Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag - Partita [Wilfred Heaton] - NM 2018 

Among the many brass band players, the soprano player is the best I've heard.

Fantastic performance a legendary piece. Heaton wrote two of the finest pieces for brass band and IMO two of the finest movements in music. First Mvt of Contest Music and the 2nd Mvt of Partita. They are up there with any thing else I have listened to. Also my respect to the conductor. A man that totally understand the message that music communicates.

Championed by Howard Snell with Desford back then is one of the finest work for brass band. Just like Contest Music the is no fireworks, just sincere, honest heartfelt intelligent music which live in your heart for ever. Thanks Eikanger for a wonderful performance

This is a long piece, and for something written in the 1940s this was ahead of its time. Great commitment and endurance!

Just a masterpiece. Everyone played superb that day. Especially the bass. The bass was out of this world.

I have had some history conducting brass bands, I first heard this work when Howard Snell uncovered it and I thought this one is of the real gems of the brass brand repertoire and up there with any 20th century classical repertoire . The 2nd mvt alone is worthy of a test piece . What a great performance by this band. The conductor has this interpretation nailed. Great respect. My regret is that I never conducted it myself.

Some truly fine players in this band! Great sounds and clean tones. Love it!

I've known this piece since '86 and I never tire of it. Never thought I'd see the day it would be used on the contest platform and yet two bands have done just that, BUT this interpretation is just amazing. There are subtleties here that I've never noticed before, and that second movement is just......WOW!!! As 4br said 'a masterpiece given a truly masterful performance' - oh to have been there and heard it live!!! Bravo!

Truly awesome piece of music played by a truly awesome group of group of extremely talented musicians!. 100 Bravos

Dette er berre heilt fenomenalt! Eg vil påstå at dette vil gå inn i historia som ein av dei beste live-framføringar i tidene, når det gjeld brassband, saman med Fraternity! 😊🎼🎵🎶

No wonder they won. This is sublime

Fabulous rendition!

Stunning performance. Brilliant.

a good band with a top conductor leading them beyond themselves to play more then the notes ♫♪great ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪ ♫♪ ♫♪great sound! ♫♪♫♪ ☺ ♥ ♫♪☺♫♪ great ♫♪♫♪♫♪☺ BRAVISSIMO @bisbis 🎶🎵🎼 great music! a well tuned ensemble that sounds like an organ ! Fabulous banding

Wow - mavelous playing

Marvelous band.

great band, great playing ♫♪

Incredible...probably unbeatable at the moment...this is a different class to any other band at this time!!

Beautiful concert played beautifully. Too bad that the cameramen did not know who and where they played the main parts.

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anhygoel! who is playing soprano?!!!!

Lionel Hampton

Can anyone tell me who is playing principal cornet here?

They probably win euros again

One wishes some more « serious » orchestras would adopt the admirable gender neutral dress code seen in this performance

Better than Cory.