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CD230: DALLAS TRUMPETS. The Dallas Symphony Trumpet section, featuring Richard Giangiulio and Andrew McCandless with Thomas Stevens and friends. Vincent Persichetti: Parable for Solo Trumpet and Parable for Two Trumpets; Henri Tomasi: Suite for Three Trumpets; Bert Truax: Adagio and Allegro; Benjamin Britten: Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury; Stanley Friedman: Antiphonia IV; Anthony Plog: Four Concert Duets; Ulysses Kay: Three Fanfares for Four Trumpets; Thomas Stevens: The Moudon Fanfares.
 "Required listening forthe enrichment of serious students of the trumpet. Hearty thanks to the magnificent Dallas Symphony trumpet section." American Record Guide UPC 009414723024   ORDER NOW    Click here for CD

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Satie: Carillon Sonnerie   Truax:  Adagio and Allegro  Tomasi Suite:  Mvt 1(Havanaise)  Mvt 2(Lento Egeen)  Mvt 3(Danse Bolivienne)  Persichetti:  Parable for Solo Trumpet   Parable for Two Trumpets  Friedman: Antiphonia IV  Plog Duets:  Fanfare Pastoral Scherzo Dialogue    Stevens Fanfares:  Deaux a Dix  B.I.M Tranquille Clifford Epilogue   Kay: Fanfares   Britten:  Fanfare


CD232: MUSIC FOR FESTIVE OCCASIONS.  Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo, organ; Dallas Trumpets.    Wedding Marches: Wagner & Mendelssohn; Purcell: Trumpet Tune & The Queenís Dolour; Handel: Music from Royal Fireworks; Mouret: Suite No. 1; Jeremiah Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary; Telemann: Heroic Marches; Charpentier: Prelude & Te Deum; Buxtehude: Fanfare and Chorus; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary; Gervais: Pavane & Allemande; Bert Truax: Fanfare. “...golden sounds...excellent verve, rhythm, & imagination.” Audio
UPC 009414723222 ORDER NOW     Click here for CD cover photo and details.

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Buxtehude:  Fanfare    Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary     Dances from French Renaissance     Mendelssohn: Wedding March    Telemann: Heroic Marches   Mouret:  Suite No.1   Wagner: Wedding March   Charpentier:  Prelude And Te Deum   Purcell:  The Queen’s Dolour   Intro and Trumpet Tune   Handel: La Rejouissance (From The Royal Fireworks)   Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary   Truax: Fanfare for three trumpets, organ, and timpani


CD234: MUSIC FOR CEREMONY & CELEBRATION.  Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo, organ; Dallas Symphony Brass & Percussion. Monteverdi: Toccata from Orfeo; Handel: Hail the Conquering Hero from Judas Maccabaeus, and Overture from The Royal Fireworks;  Purcell: Sonata and Suite for Trumpet and Organ, Roman, Suite; Jiri Linek: Intradas; Oskar Lindberg: Gammal Fäbodpsalm; Bert Truax: Call to Glory; plus Six Sonatas of the Lisbon Court Trumpet Corps, and Silver Trumpets.
UPC 009414723420 ORDER NOW     Click here for CD cover photo and details.

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Monteverdi:  Toccata    Handel: Hail the Conquering Hero   Linek: Intradas   Purcell:  Sonata   Suite   Lindberg: Gammal Fäbodpsalm   Boyce: Voluntary   Anon: Bicinium   Roman: Suite Drottingholmsmusiquen   Anon: Silver Trumpets   Handel: Overture from the Royal Fireworks   Truax: Call to Glory   Anon: Six Sonatas of the Lisbon Court

 

CD362 – Snapshots: ANTHONY PLOG, TRUMPET. Verne Reynolds, Music for 5 Trumpets (performed by Anthony Plog and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet section); Alan Hovhaness, Sonata for Trumpet and Organ (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Ladd Thomas, organ); Fisher Tull, Three Bagatelles (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Eugene Bozza,  Caprice (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Frank Campo, Duet for Equal Trumpets (Anthony Plog, Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Fanfare for Two Trumpets (Anthony Plog, Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Animal Ditties – based on poems by Ogden Nash (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano; Hal Smith, narrator); Georges Enesco, Legend (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Leroy Southers, Three Spheres (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Ken Wolfson, bassoon; Sharon Davis, piano)  UPC 009414736222.     ORDER NOW     

“The playing is first-rate, sound quality excellent.Verne Reynold's three-movement Music for Five Trumpets has an all star lineup of players from the Los Angeles Philharmonic: Anthony Plog, Mario Guarneri,Robert DiVall, Irving Bush, and Thomas Stevens.  These people make consistently full-toned sounds and their intonation is impeccable.  The finale is very fast and exciting.  Plog's Animal Ditties became an instant hit when this recording was made.  The very cute setting of Ogden Nash poems has trumpeter Plog and Pianist Sharon Davis interacting with the excellent narrator, Hal Smith.” (American Record Guide, Kilpatrick)

ANTHONY PLOG has performed with numerous orchestras around the world, including the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Basel Symphony, and the San Antonio Symphony (all as principal trumpet), the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buenos Aires Symphony (as co-principal trumpet on tour), the Utah Symphony (as associate principal trumpet), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed and recorded extensively as a chamber musician with groups such as the Fine Arts Brass Quintet, the Summit Brass (as a founding member of both), the St. Louis Brass Quintet, and as a substitute with the iconic New York Brass Quintet. He has also toured throughout the world and recorded as a soloist. His other solo CD on Crystal Records is CD663.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet Section (Robert DiVall, Thomas Stevens, Irving Bush, and Mario Guarneri) which played on this recording was an extremely versatile and recognized group of players. The individual players performed in such diverse musical settings as jazz, commercial recordings for major Hollywood studios, avant-garde chamber music, and solo appearances.

SHARON DAVIS’ musical training was in her native Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, then at the Juilliard School in New York and in Paris, France, on a Fulbright Scholarship. Her performances have been as piano soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber player on tours and in live broadcasts in North America and Europe, plus work as a recording artist. As composer she won the Colorado Art Commission’s Creative Fellowship Award in Classical Composition, and she is active as editor, composer, and arranger for Western International Music, Inc.

 

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Reynolds: Music for Five Trumpets  I. Fanfare   II. Chorale   III. Finale    Hovhaness: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ, Mvt. I (begins at :28)    Tull: Three Bagatelles  I. Prelude   II. Improvisation   III. Caprice    Bozza: Caprice    Campo: Duet for Equal Trumpets    Plog: Fanfare for Two Trumpets    Plog: Animal Ditties  I. The Turtle (begins at :30)   II. The Python   III. The Hyena   IV. The Hog (begins at :35)    Enesco: Legend    Southers: Three Spheres  I. Sphere I   II. Sphere II (begins at 1:00)   III. Sphere III (begins at :55)


CD383: THE BIG TROMBONE. Jeffrey Reynolds, Bass Trombone; and STERLING BRASS, Daniel Perantoni, Tuba; David Hickman, Trumpet. This compact disc is a combination of two albums originally released as LPs S383 and S394. The Big Trombone features Jeffrey Reynolds, who was bass trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 40 years. Sterling Brass features Daniel Perantoni, tuba, and David Hickman, trumpet. Both were founding members of Summit Brass, and are international soloists. Perantoni and Hickman teach at Indiana University and Arizona State University, respectively. The Big Trombone: Galliard: Sonata No. 1 for bass trombone and piano (with Zita Carno piano); Gregory Kosteck: Concert Music for unaccompanied bass trombone; Donal Michalsky: Fantasia a due for horn and bass trombone (with Robert Henderson, horn); Patrick McCarty: Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano (with Zita Carno, piano); Walter Hartley: Sonata Breve for unaccompanied bass trombone; Orlando Di Lasso: Susanne un Jour for bass trombone and vocal ensemble. Sterling Brass: Morgan Powell: Midnight Realities and Transition (tuba with the Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players); Glenn Hackbarth: Double Concerto (trumpet and tuba with the Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players). UPC 009414738325   ORDER NOW

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Galliard, Sonata no 1 for Bassoon  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Mvt 4   Mvt 5    Kosteck, Concert Music   Michalsky, Fantasia    McCarty, Sonata   Mvt 1   Mvt 2    Hartley, Sonata Breve   Mvt 1   Mvt 2    Di Lasso, Susanne un Jour    Powell, Midnight Realities and Transition  Hackbarth, Double Concerto   Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3

CD450: HERBERT L. CLARKE, CORNET SOLOIST OF THE SOUSA BAND. Complete collection of original double-sided recordings made 1900-1922 by Herbert L. Clarke, the most-acclaimed cornetist of all time. Over 75 minutes of music now on CD. Includes Carnival of Venice, Bride of the Waves, Sounds from the Hudson, Caprice Brilliante, Ah Cupid, Rondo Caprice, Showers of Gold, Stars in a Velvety Sky, Killarney, La Veta `Caprice, Perhaps Loveís Dream, Aloha Oe, Southern Cross, The Holy City, Once Upon a Time, Russian Fantasy, The Palms, Berceuse, Twilight Dreams, Love's Old Sweet Song, Macushla. UPC 009414745026 ORDER NOW

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Bride of the Waves(rec. 1904)   Holy City(1900)   Sounds from the Hudson(1909)   Killarney(1901) Caprice Brilliante(1908)   Love's Dream(1901) Carnival of Venice(1909)   Ah Cupid(1909)   Bride of the Waves(1908)   Once Upon A Time(1909)   Rondo Caprice(1909)   Aloha Oe(1914) Russian Fantasie(1909)   the Palms(1916)   La Veta Caprice(1909)  Berceuse(1916) Valse Brilliante(1909)   Twilight Dreams(1917) Southern Cross(1912)   Love's Old Sweet Song(1917)    Showers of Gold(1912)    Macushla(1917) The Debutante(1908)    Killarney(1917) Carnival of Venice(1922)    Stars in a Velvety Sky(1922)


CD512: TREASURES FOR HORN & TRUMPET.  Gregory Hustis, Horn; Richard Giangiulio, Trumpet; Eric Barr, Oboe; Dallas Chamber Orchestra. Leopold Mozart: Concerto in D for Horn & Orchestra; Johann Hertel: Concerto a 6 for Trumpet, Oboe, Strings, & Continuo;  Saint-Saens: Romances for Horn, op. 36 & 67; John Eccles: Symphony for Mercury; Beethoven: Sextet for Two Horns and Strings; Grimm-Freres: Two Waltzes and a March.
"...right, stylish performances." Los Angeles Times
UPC 009414751225 ORDER NOW  Click here for CD cover photo and details – Richard Giangiulio. Click here for CD cover photo and details

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Leopold Mozart, Concerto in D:   Mvt 1 (Allegro moderato)    Mvt 2 (Menuet)    Mvt 3 (Andante)   Mvt 4 (Allegro)     Hertel, Concerto a 6: Mvt 1 (Allegro)   Mvt 2 (Arioso)   Mvt 3 (Allegro)   Saint-Saens: Romance, op. 36   Romance, op. 37   Eccles: Symphony for Mercury   Majestic  Allegro  Slow  Brisk   Beethoven: Sextet for Two Horns  Allegro con brio   Adagio   Rondo Allegro   Grimm-Freres:  Waltz 1   Waltz 2  March

 

CD661: VOICES OF TRUMPET AND ORGAN. Byron Pearson* and Donald R. Tison^, Trumpets; Arthur Vidrich, Organ. Giuseppe Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba*; Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St. Gregory*; Hans Ludwig Schilling: Canzona*; Daniel Pinkham: The Other Voices of the Trumpet*; Jean Langlais: Two Chorale Preludes*, and Sonatine for Trumpet^; Claude Gervais: Dances from the French Renaissance*^; Antonio Valente: Lo Ballo del’Intorcia*^; Henri Tomasi: Semaine sainte à Cüzco*; Anthony Plog: Fanfare for Two Trumpets*^; Francesco Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Organ*^.
      Featuring the wonderful combination of trumpets with organ, this CD is a combination of two LP releases from 1980 and 1982. Byron Pearson was trumpet professor at Oberlin University and had been in the Baltimore, St. Louis, and New Orleans Symphonies, and a featured soloist with the U.S. Marine Band in Washington, DC. Donald Tison was principal trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony from 1969 to 2000, and was trumpet teacher at the Peabody Conservatory. Arthur Vidrich was the first visually limited student to receive the DMA degree at the University of Michigan. He was, until his death in 2014, a prominent organ soloist throughout the Northeast U.S.
UPC 009414766120  ORDER NOW

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Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3   Mvmt 4     Hovhaness  Prayer of St. Gregory    Schilling: Canzona  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3    Pinkham: The Other Voices of the Trumpet    Langlais :Two Chorale Preludes   From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee   A Mighty Fortress is Our God    Langlais: Sonatine for Trumpet  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3     Gervais: Dances from the French Renaissance  Pavane   Branle gai   Branle simple   Allemande    Valente: Lo Ballo del’Intorcia    Tomasi  Semaine sainte à Cüzco    Plog  Fanfare for Two Trumpets    Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Organ  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3

 

CD662: TRUMPET SOUNDS. Michael Chunn, Trumpet • Ned Gardner, Trumpet. These recordings were originally on Crystal LPs S369 (Ned Gardner) and S662 (Michael Chunn).

Michael Chunn, Trumpet, with Bruce Gibbons, Piano. Jean Maire: Coq et Frelon; Marcel Bitsch: Quatre Variations sur un Theme de Domenico Scarlatti; Jacques Casterede: Sonatine pour Trumpette Ut et Piano; Eugene Bozza: Rustiques; H. Maury: Premier Solo de Concours (cornet); John Hartmann: Facilita (cornet). Ned Gardner, Trumpet, with Richard Reid, Piano, and Susan Walker Gardner, Cello. André Jolivet: Air de Bravoure; Jules Semler-Collery: Evocation et Scherzetto; Fernando Sulpizi: Suite Trovadorica; George Enesco: Legend; Yves Chardon: Sonata for D Trumpet and Cello.
      Michael Chunn is trumpet professor at Kent State University in Ohio and principal trumpet of the Opera Cleveland Orchestra. Ned Gardner recently retired from a lifetime of superb playing. UPC 009414766229.  ORDER NOW

Sound samples (mp3 files)  Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown.  Jolivet  Air de Bravoure    Semler-Collery  Evocation et Scherzetto    Sulpizi  Suite Trovadorica:  Estampie   Chanson Dramatique   Lai Descordant    Enesco  Legend    Chardon  Sonate for D Trumpet and Cello:  Allegro vivo   Lento   Andante   Lento   Vivace     Marie  Coq et Frelon    Bitsch: Quatre Variations     Casterede  Sonatine:   Allegro energico   Andantino   Allegro giocoso    Bozza   Rustiques    Maury  Premier Solo    Hartmann  Facilita   (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)


CD663: ANTHONY PLOG, TRUMPET.  Hindemith: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano; Halsey Stevens: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano; Fisher Tull: Profiles for Solo Trumpet; Petrassi: Fanfare for Three Trumpets; Frank Campo: Two Studies for Trumpet & Guitar; Plog: Animal Ditties 2; Erickson: Kryl. "...fascinating disc, brought off brilliantly." Musical America UPC 009414766328 ORDER NOW

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Stevens: Sonata Tull: Profiles Petrassi: Fanfare Campo: Two Studies Plog: Animal Ditties  Erickson: Kryl Hindemith: Sonata

 

 

CD665: THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET. Peter Maxwell Davies & George Antheil: Sonatas for Trumpet & Piano; Hans Werner Henze: Sonatina; Thomas Stevens: Triangles, Variations on a Clifford Interval, and A New Carnival of Venice for four trumpets; Henri Tomasi: Triptyque; Ibert: Impromptu; Bernstein: Rondo for Lifey; Charles Dodge: Extensions; Meyer Kupferman: Three Ideas. Zita CArno, David Wheatley and Chet Swiatkowski on piano; Charlie Shomake, vibraphone; Barry Lieberman, bass; with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet section. “Thomas Stevens is at one and the same a virtuoso and a highly thoughtful musician. I can think of only a handful of players who are his equal, and certainly none better.” Andre Previn
UPC 009414766526  ORDER NOW    Click here for CD cover photo and details.


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Davies Sonata:  Mvt 1 (Allegro Moderato)   Mvt 2 (Lento)   Mvt 3 (Allegro Vivo)   Antheil Sonata:  Mvt 1 (Allegretto)   Mvt 2 (Dolce)   Mvt 3(Scherzo Vivace)   Mvt 4(Allegretto)   Stevens: Triangles  Mvt 1(Senza Misura)  Mvt 2(Quasi Lento)  Mvt 3(Presto Possibile)   Henze: Sonatina  Mvt 1(Toccata)  Mvt 2(Canzone)  Mvt 3(Segnali)   Kupferman: Three Ideas  Adagio Non Troppo  Allegro Scherzando  Lento  Dodge: Extensions   Stevens: Variations on Clifford Intervals   Stevens: A New Carnival of Venice   Bernstein: Rondo for Lifey   Tomasi: Triptyque  Scherzo  Largo  Salterelle   Ibert: Impromptu

 

CD666: PISTONS AND PIPES. Richard Giangiulio, Trumpet; Paul Riedo, Organ. Handel: Suite in D; Fantini: 3 Sonatas; Vincent Persichetti: The Hollow Men; Alan Hovhaness: Sonata for Trumpet & Organ; Pietro Baldassare: Sonata in F; Andrea Grossi: Sonata Decima; Henri Tomasi: Variations Gregoriennes; Vincenzo Bellini: Concerto in Eb. Giangiulio was solo trumpet with Dallas Symphony. UPC 009414766625  ORDER NOW    Click here for CD cover photo and details.

 

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G.F. Handel Suite in D Major:  Mvt 1 (Overture)   Mvt 2 (Gigue)   Mvt 3 (Aire)   Mvt 4 (March)    Fantini: Sonata No. 3 (detta del Niccolini)  Sonata No. 5(Detta Del' Adimari)  Sonata No. 8(Detta Del Nero)   Persichetti: The Hollow Men   Baldassare: Sonata in F  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Hovhaness: Sonata  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3   Grossi: Sonata Desima  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3  Mvt 4   Tomasi: Variations Gregoriennes   Bellini: Concerto in Eb


CD667: THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET. Verne Reynolds: Signals (solo trumpet & tuba w/ brass; Roger Bobo, tuba); Wm Kraft: Encounters III (trumpet, percussion); Chou Wen-chung: Soliloquy of a Bhiksuni (solo trumpet, brass, perc.); Robert Henderson: Variation Movements (trumpet solo); Silvestre Revueltas: Two Little Serious Pieces (trumpet & woodwinds: Westwood Wind Quintet); Frank Campo: Times (trumpet solo); Meyer Kupferman: Fires of Prometheus (trumpet & piano). Stevens was solo trumpet with Los Angeles Philharmonic for 27 years. “Excellent pieces. Performances entertaining to incredible. Without a doubt, one of the world’s finest brass players.” American Record Guide  UPC 009414766724 ORDER NOW    Click here for CD cover photo and details.

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Reynolds:  Signals    Kraft Encounters:  Mvt 1 (Strategy)   Mvt 2 (Truce of God)   Mvt 3 (Tactics)   Wen-Chung: Soliloquy   Henderson: Variation Movements  Theme  Very Fast  Slow  Fast and Rhythmic   Revueltas: Two Little Serious Pieces  Allegro  Tempo di Valse   Campo: Good Times  Time to Go   Kupferman: Fires of Prometheus


CD668: DAVID HICKMAN, TRUMPET. Halsey Stevens: Sonata; Kent Kennan: Sonata; Norman Dello Joio: Sonata; Rafael Mendez: Scherzo; William Presser: Suite; John Barnes Chance: Credo; Joseph Turrin: Caprice. With Eric Dalheim and Pauline Soderholm, piano.  Hickman is founder and trumpet with the Summit Brass. “...a terrific trumpeter" says Maurice Andre. "Hickman is an astonishing musician. His articulation and phrasing are impeccable. Highly recommended." Fanfare UPC 009414766823 ORDER NOW

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Chance:  Credo   Stevens Sonata:  Mvt 1 (Allegro Moderato)   Mvt 2 (Adagio tenero)   Mvt 3 (Allegro)   Bennet:  Rose Variations   Presser: Suite  Adagio  Adagio, Allegro  Allegro Vivo   Turrin: Caprice   Kennan: Sonata  With Strength and Vigor  Rather Slowly and With Freedom  Moderately Fast  Dello Joio: Sonata  Theme and Variations  Andante Liberamente  Allegro Spumente   Mendez: Scherzo


CD669: LOUIS RANGER, TRUMPET. Flor Peeters: Sonata; Jean Coulthard: Fanfare Sonata; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Clarino Quartet; Harold Shapero: Sonata; Meyer Kupferman: Infinities Twenty-Two. With Bruce Vogt, piano, and David Flello, Christopher Lane, David Michaux, trumpets. Louis Ranger has been co-principal trumpet with the New York Philharmonic & member of American Brass Quintet.  "Brilliant sonics! Recommended on all counts." Tircuit, InTune Magazine  UPC 009414766922 ORDER NOW

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Peeters Sonata:  Mvt 1 (Allegro)   Mvt 2 (Aria)   Mvt 3 (Finale)     Coulthard Fanfare Sonata: Mvt 1 (Allegro ma non troppo)   Mvt 2  (Passacaglia)   Taaffe Zwilich: Clarino Quartet  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3   Shapero: Sonata  Mvt 1  Mvt 2   Kupferman: Infinities Twenty-Two  Ritual  Mode  Projectile  Turnabout  Jazz Bond

 

CD701 – Trumpets in the Baroque. David Hickman, Trumpet, with William Neil, Organ; Fred Sautter, Trumpet, with Roger Sherman, Organ.  UPC 009414770127.   ORDER NOW     

Hickman: Telemann, Heldenmusik; Gounod, Ave Maria; J.S. Bach,Sinfonia frm the Easter Oratorio; Albinoni, Sonata in C Major; Malotte, The Lord’s Prayer; J.S. Bach, Cantata No. 63 (Choruses 1 and 7). Hickman is joined by multiple trumpets and timpani in the J.S. Bach works. trumpets: Michael Chunn, Ray Sasaki, James Ketch, timpani: Thomas Siwe.

Sautter: Viviani Sonata Prima and Sonata Seconda; Fantini, Five Dances; Alcock, Voluntary in D; Walond, Voluntary in D.

David Hickman is one of the world’s best-known trumpet soloists. He has toured the world numerous times and has been a guest soloist with over 2000 orchestras and is the founder and president of Summit Brass. Fred Sautter was principal trumpet in the Philharmonia Hungarica, the Philharmonic State Orchestra of Hamburg, and for 38 years was principal trumpet in the Oregon Symphony.

CD701 is a digital-recording combination of LPs S700 and S702.

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Telemann:  Heldenmusik  La Majestè   La Gráce   La Vaillance   La Tranquillité   L’Armement   L’Amour   La Vigilance   La Gaillardise   La Douceur   La Générosité   L’Esperance   La Réjouissance    Gounod:  Ave Maria    J.S.Bach:  Sinfonia     Albinoni:  Sonata in C Major  I. Grave   II. Allegro   III. Adagio  IV. Allegro    Malotte: The Lord’s Prayer    J.S.Bach: Cantata No. 63 BWV 63  I. Chorus No. 1   II. Chorus No. 7    Viviani: Sonata Prima  Mvt. 1   Mvt. 2   Mvt. 3   Mvt. 4    Fantini: Five Dances  Dance 1   Dance 2   Dance 3   Dance 4   Dance 5    Viviani: Sonata Seconda  Mvt. 1   Mvt. 2   Mvt. 3   Mvt. 4    Alcock: Voluntary in D    Walond: Voluntary in D

 


CD704: MARYLAND BACH ARIA GROUP.  Larry Vote, baritone; Jeff Silberschlag, trumpet; Deborah Greitzer, bassoon; Jeanne Fryberger Vote, harpsichord. J.S. Bach: Aria "Grosser Herr" from Christmas Oratorio and Aria "Er ist's, der ganz allein"; Telemann: Cantata "Jauchzet dem Herrn,” Lieder, and Concerto in D; Handel: Aria "Revenge, Timotheus Cries"; Fasch: Sonata in C Major. UPC 009414770424 ORDER NOW

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J S Bach: Christmas Oratorio   Telemann:  Cantata Concerto in D Major(TWV 51:D7)    Fasch:  Sonata in C Major    J S Bach: Er ist's, der ganz allein   Handel: Alexander’s Feast   Telemann: Glück / Der Schäafer / Die Jugend   Telemann: Concerto in D (TWV 53:D2)


 CD705: THE ITALIAN VOYAGE, with the Maryland Bach Aria Group. J.S. Bach: “Wacht Auf” from Cantata 20, and "Wacht Auf" from Cantata 110; Torelli, Sonata in D (trumpet, strings, continuo); Vivaldi: Concerto "La Notte" (bassoon, strings, continuo); Marcello: Salmo Decimoquinto (baritone voice, bassoon, cello, continuo) and Sonata 5 (cello, bassoon, continuo); Stradello: Sinfonia. Larry Vote, baritone; Jeff Silberschlag, trumpet; Deborah Greitzer, bassoon; Pamela Greitzer, cello; Jeanne Fryberger-Vote, harpsichord; plus strings.
UPC 009414770523 ORDER NOW

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J S Bach:  Wacht Auf(Cantata 20)    Torelli:  Sonata in D    Vivaldi:  Concerto "La Notte"    Marcello:  Salmo Decimoquinto    Stradella:  Sinfonia to the Serenata   Marcello: Sonata 5   J S Bach: Wacht Auf(Cantata 110)

 

 CD760: TRUMPETER EMERITUS, ARMANDO GHITALLA. Hummel: Concerto in E; Molter; Concerto in D; Michael Haydn: Concerto in C; Albrechtsberger: Concertino in Eb; and the anonymous Suite in D. A legend in the trumpet world, for years solo trumpet with the Boston Symphony, Ghitalla made these recordings in his prime. They were the first-ever recordings of these works. Conducted by Pierre Monteux, Harold Farberman, and John Moriarty with members of the Boston Symphony and the Copenhagen Chamber Orch. "All are splendid performances. What makes them so outstanding is Ghitalla’s sense of elegant style. This is a collection of worthy repertory, played as if by the Archangel Gabriel himself. Highly recommended." InTune Magazine UPC 009414776020 ORDER NOW

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Hummel Concerto in E:  Mvt 1 (Allegro con spirito)   Mvt 2 (Andante)   Mvt. 3 (Rondo)   Albrechtsberger Concertino in Eb  Mvt 1 (Moderato)  Mvt 2 (Minuetto)  Mvt 3(Larghetto)  Mvt 4(Vivace)   Molter: Concerto in D  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3   Anon: Suite in D  Mvt 1(Overture)  Mvt 2(Rigaudons 1 & 2)  Mvt 3(Aria)  Mvt 4(Anglaise 1 & 2)  Mvt 4(Saraband)  Mvt 5(Hornpipes 1 & 2)  Mvt 6(Minuets 1 & 2)  Mvt 7(Gigue)   M. Haydn: Concerto in C  Mvt 1(Adagio)  Mvt 2(Allegro molto)


CD761: THOMAS STEVENS, TRUMPET. Hindemith: Trumpet Sonata; Bozza: Caprice, Lied, and Badinage; Ropartz: Andante & Allegro; Barat: Andante & Scherzo; Borden: Six Dialogues for trumpet & trombone; Lewis: Monophony VII for unaccompanied trumpet; Poulenc: Sonata for trumpet, horn, & trombone (with John Cerminaro, horn; Ralph Sauer, trombone). With Zita Carno on piano. “...technical & musical bravura. Sensational.” InTune Magazine
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Hindemith Sonata:  Mvt 1 (Mit Kraft)   Mvt 2 (Maasig bewegt)   Mvt 3 (Trauermusik & Chorale)   Bozza: Caprice   Ropartz : Andante and  Allegro   Barat: Andante  and  Scherzo   Bozza: Lied   Bozza: Badinage   Poulenc: Sonata  Allegro Moderato  Andante  Rondeau   Borden: Six Dialogues  Allegro  Allegro  Andante and Un Poco Allegretto  Con Giorralita  Majestic  Allegretto   Lewis: Monophony VII

 

CD762: FACETS - JOHN HOLT, Trumpet.  Music for solo and multiple trumpets. Wintle: Ballade and Three Studies for Trumpet Ensemble; Luening: Introduction and Allegro; Clarke: From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific and The Southern Cross; lo Presti: Suite for Five Trumpets; Peeters: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano; Ellington: I’m Beginning To See The Light and Sophisticated Lady; Tull: Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets. With Natalia Bolshakova, piano; Rick Bogard, Keith Johnson, Adam Gordon, Bert Truax and Jimmy Tullos, trumpets; and Ricky Duhaime, conductor.

John Holt is principal trumpet of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and has performed and recorded with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, and Voices of Change. He is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Texas. UPC 009414776228  Click here for CD cover photo and details.  ORDER NOW

"He is a fine, expressive player with a pleasant tone quality, clean articulation, and excellent technical skills."  Kilpatrick, American Record Guide

“Every item on John Holt’s new recording lives up to the title ‘Facets.’ The programme is diverse, ranging from Herbert Clarke trumpet bonbons and smashing arrangements of Duke Ellington tunes to more adventurous contemporary fare…Ronald Lo Presti’s Suite for Five Trumpets is a celebration of fanfares and interweaving lines, while Fisher Tull’s Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets manages to pack an enormous amount of interesting sounds into three movements. Another winner is James Wintle’s Three Studies for trumpet ensemble, whose audacious energy tests the virtuosity of its exultants (but they triumph)… Holt is an elegant, sensitive artist.” Gramophone, Awards issue 2004

“Holt is a fine, expressive player with a pleasant tone quality, clean articulation, and excellent technical skills…All [the works] are played with beautiful tone and blend by Holt and his Texas trumpet friends Rick Bogard, Keith Johnson, Adam Gordon, Bert Truax, and Jimmy Tullos.”  American Record Guide, Nov/Dec 2004

“If you like trumpets, this is a civilized humdinger.” Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2004

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Wintle: Ballade  Mozart: Kyrie for Five Sopranos  Luening:  Introduction & Allegro  Clarke: From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific  lo Presti: Suite  Mvt 1 (Intrada)  Mvt 2 (Chorale)  Mvt 3 (Finale)  Peeters: Sonata  Mvt 1 (Allegro)  Mvt 2 (Aria)  Mvt 3 (Finale)  Ellington: I'm Beginning to See the Light  Sophisticated Lady  Clarke: The Southern Cross   Tull: Canonical Trilogy for four trumpets Mvt 1 (Allegro)  Mvt 2 (Lento) Mvt 3 (Allegretto)  Wintle: Three Studies for Trumpet Ensemble Mvt 1 (Allegro Moderato)  Mvt 2 (Unhurried)  Mvt 3 (Allegro Vivace)


CD763: UNconventional TRUMPET. JOHN HOLT, Trumpet. Natalia Bolshakova, piano. Music by University of North Texas composers. Merrill Ellis: Einyah Festival; Rule Beasley: Fanfare and Scherzo; Cindy McTee: Fanfare for Trumpets; Martin Mailman: Concertino, Op. 31; Fisher Tull: Eight Profiles for Solo Trumpet and Three Bagatelles; Larry Austin: Charley's Cornet; William P. Latham: Suite for Trumpet. With Keith Johnson, trumpet; Mark Ford, percussion; Mark Ford, percussion, assisted by Jason Baker, percussion.

UNconventional Trumpet was inspired by a great teacher, John James Haynie, who taught trumpet at the University of North Texas from 1950 to 1990.  Most of the pieces on this CD were dedicated to Haynie. John Holt was appointed appointed Professor of Trumpet at UNT in 2003.  He is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera and has performed and recorded with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, and Voices of Change.

“John Holt plays with a pleasingly warm tone and seemingly effortless technique.” Fanfare, May/June 2005

“Sweet, burnished tone and excellent intonation.” American Record Guide, May/June 2005

“UNconventional Trumpet is an excellent recording of difficult trumpet literature by University of North Texas composers and this is the first-known recording of some of these works. The high quality of this recording, the precision of the ensembles, and John Holt’s excellent performances, especially all eight of Tull’s Profiles, should be of particular interest to college teachers and students.” The Instrumentalist, December 2005

“Holt’s performance is very precise with impeccable rhythm and an agility that impresses.” International Trumpet Guild Journal, Jan. 2006
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Ellis: Einyah Festival  Beasley:  Fanfare and Scherzo   McTee:  Fanfare for Trumpets   Mailman: Concertino Mvmt 1  Mvmt 2  Mvmt 3   Tull: Profiles  I II III IV V VI VII VIII   Austin: Charley's Cornet   Latham:  Suite for Trumpet Mvmt 1  Mvmt 2  Mvmt 3  Tull: Three Bagatelles  I II III

 

CD764: FACETS 2 - JOHN HOLT, Trumpet.  With Natalia Bolshakova, Piano; Paul Fried, Flute. Eric Ewazen: Sonata; Joseph Turrin: Two Portraits; James Wintle: Northwest Miniatures; Merrill Ellis: Trumpet Piece; Fisher Tull: Vignette; Francine Trester: Patricia's Aria; George Gershwin: Someone to Watch Over Me; Kent Kennan: Sonata.

“One of the standards of the trumpet repertoire, Kent Kennan’s Sonata, is here in all its accomplished glory…Holt plays [throughout the CD] with perfect technique and intonation, altering his sound deftly to suit the multitude of colors packed into these challenging works.” Gramophone, May 2005

“Facets 2 is a first-rate recording.” The Instrumentalist, October 2005

“The performances are excellent and the sound quality, in the Texas Mesquite Arts Centre, is thoroughly sympathetic.” Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb, Feb. 2007

“John Holt has bestowed upon the trumpet community another excellent recording of some great recital repertoire…His rich, velvety tone is especially remarkable on Turrin’s exciting Two Portraits, as well as the stirring Someone to Watch Over Me.  His performance of the Ewazen Sonata highlights his great control over a variety of tonal colors…Overall, this disc offers the listener very high quality performances of some wonderful recital repertoire, both standard and less traditional. I recommend this CD highly.” Peter Wood, ITG Journal, October 2005

John Holt is principal trumpet of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and has performed and recorded with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, and Voices of  Change. He is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Texas.
UPC 009414776426  Click here for CD cover photo and details.  ORDER NOW

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Ewazen:  Sonata  Mvmt 1  Mvmt 2  Mvmt 3   Turrin: Two Portraits  Psalm  Incantation    Wintle: Northwest Miniatures  Mvmt 1  Mvmt 2  Mvmt 3  Mvmt 4   Ellis: Trumpet Piece    Tull: Vignette   Trester: Patricia's Aria   Gershwin:  Someone to Watch Over Me    Kennan: Sonata  Mvmt 1  Mvmt 2  Mvmt 3


CD765: TRUMPET CONCERTOS.  JOHN HOLT, Trumpet; Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, Conductor. Alexandra Pakhmutova: Concerto for Trumpet in Bb; Eric Ewazen: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings; Anthony Plog: Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet and Orchestra.

John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first three CDs received unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine saying “Holt plays with perfect technique and intonation, altering his sound to suit..challenging works.”

Pakhmutova’s works are imbued with the spirit of Russian life, folk tunes, and impressions of the country. Ewazen, faculty member at The Juilliard School, has written many works for brass and is the recipient of numerous composition awards and prizes. Plog, frequently recorded trumpet player and composer, is a music professor in Freiburg, Germany.
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Pakhmutova: Concerto for Trumpet in Bb    Ewazen: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings: Allegro moderato   Scherzo   Elegia   Allegro agitato    Plog:  Concerto No. 2:   Allegro moderato   Adagio, with freedom   Lento; Allegro moderato


CD766: TRUMPET COLORS. Trio Chromos: Ismael Betancor, Trumpet; Jose Luis Castillo, Piano; Carlos Rivero, Cello. William Schmidt: Jazzberries; Alex Shapiro: Elegy; Astor Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas; Scott Robbins: Three Blues for Cello & Trumpet; Robert J. Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding.

This CD explores various colors of trumpet in ensemble with piano and cello. William Schmidt, one of the world’s leading exponents of brass writing, explores his Jazzberries: Raspberry Riffs, Blackberry Blues, Boysenberry Boogie, and Strawberry Jam. Piazzolla, the best known composer of tangos, contributes four wonderful tangos, transcribed from bandoneon here for trumpet, piano, and cello. American composers Shapiro, Robbins, and Bradshaw round out this wonderful album featuring the Spanish group Trio Chromos, all members of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra in Spain. UPC 009414776624  Click here for CD cover photo and details.     ORDER NOW  


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Schmidt: Jazzberries   Raspberry Riffs   Blackberry Blues   Boysenberry Boogie   Strawberry Jam   Shapiro: Elegy   Piazzolla: Las cuatros estaciones porteñas  Primavera Porteña   Verano   Porteño   Otoño Porteño   Invierno Porteño   Robbins: Three Blues  Mvt.1   Mvt.2   Mvt.3   Bradshaw: Statements, Commanding  George Washington   Theodore Roosevelt   Abraham Lincoln   Thomas Jefferson


CD767: FRENCH TRUMPET CONCERTOS. JOHN HOLT, Trumpet. With the Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, Conductor. Henri Tomasi: Concerto pour Trompette et Orchestre; Robert Planel: Concerto pour Trompette et Orchestre à cordes; André Jolivet: IIe Concerto pour Trompette; Alfred Desenclos: Incantation, Threne et Danse.

“Another winner for Crystal Records…all four [works] are entertaining and worth hearing. Indeed, I’ve been playing this recording compulsively since acquiring it a little more than a week ago…His playing leaves behind the mechanical issues of the trumpet and achieves the distinction of vocalism. It is as if he is singing through the trumpet, producing a big, warm sound when that is wanted, a subtle thinner sound when that is called for, all with the inflections of a master singer. There is a sense of relaxed confidence even in the most virtuosic passages, but also a sense of excitement and joy in the pure pleasure of playing these enchanting works.” Leonard Link, on the web, April 2007

John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first four CDs on Crystal received unanimous acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist.” The four concertos herein are a feast for the sensibilities: lyrical or dramatically expressive; rhythmically or harmonically nodding to the popularity of jazz; reflective of modern chamber music and symphonic music first heard in Paris in the 1920s; or expressing new ideologies.
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Tomasi Concerto:  Mvt. 1    Mvt. 2   Mvt 3    Planel Concerto:  Mvt.1   Mvt. 2   Mvt. 3    Jolivet Concerto:  Mvt.1   Mvt.2   Mvt.3    Desenclos:  Incantation  
Thr_(r)ne   Danse

CD768: FACETS 3 - JOHN HOLT, Trumpet.  With Sophia Grech, Mezzo Soprano; and Nataliya Sukhina, Piano. James Wintle: Distant Voices from Trumpet and String Quartet (Igor Borodin and Julia Bushkova, Violins; Katrin Meidell, Viola; Johannes Kleinmann, Cello); Barbara Harbach: Perambulations for Trumpet and Piano; Barbara Harbach: Emily! (on texts by Emily Dickinson); Francine Trester: Four Thoreau Songs (on texts by Henry David Thoreau) for mezzo soprano, trumpet or flugelhorn, and piano; Francine Trester: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano; Joseph Klein: Die Königskünderin (for unaccompanied trumpet); Ulysses Kay: Tromba for trumpet and piano.
            John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. This is his sixth solo CD on Crystal. His first five CDs received unanimous acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist.” This CD features works written for him, plus Tromba by the well-known composer Ulysses Kay.
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Wintle: Distant Voices   Mvt 1. Allegro   Mvt 2. Adagio Espressivo   Mvt 3. Allegro Vivo   Mvt 4. Largo; Presto    Harbach:  Perambulations for Trumpet and Piano    Harbach:  Emily!  Mvt 1.I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed   Mvt 2.If You Were Coming in the Fall   Mvt 3.Wild Nights! Wild Nights! and For Each Ecstatic Instant    Trester:  Four Thoreau Songs  Mvt 1. The Moon   Mvt 2. Indeed, Indeed   Mvt 3. Smoke   Mvt 4. I Am the Autumnal Sun    Trester:  Sonata for Trumpet and Piano  Mvt 1. Moderato   Mvt 2. Poco Adagio   Mvt 3. Allegro    Klein:  Die Königskünderin (The King-Proclaimer)    Kay:  Tromba  Mvt 1. Prologue   Mvt 2. Nocturne   Mvt 3. Mobile

 

 

CD769: TRUMPET PANOPLY – JOHN HOLT, Trumpet. Concertos for Trumpet and Orchestra by Arutiunian, Hummel, and Tartini. Also Richard Peaslee: Nightsongs. John Holt, trumpets and flugelhorn with UNT Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Anshel Brusilow and Clay Couturiaux conducting. The Slovak Radio Orchestra with Kirk Trevor conducting. UPC 009414776921  Click here for CD cover photo and details.    ORDER NOW

John Holt is principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and trumpet professor at the University of North Texas. His first six CDs received unanimous critical acclaim, with Gramophone Magazine describing him as “an elegant, sensitive artist with perfect technique and intonation.” The three concertos herein are standards for the trumpet and the Peaslee is a wonderful 20th-Century work featuring flugelhorn.

Sound samples (mp3 files)  Click on the link to hear up to 35 seconds of the movement shown. Arutiunian   Concerto    Hummel   Concerto in E flat Major   Allegro con spirito   Andante   Rondo    Tartini   Concerto   Grandioso   Andante   Allegro Grazioso    Peaslee   Nightsongs   (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button)

 

CD791: Westwood Wind Quintet “Augmented”. Westwood Wind Quintet (John Barcellona, flute; Peter Christ, oboe; William Helmers, clarinet; John Cox, horn; Patricia Nelson, bassoon) with Doug Reneau, trumpet; Carol Robe, bass clarinet; Lisa Bergman, piano.   UPC 009414779120.   ORDER NOW     

Paul Hindemith, Septet for woodwind quintet, trumpet, and bass clarinet; William Mathias, Concertino for flute, oboe, bassoon, and piano; Bruce Stark, Americana Wind Quintet; Leoš Janáček, Mládi (Jugend) for woodwind quintet and bass clarinet. Photo of Mt. Hood was taken by Peter Christ from the Crystal Records recording studio, where these recordings were made.

Hindemith, Janáček, and Mathias are three of the most outstanding composers of thje 20th century. The Hindemith and Janáček works are stalwarts in the repertoire for woodwind quintet with other winds. Fabulous pieces of music, they show the colors that can be garnered with the addition of just one or two instruments. Mathias’ Concertino captures piano, flute, oboe, and bassoon in all their glory – wonderful melodies and driving rhythms. This world-premiere recording of Bruce Stark’s Americana Wind Quintet has beautiful melodies and jazz elements.

Westwood Wind Quintet, one of the world’s premiere ensembles, was established in 1959. “An accumulation of instrumental polish and important repertory over a long period has resulted in a treasurable sense of ensemble and musical solidity.” (Los Angeles Times). Doug Reneau is asst. principal trumpet of the Oregon Symphony. Carol Robe is bass clarinetist of the Portland Opera and clarinet instructor at the University of Oregon. Lisa Bergman has toured internationally with many of the most esteemed vocalists and violinists. Along with her playing, she is presently a radio announcer with KING-FM in Seattle.

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Hindemith: Septett  I. Lebhaft   II. Intermezzo   III. Variationen   IV. Intermezzo   V. Fuge. Alte Berner Marsch    Mathias: Concertino  I. Moderato   II. Andante mesto   III. Allegro capriccioso    Stark: Americana Wind Quintet  I. Serenade   II. Hymn to the Dawn   III. River Song   IV. City Shuffle    Janáček: Mládí  I. Allegro   II. Andante sostenuto   III. Vivace   IV. Allegro animato



CD801: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS  Symphony No.11: All Men Are Brothers, Prayer of St. Gregory (Thomas Stevens, Trumpet), Armenian Rhapsody No.1, Tzaikerk. Performed with the Royal Philharmonic,  Hovhaness conducting, and Crystal Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Gold conducting. “Because of his ability to produce beautiful sounds and the unabashedly melodic character of his work, his music possesses instant appeal.” New York Times “This is what music should be.” American Record Guide
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Thomas Stevens was principal trumpet in the Los /angeles Philharmonic for 27 years.

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Symphony No. 11      Armenian Rhapsody      Prayer of St. Gregory      Tzaikerk

CD952: CANTATAS AND ARIAS. Betsy Norden, Soprano; Bob Haley, Trumpet; Alexander String Quartet; Donald Foster, Keyboard. J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 51, Seufzer, and Auch, mit Gedampften, Schwachen Stimmen; G.F Handel: Destro dall’empia Dite, and Alle Voci del Bronzo Guerriero; A. Scarlatti: Mio Tesoro, and Con Voce Festiva; J. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary.
The Boston Globe called Betsy Norden “a cherishable artist” and  the New York Post described her voice “Sings as sweetly as a thrush.” 009414795229 ORDER NOW

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Handel:  Destro dall' empia dite    Scarlatti:  Mio tesoro    Bach Cantata #51:  Mvt 1 (Aria)  Mvt 2 (Recitativo)  Mvt 3 (Aria)  Mvt 4 (Chorale)    Handel: Alle voci del bronzo guerriero     Bach: Cantata 21  Seufzer, Tränen, Krummer, Not     Scarlatti:: Con voce festiva    Bach: Cantata 36  Auch, mit gedampften     Clarke:  Trumpet Voluntary

 

CD960: PHILHARMONIC STANDARD TIME.  Thomas Stevens, Trumpet; Terry Trotter, Piano; Tom Warrington, Bass; Ralph Penland, Drums. Thomas Stevens, principal trumpet, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and friends improvise jazz renditions of songs by composers previously affiliated with Los Angeles Philharmonic: John Green, Bronislaw Kaper, David Raksin, Victor Scherzinger, Henry Mancini, Ferde Grofe. Out of Nowhere, Body and Soul, Invitation, I Cover the Waterfront, While My Lady Sleeps, Laura, Tangerine, Two for the Road, Sylvia, On the Trail. “...thoroughly recommended." Jazz Journal International
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Cassettes

C232:  MUSIC FOR FESTIVE OCCASIONS.   Richard Giangiulio, trumpet;  Paul Riedo, organ;  & the Dallas Trumpets.   Introduction & Trumpet Tune, Clarke;   Trumpet Voluntary, Buxtehude;  Mouret, Handel, John Stanley, Gervais, Charpentier, Truax, plus the Wedding Marches of Wagner and Mendelssohn.    009414723246 SOLD OUT See CD232

C368:  DAVID HICKMAN, TRUMPET.  Kent Kennan, Sonata; Rafael Mendez, Scherzo; Norman Dello Joio, Sonata; Joseph Turrin, Caprice.   009414736840  SOLD OUT

C450:  CORNET SOLOIST HERBERT L. CLARKE.     original recordings from 1907-1921 with Sousa Band & Victor Orchestra.     Rondo Caprice, Carnival of Venice, Russian Fantasie, Bride of the Waves, Southern Cross, Valse Brilliante, Stars in a Velvety Sky, La Veta Caprice, etc.   009414745040   SOLD OUT See CD450

C512:  TREASURES FOR HORN & TRUMPET.  Gregory Hustis, horn; Richard Giangiulio, trumpet.  Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Horn & Orch;  Hertel: Concerto for Trumpet, Oboe, & Strings;  Beethoven: Sextet;  Saint-Saens: Romances for Horn;  Eccles: Symphony;  Grimm-Freres.   009414751249 SOLD OUT See CD512

C666:  PISTONS AND PIPES.  Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo, organ.  Hovhaness: Sonata for Trumpet & Organ;  Handel: Suite;  Variations Gregoriennes:  also Fantini, Persichetti, Baldassare, Grossi, & Bellini.   009414766649  SOLD OUT See CD666

C704:  MARYLAND BACH ARIA GROUP:  Larry Vote, baritone; Jeff Silberschlag, tpt; Deborah Greitzer, bsn; Jeanne Fryberger Vote, harpsichord.  J.S. Bach, "Grosser Herr" from Christmas Oratorio; & "Er ist's, der ganz allein";  Telemann, Cantata "Jauchzet dem Herrn"; Concerto in D trumpet, strings, continuo; Concerto in D, trumpet, 2 oboes, continuo; Handel, aria from Alexander's Feast "Revenge, Timotheus Cries"; Fasch, Bassoon Sonata in C Major.  UPC 009414770448 SOLD OUT See CD704

C952:  CANTATAS & ARIAS. Betsy Norden, Soprano;  Bob Haley, Trumpet.   J.S. Bach:  Cantata No. 51;  arias from Cantatas 21 & 36);  arias by Handel & Scarlatti; Clarke:  Trumpet Voluntary.   009414795243 Cassette ORDER NOW
 

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