FODEN'S BAND. LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN

[@Gingercornet]

Keep coming back to this for my fix !! It might just be the best example of this most wonderful iconic piece I've ever heard. And boy have there been some greats.....

[@Gingercornet]

This really is a truly fine live performance by a band on top form. Bravo everybody !!

[@petecurran3995]

Excellent stuff - takes me back to '85 under Derek Garside.

[@exysbb9401]

What a great performance. Everything balanced. Wonderful interaction between the various soloists. Soprano bang on , trombones punching through at the end. Even the conductor clear in his beat!Berlioz was a great fan of brass bands and had four scored for "Grande Messe des Mortes" . He would have been pleased with this colourful performance. Dare I say better than the orchestral version?!

[@franklane7424]

definatley better I played it at RAH with Wingates national final

[@steffenmrsk4720]

There is an arrangement for violin band?!... 🤯

[@Gingercornet]

True. One of the rare pieces that are enhanced by a Brass Band.

[@curlyjim2550]

Great performance, although as a Bb player, I would have liked to hear some pedals at 4.44 to give it some colour and depth.

[@k0smon]

Who is the arranger of this number?

[@pattomuso]

+k0smon Pretty sure it would be ex-pat Aussie Frank Wright who did many Berlioz pieces in the 1950's

[@Koriyama]

The conductor at 1:37 says that the arrangement is by Frank Wright.