March 16, 1995

Chamber Music of Eric Ewazen

The great American sound of Ewazen played by the great American Brass. Ewazen writes music that makes the trumpet as lyrical and sweet as a violin. It is chamber music: intimate and elegant. Recorded by Grammy Award winning producer Adam Abeshouse.

Track List

  1. Frost Fire
    • Mvt. 1. Bright and Fast
    • Mvt. 2. Gentle and Mysterious
    • Mvt. 3. Tense and Dramatic
  2. To Cast a Shadow Again
    • Mvt. 1. Stopped by the stream
    • Mvt. 2. Luminescent moonlight
    • Mvt. 3. Two bees
    • Mvt. 4. That didn't take too long
    • Interlude
    • Mvt. 5. Everyone says it snowed last night
    • Mvt. 6. Hands underwater on my body
    • Mvt. 7. Cordite surrounded you/ Mvt. 8. Lie down and cry
  3. Quintet for Trumpet and Strings
    • Mvt. 1. Allegro Moderato
    • Mvt. 2. Allegro molto
    • Mvt. 3. Adagio
    • Mvt. 4. Allegro agitato
  4. Sonata for Horn and Piano
    • Mvt. 1. Andante- Allegro molto
    • Mvt. 2. Adagio
    • Mvt. 3. Allegretto
    • Mvt. 4. Lento- Allegro molto- Presto

Recording Members

Trumpets: Raymond Mase & Chris Gekker
Horn: David Wakefield
Trombone: Michael Powell
Brass Trombone: John D Rojak