I did not get to this CD on my talk about symphony brass section recordings on Wednesday. The Antiphonal Music Of Gabrieli recorded and released on LP in 1969. The brass sections include members of the Philadelphia Symphony, The Cleveland Symphony, and The Chicago Symphony with E. Power Briggs on organ. There are 25 tracks of Gabrielli and 7 tracks of Frescobaldi. This is definitely on the must own list of brass recordings. The musicianship is fantastic, but sometimes style and blend in not quite consistent (there is some extreme vibrato in the trumpets that is sometimes a bit concerning), but overall is fun to listen to. The CD has a very informative insert. It explains some of the church modes and has a seating chart so that you can try to figure out which ensemble is playing on the stereo recording. You can purchase this CD from Amazon.com
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It's interesting that you mention the extreme vibrato in the upper brass that is a bit concerning, because I think that's one of the most interesting things about the album: how Philadelphia's brass section really contrasts (and, maybe, adds a different level entirely) to the proceedings. The lyrical, vibrato-ish playing is also evident, and , on thepossibly off-putting Gil Johnson (trumpet--one of Greenhoe's main teachers/influences)/Mason Jones/etc recordings of the Hindemith brass sonatas with Glenn Gould. But it's just this weird clash of worlds, where the Chicago or Cleveland sections will crash in with some stately fanfare, and this dainty, pretty response comes out of nowhere.
Anyway, musically, it's definitely incoherent, but I've always been amused by it. Then again, I'm on these random pills and inhalers now. Those could be talking, I suppose.
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