Top Ten Brass Works of All Time

[Jo498]

I take the Subject as a quote from Brewski's commendable reviews of the Barenboim Bruckner concerts (see below) where he suggests that Bruckner's 5th should belong to that group. (I do not disagree.) So I decided to call for votes. I don't know much about pieces for brass only but see no reason for any restrictions, so you are welcome to name pieces for orchestra, band or brass or all kinds of mixed ensembles that feature prominent, demanding, fascinating brass playing

http://seenandheard-international.com/2017/01/torrential-bruckner-fourth-and-fifth-in-barenboims-bruckner-cycle/

[Karl Henning]

Hindemith, Konzertmusik for piano, brass & two harps, Op.49
Hindemith, Konzertmusik for strings & brass, Op.50
Messiaen, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

(to be continued . . .)

[Sergeant Rock]

George Lloyd Symphony No. 10 "November Journeys" (for brass band)
Ruggles Angels
Gabrieli Various Canzon and Sonatas
Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass
Bruckner Symphony No.3 (Wagner was impressed by the trumpet theme)


Sarge

[North Star]

Berlioz: Symphonie funèbre et triomphale
Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings
Janacek: Sinfonietta
Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto
Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Schumann: Konsertstück for 4 horns & orchestra
Stravinsky: Symphonies d’instruments à vent

[vandermolen]

Morton Gould: Symphony 4 'West Point'
Miaskovsky: Symphony 19
Howard Hanson: Dies Natalis (Band version)
Holst: Suites for Band
Vaughan Williams: English Folksong Suite for Band
Vaughan Williams: Henry V Overture for Band.
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man.

[Karl Henning]

Hindemith, Konzertmusik for piano, brass & two harps, Op.49
Hindemith, Konzertmusik for strings & brass, Op.50
Messiaen, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

Berlioz, Symphonie funèbre et triomphale

(to be continued . . .)

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[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

First thing that comes to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/v/9SwwcAkjSbk

but these four that have been mentioned already also get my vote

Ligeti: Hamburg Concerto
Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Schumann: Konzertstück
Ruggles: Angels

[Karl Henning]

Hindemith, Konzertmusik for piano, brass & two harps, Op.49
Hindemith, Konzertmusik for strings & brass, Op.50
Messiaen, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Berlioz, Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op.15
Sibelius, Öinen ratsastus ja auringonnousu (Nightride & Sunrise), Op.55
Stravinsky, Symphonies d'instruments à vent
Shostakovich, Symphony № 4 in c minor, Op.43

To be continued . . .

[North Star]

Stravinsky, Symphonies d'instruments à vent
To be continued . . .

G'day, Karl!

My embarrassment is slightly tempered by the fact that you didn't think of that one earlier, either...

[Karl Henning]

Cheers, Karlo!

[Jo498]

o.k., I am going more for the orchestral repertoire including brass as I am not familiar enough with band/ensemble pieces. And although they are beautiful I will not consider lyrical/chamber pieces with only one brass instrument like the Britten serenade but those that contain longer/important passages for larger groups of brass instruments.

Bruckner 5th
Bruckner 8th
Bartok Concerto for orchestra
Schumann 3rd

tbc

[ritter]

I would add Florent Schmitt's Dionysiaques op. 62 to any list...

https://www.youtube.com/v/MY_fg8AbmQY

[PerfectWagnerite]

My first vote goes to Janacek's Sinfonietta.

[Jo498]

My first vote goes to Janacek's Sinfonietta.

Right! How could I forget about that one! And nobody else has mentioned it so far!

[North Star]

My first vote goes to Janacek's Sinfonietta.

I should have remembered that one...

[Karl Henning]

I should have remembered that one...

Aye. Luke would rightly chide us, if he were here  0:)

[Mirror Image]

I'm not sure if I can list ten, but here goes nothing...(in no particular order):

Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto (not sure if this work counts, but it belongs here IMHO)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8
Janacek: Sinfonietta
Stravinsky: Symphony of Wind Instruments
Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Hindemith: Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings
Weinberg: Trumpet Concerto
Tippett: Praeludium for brass, bells, and percussion
Britten: Sinfonietta
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

[Karl Henning]

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

A particularly fine addition!  Easy to forget just how great a piece this is, when it gets played to death by an over-eager classical radio programming team.

[Mirror Image]

Hindemith, Konzertmusik for piano, brass & two harps, Op.49
Hindemith, Konzertmusik for strings & brass, Op.50
Messiaen, Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Berlioz, Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op.15
Sibelius, Aallottaret (The Oceanides), Op.73
Stravinsky, Symphonies d'instruments à vent
Shostakovich, Symphony № 4 in c minor, Op.43

To be continued . . .

A curious list, Karl, but why do you feel Sibelius The Oceanides or Shostakovich's 4th belong here?

[Mirror Image]

A particularly fine addition!  Easy to forget just how great a piece this is, when it gets played to death by an over-eager classical radio programming team.

Indeed. I've always loved it, especially how Copland incorporated it into the final movement of his Symphony No. 3.