Discography
First Recordings: Elliott Carter: Brass Quintet; Eight Pieces for Four Timpani
First Recordings: Elliott Carter: Brass Quintet; Eight Pieces for Four Timpani
Brass Quintet (1974) Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (one player) (1950) A Fantasy about Purcell’s “Fantasia upon One Note” (1974)
Track Listing
- [A1] Brass Quintet (1974)
The American Brass Quintet: Raymond Mase, trumpet; Louis Ranger, trumpet; Edward Birdwell, horn; Herbert Rankin, trombone; Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone - [A2-3, B1-6] Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (one player) (1950)
Morris Lang, timpani - [B7] A Fantasy about Purcell’s “Fantasia upon One Note” (1974)
The American Brass Quintet: Raymond Mase, trumpet; Louis Ranger, trumpet; Edward Birdwell, horn; Herbert Rankin, trombone; Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone
Details
Brass Quintet (16:39) and A Fantasy About Purcell’s Fantasia Upon One Note (3:04): Recorded 31 March-1 April 1975, Columbia Recording Studios, New York, NY
Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (24:41): Recorded 28 May and 23-24 June 1975, Columbia Recording Studios, New York, NY
Producer: Thomas Frost
Engineers: Bud Graham, Ray Moore
Notes by Elliott Carter