Your top 5 Tuba CD

[rusty]

lollipops (played for me at my first tuba lesson, wait a tuba can go that fast?)
bobissimo (wow that is a very low note)
portrait of an artist (its like i'm sitting with aj in the practice room)
romantic tuba (i have the lp, front cover is almost as beautiful as the playing)
pokorny orchestral excerpts (first time i heard that low E in fountains...)

[MartyNeilan]

Melton tuba sextet with warren deck et al.

Most tuba recordings are great for listening to from an academic standpoint.
A very few other tuba recordings are "fun" to listen to.
This is one of the rare discs that is both - a "who's who" of tuba players in 1992 performing impeccably in a wide variety of styles. This is becoming harder to find, and I would strongly recommend any serious tuba player to acquire one.
http://www.amazon.com/Tuba-Six-Musical- ... B000002SKB

[jon112780]

James Gourlay- Gourlay Plays Tuba
Phil Sinder- Aerodynamics
Gene Pokorney- Tuba Tracks
Dan Perantoni- Daniel in the Lion's Den
Pat Sheridan- Blazing Brass

[skeath]

Carol Jantsch
Roger Bobo

These are not the kind of things community band players would try to play, but they would open their eyes to the possibilities. Both Roger and Carol are very strong on style, and not just technique (although that is strong as well).

SK

[jwjeffrey]

Going to add a couple that are not on CD (but should be).

Robert LeBlanc: Tuba Solos---one of my favorite recordings. This is a rare recording if any of you want it, I posted a link below. I really enjoy listening to this early recording, and is almost a live recording with amazing musicality. Also, it has the complete recording of the Beversdorf Sonata---which I am not sure has been released with all 3 movements (making this a great reference).

http://classicvinyl.com/20th-century/ro ... aker-piano" target="_blank" target="_blank


Michael Thornton: The Sound of a Tuba--another one of my influential recordings done around 1980 by the late Michael Thornton. The Proto 4 seasons is an interesting piece, and the Beethoven and Elgar are exceptional recordings of the pieces. Mike was an amazing performer who recently passed away, and I wish in honor of him that someone would release this great recording on CD.

I was going thru my L.P Collection this morning to see of I had the Tuba Polka on one of my 8 Canadian Brass L.P's which I didn't and found the Robert LeBlanc: Tuba Solos L.P. in my collection,go figure.I'll have to give it a listen when I get home from work,also found Roger Bobo Prunes L.P. I really like the duet he did on the Bass Horn that was made for him with another French Horn Player.

[MikeMason]

Pat Sheridan -bon bons and lollipops
Gene Pokorny- tuba tracks and orchestral excerpts
Sam Pilafian-any early empire brass and any travelin light
Bobissimo
Bootleg recording of Warren Deck orchestral excerpts w section

[T. J. Ricer]

Melton tuba sextet with warren deck et al.

Most tuba recordings are great for listening to from an academic standpoint.
A very few other tuba recordings are "fun" to listen to.
This is one of the rare discs that is both - a "who's who" of tuba players in 1992 performing impeccably in a wide variety of styles. This is becoming harder to find, and I would strongly recommend any serious tuba player to acquire one.
http://www.amazon.com/Tuba-Six-Musical- ... B000002SKB

I don't know how I forgot to put that in my 5 most influential CDs growing up! Maybe my very favorite on in high school! Thanks for the reminder, I'm listening to it right now!

--T. J.

[TexTuba]

Arnold Jacobs: Portrait of an Artist
Sam Pilafian: Travelin' Light
Øystein Baadsvik: Tuba Carnival
John Fletcher: RVW Concerto with LSO/Previn
Warren Deck: Prokofiev 5 with NYP/Masur (Don't tell me that's NOT a tuba CD!)

[hubert]

Anyway Michael Lind and Walter Hilgers.
Hubert

[Tubadude999]

I have an Alan Baer CD that I got from a master class last year. Can't remember what it's called but I will try to find out.

[LARSONTUBA]

Personal all time top 5:

Toby Hanks - Sampler
Oren Marshall - Introduction to the Story of Speedy Sponda
Pelbo - Days of Transcendence
Eugene Dowling - The English Tuba
Jukka Myllys and Petri Keskitalo - Tubhonium Sketches

Honorable mentions:
Oystein Baadsvik - all, especially Tuba Carnival and 20th Century Concertos
Roger Bobo - all
Ben Pierce - all, especially Wheels of Life
Paul Droste - Complete Recordings
Michael Lind - all
Jens Bjorn-Larsen - not much recorded, but what exists is unreal
Perry Hoogendijk - Quicksilver
Michael Vogt - Tuba Intim, Argonautika

[MacedoniaTuba]

Jim Self and Hollywood Tuba 12 (Christmas songs arranged for tubas and euphoniums) Thanks Mr. Dave for giving mi this amazing CD,probably the best I've ever heard.
Gene Pokorny - Tuba Tracks and the Orchestral Excerpts CD(OMG, what a playing)
Lollipops (is this a real life?)

[pjdicris]

Warren Deck: Prokofiev 5 with NYP/Masur

Is this the Prokofiev 5 from the Deck Special?