Berlin, Irving: Berlin for Brass

Irving Berlin-Barbara Kennedy: Berlin for Brass - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Berlin for Brass

Artist:

Irving Berlin-Barbara Kennedy

Label:

Naxos American

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

636943912324

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2002-09-17

Number of Discs:

1

Irving Berlin was one of the first and one of the most prolific of tunesmiths who wrote for the Broadway stage and for Hollywood musicals. Furthermore, like Cole Porter but unlike the majority of tunesmiths who worked with lyricists, Berlin wrote both tunes and lyrics. Here we have 19 of his most popular tunes in instrumentals arranged for brass bands. The band in question is the Chestnut Brass Company, founded in Philadelphia in 1977. Most of the tunes are up-tempo, but there are also some more wistful tracks like 'When I lost you', 'What'll I do?' and 'They say it's wonderful'. No Berlin collection would be complete of course without 'White Christmas', which sounds surprisingly poignant in this mellow brass arrangement.

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