The Brass Ensemble of the prestigious Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – consisting of four trumpets, two horns, four trombones and a tuba – are to play arrangements of works by J.S. Bach (his Brandenburg Concerto No 3 and his Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme); François Couperin (his Three Dance Pieces); Anton Bruckner (his Etude for Low Brass); Johan de Meij (his Brasserie Royale – the world premiere of this work took place in Amsterdam only recently); Astor Piazzolla (his María de Buenos Aires Suite); Isaac Albéniz (his Asturias from the Suite Española); E. Whitacre (his October); Manuel de Falla (his Danza Española No 1 from La vida breve); and a selection of works by George Gershwin.
This world-famous ensemble has so far released two albums: ‘Brass of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’ (2007) and ‘Brass Too’ (2014). At 18:30 there will be a talk in the foyer (in Turkish) on J.S. Bach by Evin İlyasoğlu.
Issue 66, December 2023
Turkey’s Centenary Issue
