Sonata For Trumpet And Strings

A magnificent Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by perhaps the greatest English Composer of the Baroque period. Originally for Trumpet and Strings this is an accurate and faithful Piano transcription by Karl Heinz Fessel. This volume contains two versions of Purcell's glorious Sonata; one in the key of D for C Trumpet and Piano and the other in B flat for B flat Trumpet with Piano.

Written in 1803 by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) this Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major is a classical piece of the Trumpet repertoire. Composed in the spirit of Mozart and initially for the keyed-Trumpet it was re-discovered in 1958 by a Yale student after 150 years of inertia due to the obsolescence of the instrument for which it was made. This edition offers a transposition in E-flat Major (initially in E Major) adapted to the instruments in use today. The other instruments to be involved in this concerto are a Flute two Oboes two Clarinets two Bassoons two Horns Timpani and Strings. Hummel?s Trumpet Concerto begins with an orchestra onlyfirst movement in a sonata theme which is repeated with the inclusion of the soloist. This Allegro Spirito sounds reminiscent of the Haffner Symphony (No. 35 in D Major) by Mozart but distinguished itself by a second theme. The second movement Andante is more melodic with the trumpet which holds long notes. Finally the Rondo offers a blissful and bright end to the Concerto. Former student of Mozart Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) was a brilliant composer pianist conductor and teacher. Evolving at the same period as Beethoveen he became as famous as him and wrote numerous concertos (for Piano Oboe Trumpet Violin and others) operas and some wind music pieces.

Soleriana is one of the longest orchestral works of the Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo. Each of its eight movements are based on a different Harpsichord sonata by his compatriot Antonio Solar (1729-1783) hence the title. Scored for a chamber orchestra of Flute Piccolo Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Horn Trumpet and Strings it was first performed by the Berlin Philharmonic in 1953. The delightful orchestration mimics the sound of the original Harpsichord. Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) was born in Valencia and lost his sight to diphtheria at the age of three. He began to study music five years later and became one of Spain’smost distinguished composers musicologists and pedagogues.