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WTJU Feb 4th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
Edward Gregson is world-renowned for his brass compositions. This release features some of his best. In 2008 Gregson from the Royal Northern College of Music to compose full-time. I think it significant that most of the works here are post-retirement.
The Symphony in two movements, for example, was written in 2012, and revised in 2014 for symphonic brass. It’s both expansive and compact. Expansive, as most works for brass ensemble aren’t this ambitious. Compact, as the work has but two movements that develop their material with economic efficiency.
Gregson uses an 11-tone row to create four themes. Each is distinctive, and yet all are interconnected. I found the work seemed to reveal something new with each hearing.