Seven brass players, seven pieces, Seven Deadly Sins. Septura possesses the varied repertoire (and its members perhaps the relevant personal experience) to portray all seven: fallen humanity’s tendency to sin expressed by envious Rameau, greedy Ravel, wrathful Bach, lustful Purcell, proud Prokofiev, slothful Lassus, and finally gluttonous Rachmaninov.
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Suite from Dardanus
Maurice Ravel – Nicolette (from Trois Chansons)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen (from Christmas Oratorio)
Henry Purcell – The Curious Impertinent
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Sergei Prokofiev – Suite (from 10 Pieces, Op. 12)
Orlande de Lassus – Lagrime di San Pietro
Sergei Rachmaninov – Slava! (from Four Pieces, Op. 11)