Instrument: mixed brass in 16 parts inc score
Grade: conservatoire
Catalogue No: 9104
ISMN No: 9790570277315
Scored for 5 trumpets (+flugelhorn) 4 horns 3 trombones 3 tubas timpani
One of Bach's very greatest compositions. Each individual variation is brought to life with extraordinary instrumental colour leading to a magnificent majestic climax.
Recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra Brass, and also recorded by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass.
"Eric Crees is one of the greatest arrangers for brass music in the world. I do many concerts around the world and I always insist on doing Eric's arrangements wherever I go. There simply is no better transcriber for brass than Eric Crees."Jay Friedman, Principal Trombone, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Conductor
"The three Renaissance pieces by Giovanni Gabrieli [Eric Crees edition] are especially successful
The various voices of Bach's "Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor"[arr. Crees] shine out with absolute clarity in this arrangement that projects the work's contrapuntal complexities with gleaming clarity."All Music Guide
""The editions are by Gabrieli scholar Eric Crees. Crees also provides the organ-like performing version of the Bach work, an arrangement most notable for its transparency and delicacy, yet with a finale of blazing power.ArkivMusic.com
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live