Barclay Brass plays Shostakovich - Festive Overture

[@aaronscriven5511]

This is SERIOUS brass playing. WOW.

[@prokopk]

Wow. Just, wow 😮

[@trumpet47]

An incredible performance and musical arrangement by David Miller and the Barclay Brass!!!!!

[@thefamousgrouse]

Wow, this is AMAZING!!

[@tubamirum007]

Again, David, you guys knock it OUT OF THE PARK!

[@neaultp21]

This arrangement and performance are both Heavenly. Bravo!!

[@michaelkrass1039]

What a performance and arrangement! The way Miller orchestrates it, it sounds like there are strings and woodwinds in the mix. Maybe it's the dampered French horns. Pretty stunning all around

[@djmiller92]

Thanks so much, Michael! Glad you enjoyed 😊👍

[@Down_is_now_up]

@@djmiller92 Great playing and arrangement, but I really miss a snare drum from around 2,50.

[@cool.trombone.tr100]

Wonderful!!

[@micahkillion1599]

I like it when brad drinks his beer at 5:03

[@teatrolites3446]

very important. lol

[@jonathankirby4541]

...and immediately nails a high Eb.

[@sakuntalabasu1493]

Wonderful transcription, very festive indeed

[@ABruckner8]

Piccolo Trumpeter makes this recording! Cheers!

[@TheBarclayBrass]

Thanks, Bob! Brad is amazing for sure!

[@KravchenkoAudioPerth]

Great recording. I really enjoyed the pace, and the careful attention to dynamics. Hats off to you people. I played French Horn in a brass quintet 30 plus years ago. Brings back very fond memories. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Mark

[@TheLogicBeast]

Bravo

[@davidbridenstine6358]

Where are the violins? I'd have affirmed that I heard violins! So high.

[@bcstechnologylimited896]

Just getting around to listening to this one. It's all too easy to get heavy-handed with Shostakovich's music. Barclay Brass avoided that trap and instead produced a light-hearted and agile sound. Excellent!

[@Trumpet20]

Remarkable group and fantastic playing, congratulations!

[@Julianwalls-l2c]

Is this arrangement available for purchase? (not mentioned in the tinyurl link)

[@TheBarclayBrass]

We are still working on getting all permissions finalized, since the piece is copyrighted. Thank you so much for your interest!

[@mathbrown9099]

Very well performed in all instruments. The dynamic could be somewhat wider, especially on the piano and pianissimo side. Stunning chorale. I have played and conducted wind ensembles that have not captured Shostakovich as well-with high woodwinds in those many passages, with all ten fingers no less! Amazing. I hope the person down-voting can elucidate their point with specificity?

[@danielfryer9693]

Wibbles!

[@nelsonvalente5606]

Wonderful musicians. I would like to conduct you...! We can improve something... I just have some ideas.

[@jerrymejias5940]

Same key as Hunsberger’s arrangement

[@mathbrown9099]

Not to argue the point, but the Hunsberger arrangement has so many more arrows in its kit. Miller’s genius is shown when but a few of Hunsberger’s available tools are nearly matched in a brass ensemble. I totally enjoy both, but would not compare one genius to the other.

[@steftrando]

Why in Ab?? Why??? Why not in A? Is it "too hard?"

[@mattjackman1206]

Because playing in written Bb major sits way nicer under the fingers than B. Also the piccolo stuff would be going up beyond high Gs which is very rare.

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

pretty much, concert A Major isn't nice for wind instruments

[@steftrando]

@@mattjackman1206 but brass players in an orchestra play it in A

[@mattjackman1206]

@@steftrando I can promise you that the fast technical parts in this arrangement, even in Bb, are infinitely more difficult than the original, which is mainly just the fanfare figures

[@xaitat]

​@@steftrandoBrass players in an orchestra don't play string/woodwind parts

[@greendeane1]

It is disturbing to see a trend among tubists to blow out their cheeks. It reduces tone control.