Haydn / Hummel / Torelli / Neruda - Trumpet Concertos
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Label: EMI
Cat No: 2162130
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 31st August 2008
Contents
Works
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1Trumpet Concerto in E major, S49/W1
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Trumpet Concerto in D major, G28
Artists
Alison Balsom (trumpet)Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Conductor
Alison BalsomWorks
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1Trumpet Concerto in E major, S49/W1
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Trumpet Concerto in D major, G28
Artists
Alison Balsom (trumpet)Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Conductor
Alison BalsomAbout
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood’s CD booklet note describes the notoriously-difficult-to-play ‘natural’ trumpet of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and the development of the ‘keyed’ trumpet by the Viennese court trumpeter Anton Weidinger in the 1790s, which inspired the concerto masterpieces by Haydn and Hummel performed on this disc.
The enticing melodic possibilities of Weidinger’s “keyed” trumpet, and indeed the artistry of Weidinger himself, moved Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), then at the height of his powers, to compose his Concerto in E-flat for trumpet & orchestra. His last purely orchestral work, the concerto is a “gloriously ebullient and concise masterpiece in which the composer […] conceives a highly distinctive palette to thrust the trumpet into a brave new world.” Interestingly, it was not premiered until 1800, four years after its completion, possibly because Weidinger needed time to master its technical challenges.
The Haydn Trumpet Concerto is arguably the most popular work for the instrument as well as one of the composer’s best known compositions, a favourite of performers and audiences alike for its wonderful melodic invention and challenging virtuosity.
Also composed for Weidinger was the Concerto in E Major (often performed, as here, in E-flat) by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837), prodigy, student of Mozart and, later, of Haydn. Hummel composed his trumpet concerto in 1803 and Weidinger premiered it the following year for members of the Esterházy court. The composer was subsequently appointed music director there, on Haydn’s recommendation and likely helped by the success of his trumpet concerto.
The Concerto in D by Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709) was composed for the “natural” trumpet and likely performed on feast days in the San Petronio Basilica. The Concerto for hunting horn and strings in E-flat by the Czech composer Johann Baptist Neruda (c1707-c1780) was probably written in the 1760s and is an example of a charming, traditional work of its era.
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