Trumpet Concertos & Sonatas is a generally successful example of a release that can appeal to a range of classical listeners, from those simply in search of music for the dinner hour to those specifically interested in trumpet music or in the Baroque concerto. The "Trumpet Concertos & Sonatas" title implies a distinction that turns out to be strictly terminological; all these pieces are for trumpet (or trumpets) and strings, and all date from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth centuries. Various top composers of the ...
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Trumpet Concertos & Sonatas is a generally successful example of a release that can appeal to a range of classical listeners, from those simply in search of music for the dinner hour to those specifically interested in trumpet music or in the Baroque concerto. The "Trumpet Concertos & Sonatas" title implies a distinction that turns out to be strictly terminological; all these pieces are for trumpet (or trumpets) and strings, and all date from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth centuries. Various top composers of the Baroque are represented, including Purcell, Corelli, Telemann, Stradella, Torelli, and Handel. Vivaldi and Albinoni, as usual, have perhaps the best grasp of how to write idiomatically for the trumpet; the Albinoni Sonata No. 2 for trumpet and strings in D major is the most athletic of the bunch, but trumpeter Graham Ashton handles it with aplomb. The most fascinating characteristic of these pieces is the extreme brevity of their individual movements. There are ten complete concertos...
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