Royal Norwegian Navy Band & Bjarte Engeset - Grainger: Complete Music for Wind Band, Vol. 1 (2018)

Tracklist
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01. Molly On The Shore, Bfms 23 (Version For Wind Ensemble)
02. Bell Piece (Ramble on J. Dowland's "Now, O Now I Needs Must Part") [Version for Voice & Wind Ensemble]
03. Marching Song of Democracy (Version for Wind Ensemble)
04. Chosen Gems for Winds: O Mensch bewein' dein' Sünde groß (After J.S. Bach)
05. Let's Dance Gay in Green Meadow (Faeroe Island Dance) [Version for Wind Ensemble]
06. Country Gardens, Bfms 22 (Version For Wind Ensemble)
07. Chosen Gems for Winds: 6-Part Fantasy & Air No. 1 (After W. Lawes) [Version for Wind Ensemble]
08. Hill Song No. 2 (Version for Wind Ensemble)
09. Chosen Gems for Winds: Folk-Tune (After E. Goossens)
10. Shepherd's Hey, Bfms 21 (Version For Wind Ensemble)
11. Walking Tune, Rmtb 3 (Version For Wind Ensemble)
12. Spoon River, Afms 3
13. Down Longford Way (After K. Parker) [Version for Wind Ensemble]
14. Chosen Gems for Winds: Sérénade toscane (After G. Fauré)
15. Chosen Gems for Winds: Chorale No. 2 (After C. Franck)
This is the first volume in a complete sequence of Percy Grainger's music for wind band and it adheres strictly to his instrumental demands, whether for Hammond organ, Swiss hand bells or steel marimbaphone. Grainger, who considered the medium an unrivalled vehicle for emotional expression, wrote a series of Chosen Gems for Winds, which include beautiful transcriptions of music by composers such as Bach, Franck, and Faure. This first volume also contains some of his greatest and most joyous creations- the immortal Country Gardens, Shepherd's Hey, and Molly on the Shore.