Albany Records: Angels & Demons

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Emotionally charged performances by tubist Tim Buzbee.

For his third recording on Albany Records, tuba phenomenon Tim Buzbee has produced an excellent selection of recorded works for the tuba, this time featuring an eclectic group of composers (including Buzbee himself) and their unique styles. One could say that Buzbee's approach to music and playing the tuba is emotionally charged and perhaps even spiritually driven, and that underlying energy clearly reveals itself through the music in the pieces recorded here. Adding to that energy is a certain spiritual dichotomy that conjures up mental images of angels and demons or good versus evil. Many of the pieces presented here delve deep into the soul triggering a range of emotions from sadness and pain to exuberance and joy. The music is so emoÂtional and moving that it is easily forgotten you are listening to a tuba, and in doing so Buzbee has achieved what every musician strives to accomplish.

Alfred Reed, composer
Fantasia a due
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Barbara York, composer
Elegy for an Angel
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

John Stevens, composer
Salve Venere, Salve Marte
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Johannes Brahms, composer
Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43, No. 1
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Johannes Brahms, composer
Wie Melodien zieht es Mir, Op. 105, No. 1
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Ferrer Ferran, composer
Sonata del Angel Caido
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

James Grant, composer
Waltz for Betz
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Anthony Plog, composer
Three Miniatures for Tuba and Piano
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Ennio Morricone, composer
Gabriel's Oboe
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

James Meador, composer
Apocalyptic Voices
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Carl Nielsen, composer
Canto Serioso
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

Tim Buzbee, composer
Tubifer's Saga
Tim Buzbee, tuba, Faith Debow, piano

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Emotionally charged performances by tubist Tim Buzbee.

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