Trumpet virtuoso Håkan Hardenberger has premiered many concertos, and three of them feature on this album with conductor Martyn Brabbins. Sally Beamish's Trumpet Concerto was inspired by Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, and Olga Neuwirth's …miramondo multiplo… references everything from Handel to Miles Davis. The most recent work, Betsy Jolas's Histoires vraies, is a Suite concertante for trumpet and piano, with Hardenberger joined by pianist Roger Muraro.
Featuring
Håkan Hardenberger
Roger Muraro
Martyn Brabbins
Malmö SymfoniOrkester
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
Betsy Jolas
Sally Beamish
Olga Neuwirth
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Compositional Technique
In the final movement of Sally Beamish's Trumpet Concerto, the percussion section includes parts of scrapped cars and scaffolding pipes to evoke violence and urban decay.
Composer Biography
Olga Neuwirth, an Austrian composer, played the trumpet from age seven and aimed to be a professional jazz trumpeter, but a car accident at 15 forced her to stop playing.
Compositional Technique
Sally Beamish's Trumpet Concerto is partly inspired by Italo Calvino's book "Invisible Cities" and explores urban life, with each movement focusing on a particular interval or family of intervals.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Olga Neuwirth's work, …miramondo multiplo…, is a tribute to the trumpet, her instrument, and explores the reciprocal influence between a solo instrument and an orchestra.
Performer Biography
Håkan Hardenberger, the trumpet soloist on this album, is recognized for his phenomenal performances and tireless innovation, particularly as a pioneer of significant new trumpet works.
Composition History
All three works on this album by Betsy Jolas, Sally Beamish, and Olga Neuwirth were specifically written for Håkan Hardenberger, the trumpet soloist.
Interpretation
In Olga Neuwirth's …miramondo multiplo…, the relationship between the solo trumpet and orchestra is marked by mutual respect, not competition, reflecting a concept of cooperation and careful listening.
