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“Take One” was the name of the Vienna Brass Connection’s first CD with film music from Korngold’s “Seahawk” to Conti’s “Fackeln im Sturm” to Hans Zimmer’s “Gladiator” music. Now the ensemble, from which we will probably hear a lot, presents its second CD: “Open Minded”, a Viennese melange of fascinating sounds from a wide variety of styles. sonic in conversation with Stefan Obmann, one of the trombonists and organizational head of the extraordinary group.

Article of sonic - Edition 6 2016 November/December

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THE NEW CD OPEN MINDED

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Leonhard Paul about the CD OPEN MINDED:

... and please, who needs a brass ensemble CD again on the already congested highway through the sound galaxy?! Bach probably. And certainly Beatles too. Of course Wagner – he wrote for brass and definitely also for swing! Loud, high and low, tinny in every fiber, always reminding you that there are brass instruments at work.

But when the flugelhorn sounds like a shy squirrel, when the trombones with the trumpets cut the air into strips with razor-sharp volleys and in the next moment add a soothing flavor to the fillet of sound that has just been played, when horns are still allowed to wear horns, when the tuba can really be a tuba can, when the percussion is not just humiliated to bow and strike, when the violin makes music at eye level with the herd tamed by the soulful conducting and the tenor emerges as a shining hero despite the brassy superiority, when music is made for an hour, with the you don't even begin to expect music that transports you through all states of matter - then you can, no, then you have to talk about “Open Minded”, the youngest child of the Vienna Brass Connection. No pointless high notes, no superfluous technical demonstrations, wonderful pieces, sophisticated arrangements, competently and intelligently conducted by Johannes Kafka and excellently interpreted by each individual musician in the ensemble.

For a long time, once again a production that leaves you wanting more, that inspires the imagination and ultimately justifies the need for brass ensemble productions.

Leonhard Paul (Mnozil Brass)

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