Brahms On Brass

The inspiration for Canadian Brass to undertake the music of Brahms came from an innovative adaptation of the 1897 Eleven Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 122 by arranger and trombone virtuoso Ralph Sauer. Ralph's comprehensive knowledge of the brass quintet and his high regard for these Preludes led him to this mission. In Ralph's words, the Preludes represent "Brahms' musical testament.