Thursday, December 1st, 2011
KHCD-2011-100 (STEREO) – Trumpet Concerti by Johann Wilhelm Hertel, Leopold Mozart & Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Edward Tarr, trumpet; Helmut Hucke, oboe; Consortium Musicum/Fritz Lehan – With the exception of Joseph Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet from 1796, the musical literature for solo trumpet from the second half of the 18th century has been known until recently only to a handful of specialists. This disc features two relatively unknown concerti by Hertel and Leopold Mozart, as well as the more well-known Hummel concerto. The Hummel concerto is played in its proper, original key of E. Edward Tarr uses a Bb piccolo trumpet with 4 valves in the Hertel and Mozart; and an E trumpet in the Hummel. Stylistically correct performances, played with panache from a true scholarly trumpeter. Originally recorded by EMI-Electrola, issued domestically on a Nonesuch LP; a late pressing was used for this transcription. Click here for an MP3 sample.
A must-have collection for followers of Edward Tarr’s art of trumpet playing. Cheers – Curt Timmons