The veterans of the Canadian Brass here show why the group continues to attract big audiences despite a good deal of competition they themselves have inspired. By now their seamless blend, made possible by the way each individual instrumentalist polishes his attack down to a seductive gentleness, is familiar to almost everyone who listens to over-the-air or Internet classical radio. The Canadian Brass sound has survived numerous changes in personnel and is by now widely imitated. Not so easy to imitate, and probably more ...
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The veterans of the Canadian Brass here show why the group continues to attract big audiences despite a good deal of competition they themselves have inspired. By now their seamless blend, made possible by the way each individual instrumentalist polishes his attack down to a seductive gentleness, is familiar to almost everyone who listens to over-the-air or Internet classical radio. The Canadian Brass sound has survived numerous changes in personnel and is by now widely imitated. Not so easy to imitate, and probably more significant in the end, is the group's innovative programming. Ensembles of various kinds mix classical and jazz materials in concert and on recordings. But few indeed are able to draw on a large repertoire and apply the musical sensitivity necessary to make the listener forget that anything unusual is being done. Although the rudimentary liner notes refer to "Music on the Classical Side" and "Music on the Jazz Side," the program is not divided into two parts but intertwines the two...
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