℗ 2021 Toccata Classics
| Released | 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 05m 26s |
| Record Label | Toccata Classics |
| Catalogue No. | TOCC0563 |
| Genre | Classical (Brass & Woodwinds) |
David Maslanka: Music for Wind Ensemble
Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble, Reed Thomas, Michael Fleming, Rubén Darío Gómez, C. Allen Kennedy, Manuel Monge-Mata, Martin Gaines
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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California
David Maslanka; Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble; Reed Thomas |
13:26 | |||
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1.2
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Alex and the Phantom Band (A Young Listener's Introduction to Wind, Brass, & Percussion Instruments)
David Maslanka; Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble; Rubén Darío Gómez |
16:54 | |||
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1.3
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Angel of Mercy
David Maslanka; Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble; C. Allen Kennedy |
17:37 | |||
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Saint Francis
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1.4
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I. Quite Slow
David Maslanka; Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble; Manuel Monge-Mata |
6:37 | |||
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1.5
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II. Flowing
David Maslanka; Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble; Martin Gaines |
10:52 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Although the American composer David Maslanka (1943–2017) wrote in a wide range of genres, it is for his generous output of music for wind band that he is best known. Three of the works heard here are in effect symphonic poems, all three infused with that big-hearted sense of space found in the best of American music and the quiet dignity of those endless open landscapes, but also energised by a powerful sense of freewheeling drama. The fourth piece is a charming and hugely engaging presentation of the instruments of the symphonic wind ensemble, a latter-day Peter and the Wolf – likewise intended for children and similarly bubbling with good tunes. The composer himself was closely involved in the preparation for these recordings – the last major project involving his music before his death – which now stand as a testament to a man much-loved in American musical circles.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Toccata Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.69 -0.83 to -0.49 | -19.41 -20.65 to -17.84 | -13.02 -13.60 to -12.10 | 9 8 to 10 | |
| 1 | California | -0.74 | -19.30 | -13.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Alex and the Phantom Band (A Young Listener's Introduction to Wind, Brass, & Percussion Instruments) | -0.49 | -17.84 | -13.6 | 8 |
| 3 | Angel of Mercy | -0.64 | -19.67 | -12.1 | 10 |
| 4 | I. Quite Slow | -0.76 | -19.57 | -13.6 | 9 |
| 5 | II. Flowing | -0.83 | -20.65 | -12.8 | 10 |