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Euphonium Magic, Vol. 2 - Music of Life (Digital Download) |
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| 1 | What's This? | 01.57 | |
| 2 | Finale Of 5th Symphony | 04.17 | |
| 3 | Waltz Op.64 No.2 | 03.51 | |
| 4 | Processional To The Minster | 05.06 | |
| 5 | Fruits Parfait From Euphoniums Parfait (Suite For 4 Euphoniums) | 01.12 | |
| 6 | Milonga Di Malone From Euphoniums Parfait (Suite For 4 Euphoniums) | 02.41 | |
| 7 | Cioccolata D'amore From Euphoniums Parfait (Suite For 4 Euphoniums) | 02.42 | |
| 8 | Gelato Con Café From Euphoniums Parfait (Suite For 4 Euphoniums) | 02.49 | |
| 9 | Ase's Death (From Peer Gynt Op.23) | 03.41 | |
| 10 | When You Wish Upon A Star | 02.02 | |
| 11 | Take Five | 04.17 | |
| 12 | Shenandoah | 02.55 | |
| 13 | The Simpsons | 01.22 | |
| 14 | Come Sunday | 02.35 | |
| 15 | A La Romanesc | 05.07 | |
| 16 | And Soon It Will Be Blossom Time | 03.35 | |
| 17 | Entrance And Polka Of The Euphonium Players | 01.44 | |
| 18 | Rosamunde | 02.27 |
Due to the overwhelming success of the original Euphonium Magic CD, Steve Mead conjured up a follow-up album that again has lovers of brass music entranced by the sound of his multi-tracked euphonium.
Many have asked for the secret ingredients to this tasty yet sonorous musical recipe. Well, it’s very simple; find some great arrangements, an engineer with supreme skill and patience and a player who can play all day for a week with an imagination and no little skill. The striving for perfection is the hallmark of any great artist and to make music breathe, stretch and play in rhythmic perfection with one’s self is indeed a challenge. But the thrill of hearing multi-part music with virtually identical articulation, great tuning and tone colour is shared equally between the creator and his audience.
In Vol.2 the theme is Music of Life; music drawn from across historic and stylistic barriers that reflect in turn heroic, turbulent, sad and reflective moods, capturing the effervescence of youth and simple folkloristic pleasures. This album takes us immediately from the question posed by Danny Elfman in ‘What’s This?’ to the finale of one the greatest ever symphonic works, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in an abridged arrangement from star arranger Maurice Bale, with a band of 16 Mead’s (the biggest score on this disc). Several quartets are featured, amongst them two originals, the suite ‘Euphoniums Parfait’ from the Japanese composer/pianist Yasuhide Ito and the charming ‘And Soon It Will be Blossom Time’ by Danish composer/trombonist Morgens Andresen.
