01. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. S. Cox & M. Knight for Brass Septet) I. Largo
02. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. S. Cox & M. Knight for Brass Septet) II. Allegro molto
03. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. S. Cox & M. Knight for Brass Septet) III. Allegretto
04. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. S. Cox & M. Knight for Brass Septet) IV. Largo
05. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. S. Cox & M. Knight for Brass Septet) V. Largo
06. 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 No. 1, Marche (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
07. 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 No. 2, Gavotte (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
08. 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 No. 9, Scherzo humoristique (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
09. 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 No. 8, Allemande (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
10. March & Scherzo from “The Love for Three Oranges”, Op. 33c March (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
11. 6 Preludes, Op. 13 No. 1, Maestoso (Arr. M. Knight for Brass Septet)
12. 3 Preludes, Op. 35 No. 3, Scherzoso (Arr. M. Knight for Brass Septet)
13. 4 Preludes, Op. 31 No. 4, Lento (Arr. M. Knight for Brass Septet)
14. 4 Preludes, Op. 31 No. 2, Con stravaganza (Arr. M. Knight for Brass Septet)
15. 5 Preludes, Op. 16 No. 4, Lento (Arr. M. Knight for Brass Septet)
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 11 No. 6, Allegro (Arr. M. Knight for Brass Septet)
17. 14 Songs, Op. 34 No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
18. 6 Duets, Op. 11 No. 3, Russian Theme (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
19. 6 Duets, Op. 11 No. 2, Scherzo (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
20. 6 Duets, Op. 11 No. 5, Romance (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
21. 6 Duets, Op. 11 No. 6, Glory! (Arr. S. Cox for Brass Septet)
Stretching back from the stark Soviet soundscape of Shostakovich, through the early modernism of Prokofiev to the pre-revolutionary opulence of Scriabin and Rachmaninov, Septura redresses a lack of original music for brass by these great composers by charting a turbulent seventy years of Russian history. Brass instruments feature prominently in these composers’ symphonic output, and Septura is a natural fit for their chamber music. The focus is piano music with one prominent exception perhaps Septura’s most ambitious transcription to date, Shostakovich’s profound and deeply personal Eighth String Quartet. Volumes 1 and 2 are available on Naxos 8.573314 and 8.573386.