Rachmaninov: Slava! (Glory) for Brass Septet - Septura

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Rachmaninov’s career was still in its infancy (although he had already had considerable success with his one-act opera Aleko) when he composed his Op. 11 Six Morceaux, a suite in the long Russian tradition of four-hands piano music. The collection, of which we have recorded four movements, was written at breakneck speed in April 1894, and he conceded that its principal purpose was “to balance the books”.
This footage is from Septura's recording sessions, and features the final movement, Slava!, as it builds towards an inextinguishably triumphant C major at its epic climax.
Septura:
Trumpets:
Philip Cobb
Simon Cox
Huw Morgan
Alan Thomas
Trombones:
Matthew Gee
Edward Jones
Matthew Knight
Dan West
Tubas:
Pete Smith
Sasha Koushk-Jalali
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Recorded by Phil Rowlands and Jim Unwin.