SHOSTAKOVICH 5 (SINAISKY & BBC Phil)

[Ventilhorn]

There is no shortage of old and new works for trumpet. Roehre rightly mentions several in message 13. I particularly like the Tomasi. New concertos and concertino works have been created for Haken Hardenberger by, amongst others, Harrison Birtwistle, Tobias Brostrom, Hans Werner Henze, Rolf Martinsson, Olga Neuwirth, Arvo Pärt, Benjamin Staern, Toru Takemitsu and Mark Anthony Turnage. He has performed Heinz Karl Gruber’s concerto Aerial over 60 times. I am sure there are works written for John Wilbraham and Philip Jones as well.

Good evening Chris,

I agree that there are many works for trumpet, both classical and modernist in style.

My point was: How many of these works would attract an audience, even allowing for Ms Balsom's popularity?

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[Barbirollians]

That may well explain also why her latest recording was of a number of transcriptions and arrangements of Handel and Purcell with the EC and Pinnock - gorgeous record though !