Fanfare for the Common Man Dan Dean

• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”:
• 1 Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IX. Adagio “Nimrod" 04:12
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048:
• 2 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro assai 03:07
• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990): Fanfare for the Common Man:
• 3 Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man 03:34
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes, Book 1, L. 117:
• 4 Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin 02:34
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934): The Planets, Op. 32:
• 5 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War 06:49
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140:
• 6 Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 05:08
• French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812:
• 7 Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande 02:49
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525:
• 8 Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 08:02
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147:
• 9 Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147 02:41
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61:
• 10 Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: I. Scherzo 04:34
• Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978): Gayane Suite No. 3:
• 11 Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 3: IV. Gayane's Adagio 04:53
• Total Runtime 48:23

Info for Fanfare for the Common Man

One has come to expect the unexpected from multi-talented artist Dan Dean. In the midst of a successful forty year career as a bassist, composer, producer and recording engineer, Dean has in recent years delved into classical vocal works. What began as a project for electric bass and orchestra, 2017's Songs Without Words evolved into a multi-layered, highly ambitious choral work, with Dean himself supplying vocals on arrangements of pieces by Bach, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky. Shortly after its release, he began arranging more classics that inspired him and returned to the studio for this second volume. The result is Fanfare For the Common Man, featuring much loved works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Elgar, and Debussy. From Bach's Baroque masterpiece, "Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major," to Holst's broadly cinematic "Mars: The Bringer of War," Dean masterfully arranges and sings all the parts of timeless classical orchestrations expressed through the resonance of his own voice. Both admirably and remarkably, he achieves the tonal character of the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion, in terms of amplitude, spectral sound and emotive objective.

"...what fine musicianship and ear-opening performances. Prepare to be astonished." (Melinda Bargreen, Music Critic)

Dan Dean, vocals, whistle

Recorded & mixed September 11, 2017 - September 17, 2018 by Dan Dean at DDP Studios, Mercer Island, WA
Mastered by Friedemann Tischmeyer, Hamburg, Germany
Produced by Dan Dean

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