Since you are interested in The Virtuoso Trumpet (Incls concertos by Haydn, Hummel & Telemann), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOSEF HAYDN
String Quartets Vol 1 [Op 9 Nos 1-6] Buchberger Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] Joseph Haydn is considered to be more or less the inventor of the genre string quartet. Although he also wrote quite a number of trio’s for various instruments, his quartets excel in equilibrium in every possible way. He wrote two violins, a viola... |
JOSEF HAYDN
String Quartets Vol 2 [Op 33 and 42] Buchberger Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] Joseph Haydn is considered to be more or less the inventor of the genre string quartet. Although he also wrote quite a number of trio’s for various instruments, his quartets excel in equilibrium in every possible way. He wrote two violins, a viola... |
RAVEL
The Best Of Ravel (Incls Bolero, Gaspard de la Nuit & Piano Concerto in G) Helene Grimaud, Paul Crossley (piano)/ Orchestre National de France under Eliahu Inbal / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jesus Lopez-Cobos [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2007 ] Ravel’s Boléro has become an evergreen. These 2 CD’s provide material for those who would like to hear more by this typically French composer. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Jephtha - oratorio in three acts John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (bass) Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano) RIA Kammerchor . Akademie fer Alte Musik Berlin. Marcus Creed [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "this new recording, at super budget price, allows us to appreciate a new team of soloists. And for those who do not know this moving work, this new recording is a good place to start exploring." (MusicWeb July 2003) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Scottish Songs Vol 6 (folksong arrangements) Lorna Anderson (soprano) / Jamie MacDougall (tenor) / Haydn Trio Eisenstadt [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] 'In the vigorous songs he (MacDougal) is excellent...Equally consistent is the standard of performance. The singers ideally suited to their tasks, the instrumentalists unfailingly lively and stylish in their playing' (Gramophone) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Works for Baryton Michael Brussing (baryton) / Esterhazy Ensemble / Piccolo Concerto-Wien [ Brilliant Classics / 21 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2009 ] The baryton is a member of the gamba family and a relation to the modern-day cello dating from the early 17th century. It was quite a handful to play, having one manual with 6 or 7 bowed gut strings, and another with anything up to 20 further... |
SCHOENBERG
Gurrelieder (with Des Sommerwindes wilde Jagd) Paul Frey (tenor) Elizabeth Connell (soprano) / Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt / Chor des NDR Hamburg & Bayerischen Rundfunks / Eliahu Inbal [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Jun/2006 ] The Gurrelieder are Schönberg at his most impressive. This recording was made in Germany in 1990 was an all-German team. The vocal soloists include Paul Frey, tenor and Jard van Nes, mezzo-soprano. The narrator is Hanz Franzen. |
TORELLI
Trumpet Concertos (Complete) Thomas Hammes (trumpet); Peter Leiner (trumpet 2); European Chamber Soloists. Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "A highly recommendable way of exploring some worthwhile late 17th century music. It deserves the attention of anyone interested in the development of the trumpet." (MusicWeb April 2004) |
REGER / HINDEMITH
Clarinet Quintets and more Chamber Music Valerius Ensemble (with Andra Kerver, clarinet) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Jul/2006 ] A treat some anyone who loves chamber music and who might be looking for something new. |