| Included Work | Khachaturi︠a︡n, Aram, 1903-1978. Gai︠a︡nė. Tanet︠s︡ s sabli︠a︡mi; arranged. |
| Included Work | Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Samson et Dalila. Bacchanale arranged. |
| Included Work | Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Arlésienne. Farandole arranged. |
| Included Work | Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Prazdnichnai︠a︡ uverti︠u︡ra arranged. |
| Included Work | Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Entr'acte, no. 3; arranged. |
| Included Work | Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich, 1859-1935. Kavkazskie ėskizy. Shestvie Sardari︠a︡ arranged. |
| Included Work | Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Requiem, op. 48, D minor. Pie Jesu; arranged. |
| Included Work | Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955. Rhapsodies roumaines. No 1 arranged. |
| Included Work | Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Li︠u︡bovʹ k trem apelʹsinam. Suite. Marsh arranged. |
| Included Work | Janáček, Leoš, 1854-1928. Sinfonietta. Allegretto (1st movement) arranged. |
| Included Work | Glière, Reinhold Morit︠s︡evich, 1875-1956. Krasnyĭ mak. Tanet︠s︡ sovetskikh mori︠a︡kov arranged. |
| Included Work | Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Zhar-ptit︠s︡a. Kolybelʹnai︠a︡; arranged. |
| Included Work | Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Candide. Overture arranged. |
| Included Work | Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Rodeo. Saturday night waltz; arranged. |
| Contents |
Gayne. Sabre dance / Khachaturian (2:18) -- Samson and Delilah. Danse bacchanale / Saint-Saëns (7:13) -- L'Arlésienne. Suite no. 2. Farandole / Bizet (3:28) -- Festive overture / Shostakovich (6:34) -- Carmen. Aragonaise / Bizet (2:21) -- Caucasian sketches, op. 10. Procession of the Sardar / Ippolitov-Ivanov (4:35) -- Requiem. Pié Jesu / Fauré (3:33) -- Romanian rhapsody no. 1 / Enesco (11:07) -- The love of three oranges. March / Prokofiev (2:45) -- Sinfonietta. Allegretto / Janáček (2:23) -- Red poppy. Russian sailors' dance / Glière (2:58) -- Firebird. Berceuse / Stravinsky (3:05) -- Candide. Overture / Bernstein (4:17) -- Rodeo. Saturday night waltz / Copland (4:04) -- Orpheus in the underworld. Cancan / Offenbach (1:32). |
| Local note | Joyner-Library's copy lacks insert. |
| General note | Excerpts from ballets, operas, suites, sinfoniettas arranged for brass instruments. |
| General note | Compact disc (DDD). |
| General note | Program notes in English, French and German (27 p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Empire Brass (Rolf Smedvig, Jeffrey Curnow, trumpets ; Eric Ruske, horn ; Scott A. Hartman, trombone ; J. Samuel Pilafian, tuba) with additional trumpets and percussion. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 29-30 Aug. 1992, at the Berkshire Performing Arts Center, Lenox, Mass. |
| Publisher number | CD-80305 Telarc |
| Publisher number | DIDX 016045 Telarc |
