For baroque music, including Telemann's Trumpet Concerto No. 2, the trumpeter should consider their entire range as a pyramid, with a solid foundation in the lower register and delicate, non-obtrusive high notes.
Composer Biography
Johann Michael Haydn, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn, served two Salzburg archbishops for over forty years and was highly respected by his contemporaries, even becoming a member of the Swedish Academy of Music.
Recording & Production
This album, "The Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol. 4," features works by German-born composers, some of which had never before been recorded on a baroque trumpet due to their considerable difficulty.
Performer Biography
Niklas Eklund, the baroque trumpeter on this recording, won the first International 'Altenburg' Competition for baroque trumpet in 1996 and is now on the faculty of Gothenburg University.
Compositional Technique
Michael Haydn's Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in C major is one of the most difficult in the entire repertory, frequently ascending to e''' above high c''' and once to f''', with long melodic passages and daring leaps.
Composition History
Joseph Arnold Gross's Trumpet Concerto in D major, along with other concertos presumably written for him, suggests he was an exceptionally gifted trumpeter due to its pre-Classical style and use of the trumpet's highest register.
Composer Biography
Joseph Arnold Gross, born in 1701, was an Electoral Court Trumpeter in Munich and also an excellent violinist, similar to Schachtner, a friend of the Mozart family.
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