappella.