One of the compositions that was playing at the anual concert of the Haifa Technion's orchestra conducted by Maestro David Sofer. The concert took place on June 26th 2022 at the Churchill hall at the Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Actually, Dave, the guy who wrote it -- Frank Perkins -- had intended it to be played even faster than that... ;-) ... as he shows in his own recording of the piece...
Great arrangement, I think. Or at least from what I can tell... The tempo was way too fast, and a lot of the nuances of this arrangement (which I would like to hear again, but in a slower speed) were completely lost and trampled in the rush to the coda. I've played the Werle version a few times (on flute) and this piece has such great chord-work and little things going on that this speed completely obliterates. Especially when played by such a good brass band such as this. There are harmonies with these instruments that simply one doesn't get with a symphonic band (with its complement of flutes, saxes, etc). The Tutti sections were shot out of a cannon, with not too much distinction for dynamics. Even the softer parts seemed rushed. Why? Unfortunately I think it was all the musicians could do to keep up with the speed, and the inner workings of this arrangement got lost in the mad dash. I'm surprised I didn't see any oxygen tanks at the end. I'm frustrated I suppose, because this re-working of the piece sounded really interesting. Sometimes less is more. I look forward to a slower, more thoughtful (?) version of this arrangement.
One of the compositions that was playing at the anual concert of the Haifa Technion's orchestra conducted by Maestro David Sofer. The concert took place on June 26th 2022 at the Churchill hall at the Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Actually, Dave, the guy who wrote it -- Frank Perkins -- had intended it to be played even faster than that... ;-)
... as he shows in his own recording of the piece...
very nice interpretation ... but I thought it was a bit TOO fast
I prefer authentic Spanish fandangos. I dont hear the fandango dance.
Great arrangement, I think. Or at least from what I can tell... The tempo was way too fast, and a lot of the nuances of this arrangement (which I would like to hear again, but in a slower speed) were completely lost and trampled in the rush to the coda. I've played the Werle version a few times (on flute) and this piece has such great chord-work and little things going on that this speed completely obliterates. Especially when played by such a good brass band such as this. There are harmonies with these instruments that simply one doesn't get with a symphonic band (with its complement of flutes, saxes, etc). The Tutti sections were shot out of a cannon, with not too much distinction for dynamics. Even the softer parts seemed rushed. Why? Unfortunately I think it was all the musicians could do to keep up with the speed, and the inner workings of this arrangement got lost in the mad dash. I'm surprised I didn't see any oxygen tanks at the end. I'm frustrated I suppose, because this re-working of the piece sounded really interesting. Sometimes less is more. I look forward to a slower, more thoughtful (?) version of this arrangement.