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Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:19 am
by Jedi Master
Hey Guys,
Just curious, what are your absolute most favorite tuba quartets?
Let's start a list!
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:29 am
by BVD Press
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:50 am
by Z-Tuba Dude
I just played a really nice arrangement of the Tiger Rag, by Jack Gale.
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:31 pm
by peter birch
the Eric Ball tuba quartet is a nice little piece. It may sound a litle dated now, but is worth playing
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:43 pm
by pierso20
Jedi Master wrote:Hey Guys,
Just curious, what are your absolute most favorite tuba quartets?
Let's start a list!
Do you mean.........pieces? Or actual quartets, like groups?
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:40 pm
by Jedi Master
I was looking to start a discussion about music, perhaps generating a list that might be useful to people.
In retrospect, I realized that I was unclear about that point, but I think a list of known [performing] quartets would be pretty short!
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:33 am
by pierso20
Jedi Master wrote:I was looking to start a discussion about music, perhaps generating a list that might be useful to people.
In retrospect, I realized that I was unclear about that point, but I think a list of known [performing] quartets would be pretty short!
It would be short! Which is why I thought music too...
however, groups themselves would be a neat discussion.
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:51 am
by Wyvern
I also initially read the OP as thought of groups rather than music and was going to nominate the Melton Tuba Quartet - great sound! For music I will nominate piece from their most recent CD, "What a Wonderful World" arranged by Ingo Luis. I do not usually take to the sound of tuba quartets as they can sound so muddy, but this sounds wonderful played on F with Fafner on the bottom
http://www.melton-tuba-quartett.de/melton_wdr.mp3" target="_blank
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:56 am
by Jedi Master
Is that all the good tuba quartet pieces out there???
I guess I'm just going to have to go out, and learn to play the viola!
Re: Best of the Best Tuba Quartets
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:17 pm
by Tubainsauga
I'm personally a fan of St. James Infirmary arranged by Mike Forbes. Really fun to play and a crowd-pleaser.