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Percy Grainger's
LINCOLNSHIRE POSY
performed by the Dallas Wind Symphony
Showcases the wind band music of Percy Grainger,
including favorites Lincolnshire Posy and
Irish Tune from County Derry ("Danny Boy").
Australia considers Grainger its greatest composer; the
U.S., where he lived most of his life, praises him as a
music educator, composer and arranger of band music; and
England considers him supremely important in the
preservation and arrangement of British folk songs.
Grainger's gems are performed to perfection by America's
only full-time professional wind band, conducted by
Jerry Junkin. Grainger specified many unusual, optional,
instruments, and this recording has them all. Hear these
"original instrument" performances in the spectacular
sonics captured by Reference Recordings' world-renowned
team of engineer Keith Johnson and producer Tam
Henderson.
"How could you not enjoy this disc? The sound has the
clarity, timbral fidelity, floor-shaking dynamic range,
and spatial reality that we’ve come to expect from
Reference. The performances are first-rate... this CD
offers playing of prodigious quality—and no one who
purchases it will be disappointed. Strongly
recommended." --Peter J. Rabinowitz, Fanfare
"The sound of Reference's disc is simply fantastic... If
one is looking for a single disc of Percy Grainger's
wind band music that contains a good amount of his
"hits" in addition to some surprises, in great sound and
well played, then you can hardly go wrong... it's
terrific in every way." --Uncle Dave Lewis,
AllMusic.com --
complete review
"Wow. Just plain wow. Out of left field comes one of the
best classical CDs of the year — an all-Percy Grainger
program... The strongest impression left by this disc is
the spectacular playing of the Dallas Wind Symphony —
the best overall playing I have yet heard from such an
ensemble on recorded media of any kind. This disc is
proof positive that the DWS is one of America's elite
cultural institutions, up there with the Metropolitan
Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Philadelphia
Orchestra. Don't believe me? Then get a copy of this
disc and judge for yourself. If you're not saying to
yourself "Wow, just plain wow," then you need to clean
your ears out." --Gene Gaudette, Synaphaï
(Artistic Impact: 11 - Sound Quality: 11) --
complete review
"They're all played with appropriate gusto but also,
where required, delicacy of spirit... The excellent
sound quality is augmented by fine detail..." --Jonathan
Woolf, Music Web International --
complete review
"Led by artistic director Jerry Junkin, the DWS matches
every varied mood with skill and spirit. And RR, known
for super-duper sonics, again captures the ensemble, and
the generous acoustics of the Meyerson Symphony Center,
with reach-out-and-touch-it realism; the bass drum will
give your subwoofer a workout." --Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News --
complete review
"An exquisitely well-played collection of Grainger's
folk-flavored compositions and arrangements for concert
band... What he didn't know about scoring for concert
band wasn't worth knowing. This might just be the best
Grainger album to come along since Benjamin Britten's
1969 Salute to Percy Grainger." --Terry
Teachout, Arts Journal --
complete review
"All of the pieces sparkle and captivate . . . Sonics
are excellent, an audiophile gem." --John Sunier,
Audiophile Audition --
complete review
Track Listing - The Duke of
Marlborough Fanfare; Lincolnshire Posy; The Merry King;
Children’s March; Colonial Song; Mock Morris; The
Gum-Suckers March; Molly on the Shore; Spoon River;
After-Word; Lads of Wamphray; Irish Tune from County
Derry; Shepherd’s Hey. |
