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French Trumpet Concertos

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Catalogue numberBIS-1778 SACD
Release date2013-05-10
Discs1
Orig. sample rate44100Hz
Total time71:32

”…dazzling technical work… Throughout this demanding disc, Antonsen confirms his credentials as a redoubtable trumpet soloist of the very front rank…” Gramophone 11/2013;

If the Baroque period may be regarded as a golden era for trumpet virtuosos, the centuries that followed proved far less glorious. Apart from its uses in military contexts, the trumpet was largely relegated to a secondary role, ‘confined’, as described by Hector Berlioz in 1844, ‘to the unworthy function of filling in, or made to sound two or three commonplace rhythmical formulae.’ This would however change in the 20th century, when the development of the valve trumpet had been accomplished, and the arrival of jazz reminded composers of the instrument’s potential. In France, where jazz enjoyed a greater influence on classical composers than perhaps anywhere else, there was a regular explosion of works for the instrument. And the importance of jazz is demonstrated by André Jolivet’s comment to the soloist who was to give the first performance of his Second Trumpet Concerto: ‘But, my dear fellow, Louis Armstrong is doing wonders in the top register. Why should this be impossible for a classical player?’ Celebrating the composers responsible for this renaissance for his instrument, Ole Edvard Antonsen has gathered five works composed between 1944 and 1966 – ranging from the colourful concerto by Henri Tomasi to Alfred Desenclos’ opulently orchestrated triptych Incantation, Threnody and Dance, and taking in Jolivet’s first attempt at a concertante piece for the trumpet: the Concertino for Trumpet (also known as ‘Trumpet Concerto No.1’), with string accompaniment and an important part for piano. Described as being ‘more than a virtuoso: a phenomenal artist’ in the French magazine Diapason, Ole Edvard Antonsen here receives expert support from the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, praised worldwide for colourful performances of great vitality of music by Hindemith, Richard Strauss and Villa-Lobos.
 
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  Composer: Tomasi, Henri
  Concerto pour trompette et orchestre (1944) 15:47
01 I. Allegro 07:46 $ 1.63 USD
02 II. Nocturne. Andantino 04:59 $ 1.05 USD
03 III. Final. Giocoso. Allegro 03:02 $ 0.64 USD
 
 
  Composer: Jolivet, André
04 Concertino pour trompette, orchestre à cordes et piano
(1948)
09:44 $ 2.04 USD
 
 
  Composer: Planel, Robert
  Concerto pour trompette et orchestre à cordes (1966) 15:04
05 I. Largement – Animé et bien rythmé – attacca 04:58 $ 1.04 USD
06 II. Lent et très calme – attacca 04:36 $ 0.97 USD
07 III. Vivace – Gai et léger 05:30 $ 1.16 USD
 
 
  Composer: Jolivet, André
  IIe Concerto pour trompette (1954) 12:48
08 I. Mesto – Concitato 04:55 $ 1.03 USD
09 II. Grave – Più mosso 03:56 $ 0.83 USD
10 III. Giocoso 03:57 $ 0.83 USD
 
 
  Composer: Desenclos, Alfred
  Incantation, thrène et danse pour trompette et orchestre (1953) 16:18
11 I. Incantation 02:49 $ 0.59 USD
12 II. Thrène 05:21 $ 1.12 USD
13 III. Danse 08:08 $ 1.71 USD
 
  Album total 71:32
ComposerDesenclos, Alfred
Jolivet, André
Planel, Robert
Tomasi, Henri
ConductorShui, Lan
OrchestraSão Paulo Symphony Orchestra
TrumpetAntonsen, Ole Edvard

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