BaL 10.10.15 - Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat

[Hornspieler]

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As part of BBC Music's Ten Pieces Secondary, which aims to open up the world of classical music to children aged 11 and above, Hannah French compares available versions of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E flat major and makes a personal recommendation. A favourite of the trumpet repertoire and possibly Haydn's most popular concerto, this work was composed in 1796 while the composer was working on The Creation. It was written for his long-time friend Anton Weidinger who had developed a keyed trumpet which could play chromatically, unlike the natural trumpet which had a more limited choice of notes.


Available versions:_


Maurice André, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Hans Stadlmair
Maurice André, Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Jean-François Paillard
Maurice André, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Hans Müller-Kray (download)
Maurice André, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Theodor Guschlbauer
Alison Balsom, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Wolfgang Bauer, Württembergisches Kammerorchester, Ruben Gazarian
Mark Bennett, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Ketil Christensen, Liepaja Symphony Amber Orchestra, Atvars Lakstigala
Roger Delmotte, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen (download)
Niklas Eklund, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman
Reinhold Friedrich, Vienna Academy Orchestra, Martin Haselbock (download)
Reinhold Friedrich, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner (download)
Hans Gansch, Spirit of Europe, Martin Sieghart
Ludwig Güttler, Virtuosi Saxoniae
Håkan Hardenberger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Tine Thing Helseth, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Adolph Herseth, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Adolf Holler, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Busch
Friedemann Immer, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
Gilbert Johnson
Miroslav Kejmar, Capella Istropolitana, Peter Skvor
Ĭordan Kozhukharov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Willy Krug, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Koch (download)
Romain Leleu, Baltic Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme
Paolo Longinotti, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Wynton Marsalis, ECO, Raymond Leppard
Maurice Murphy, Consort of London, Robert Clark
Sergei Nakariakov
Geoffrey Payne, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins, Michael Halász***
Pasi Pirinen, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Carole Dawn Reinhart, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Andreae
Jürgen Schuster, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Müller-Brühl
Gerard Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony
Rolf Smedvig, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jahja Ling
Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Halstead
Alan Stringer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Markus Stockhausen, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Karlheinz Stockhausen
Gábor Tarkövi, Bamberger Symphoniker, Karl-Heinz Steffens
Edward H. Tarr, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, János Rolla
Pierre Thibaud, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Otto Gerdes (download)
Laura Vukobratovic, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Müller-Brühl
David Wagenseil, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman
John Wallace, Philharmonia Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green
Helmut Wobisch (trumpet), Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Anton Heiller (download)

A list of fine perormances, but my favourite will always be that on 78rpm discs by George Eskdale with the LSO. The first time that I ever heard it and I still have the records to this day.

An interesting snippet regarding George, who was Professor of Trumpet at the RAM.
George always carried a two-trumpet case, but one of his pupils told me that when he saw George open it one day, he beheld not a B flat and a D trumpet, but a C trumpet and a bottle of whiskey!

HS

[rauschwerk]

A list of fine perormances, but my favourite will always be that on 78rpm discs by George Eskdale with the LSO. The first time that I ever heard it and I still have the records to this day.HS

I thought George Eskdale recorded only the 2nd and 3rd movements on 78s (the complete concerto came in 1954 and was presumably on LP).

[richardfinegold]

I'm away and not able to check but I think the Sergei Nakariakov I have is with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra under Jesus Lopez-Coboz.

Mike

My wife love this piece. She played our recording of it obsessively a few years back, and after that obsession passed I haven't been able to bring myself to hear it again. The Orchestra was Philadelphia under Ormandy, and I think the soloist was the Orchestra's Principal.

[BBMmk2]

I have heard Wynton Marsalis quite a few times, here and there. Rather think he has the punch to this

[Hornspieler]

I thought George Eskdale recorded only the 2nd and 3rd movements on 78s (the complete concerto came in 1954 and was presumably on LP).

Yes, you may well be right, but it was at least 70 years ago and all of the family's stock of 78s - going right back to prewar Gracie Fields* and Dame Clara Butt are now in my sister's care.

HS

*NB "She fought like a tiger for 'er honour!" - Gracie Fields, not my sister (as far as I am aware)

[rauschwerk]

This, from the International Trumpet Guild Journal http://www.exetermusic.talktalk.net/ITG%20Haydn%201.pdf talks of the 'rebirth' of this piece in GB in the 30s. I was amused to see that Walter Goehr was asked to 'retouch' Haydn's orchestration for Eskdale's broadcast of the whole piece, and amongst other things he added clarinets and a harp!

Anyway, it's a wonderful piece - Haydn's finest concerto IMV.

[Gordon]

....Anyway, it's a wonderful piece - Haydn's finest concerto IMV.

And those 2 horn concertos aren't half bad either!! Not played enough, I have never understood why not.

[LeMartinPecheur]

I thought George Eskdale recorded only the 2nd and 3rd movements on 78s (the complete concerto came in 1954 and was presumably on LP).

My shelves still support Columbia DX 993, 2 mov'ts of this concerto: Eskdale/ Symphony Orchestra (unspecified I believe, presumably not the LSO)/ Goehr.

From my father's, or possibly his father's, collection

[Hornspieler]

And those 2 horn concertos aren't half bad either!! Not played enough, I have never understood why not.

Not played enough. Yes indeed!

Well maybe I made up for that omission a bit by giving six consecutive performances of the 1st concerto with a section of the BSO on a West Country tour under the conductorship of my old friend Lawrence Leonard.

Swanage, Launceston, Tavistock, Falmouth and Penzance.

My fee was £25. (£5 per performance) and I still had to play in the orchestra for the rest of the programme, which included Beethoven's 4th symphony.

I'm pretty sure that Anthony Halstead has made natural horn recordings of one or both.

Barry Tuckwell broadcast Nº 1 some years ago - not impressive; but Timothy Brown did a hand horn broadcast of Nº2 and that was pretty good, as I recall.

HS

[Hornspieler]

Yes, you may well be right, but it was at least 70 years ago and all of the family's stock of 78s - going right back to prewar Gracie Fields* and Dame Clara Butt are now in my sister's care.

HS

*NB "She fought like a tiger for 'er honour!" - Gracie Fields, not my sister (as far as I am aware)

I've decided to start a new thread, inspired by this one called "Hooked on Classics"

A dreadful name for a failed enterprise, but I ask you "What first sparked your interest in Classical music as a youngster?

So please take a look at my opening post.

HS

[visualnickmos]

Raymond "Leopard!"

[verismissimo]

Shame there's no recording by David Blackadder and the OAE, since it's one of his/their partypieces.

[verismissimo]

Congratulations to 'Tony'!

[Tony Halstead]

Congratulations to 'Tony'!

Very many thanks but surely the biggest congratulations go to CRISPIAN!

[Alison]

Where was the recording venue, Tony?