It is an amazingly versatile instrument. It can be loud or soft, militaristic or peaceful, exuberant or contemplative—and always able to stand out from the crowd when called upon to do so.
The composer’s challenge is to bring out the right quality when paired with an instrumental ensemble.
In this hour, works for solo trumpet and orchestra by Purcell, Haydn, Copland, Hovhaness, and more.
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FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Wynton Marsalis [for Haydn - Concerto in E-flat Major for Trumpet & Orchestra] |
Wynton Marsalis, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Leppard |
CBS Masterworks MK 37846 |
074643784627 |
| Shore’s Trumpet [for Purcell] |
Crispian Steele-Perkins, London Baroque Sinfonia, Richard Hickox |
EMI Classics CDC 7 47664 2 |
077774766425 |
| Handel: Messiah |
Dunedin Consort & Players, John Butt |
Linn Records CKD 285 |
691062028523 |
| Torelli Concertos |
Crispian Steele-Perkins, Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage |
Chandos CHAN 0716 |
095115071625 |
| Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol 1 [for Telemann] |
Niklas Eklund, Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble, Nils-Erik Sparf |
Naxos 8.553531 |
730099453127 |
| Trumpet Concertos [for Hummel] |
Rolf Smedvig, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jahja Ling |
Telarc CD-80232 |
089408023224 |
| Seraph [for Arutiunian] |
Alison Balsom, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Renes |
EMI Classics 6 78590 2 |
5099967859023 |
| Ives: Holidays Symphony etc. [for The Unanswered Question] |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas |
Sony SK 42381 |
074644238129 |
| Copland: Fanfare for the Quiet Man, etc. [for Quiet City] |
Michael Laird, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner |
London 448 261-2 |
028944826128 |
| Alan Hovhaness [for The Prayer of St. Gregory] |
Chris Gekker, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark |
Koch International 3-7221-2H1 |
099923722120 |
| Maurice Andre: Music for Trumpet |
Maurice Andre |
EMI Classics 4 76954 2 |
0724347695421 |
