| Re: Questions for Ed
Hi Steve,
The only recording of the Strauss fanfares that you mention that I'm aware of are by the "Locke Brass Consort", a pseudonym for a group of London freelancers, released on Chandos (CHAN 8419) in 1980. The performances are a bit sketchy in spite of the excellence of all the players involved. I suspect that it was made rehearse/record over one day due to lack of budget. Chandos, as well as Nimbus, were famous for that. That said it includes all seven Strauss works for brass ensemble, many now inexpensively published by Dave Hickman, and is a terrific document if you can still find it.
I suspect that the recording made of the Feierlicher Einzug Der Ritter Des Johanniterordens at the Cichowicz memorial concert at McGill last year is better than the one above, but I still haven't heard it (cue offstage grumbling).
Regarding short shanks, I'm interested in the concept but don't play them myself. I have noticed, however, that glissando mouthpiece buzzing into a short tube such as a piccolo trumpet leadpipe is difficult due to the harmonic series created by the added length. It stands to reason then that a short shank would be more efficient in this regard. Does this mean that higher trumpets should require correspondingly shorter shanks (ie: the cornet shank required to play the Schilke P54)? Perhaps. . . but sometimes I'm happier basking in making music rather than worrying about trumpet physics. Ignorance is bliss and call me blissful.
Best from Los Angeles,
EC |