Ole Edvard Antonsen

Antonsen (Performer), Smebye (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Antonsen, Smebye
• Audio CD (May 24, 1995)
• Label: Simax
• ASIN: B000004546
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,366,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Work(s): Gavotte de Concert

2. Sonatine for trumpet & piano in C major: Prélude

3. Sonatine for trumpet & piano in C major: Sarabande

4. Sonatine for trumpet & piano in C major: Gigue

5. Tromba Solo

6. Variation on a Theme by Domenico Scarlatti for trumpet & piano

7. Capriccio for trumpet & piano

8. Pas de Deux

9. Intrada, for trumpet & piano in C major, H. 193

10. Solus for trumpet & piano: Introduction

11. Solus for trumpet & piano: Furtively

12. Solus for trumpet & piano: Scherzando And Waltz

13. Solus for trumpet & piano: Fanfare

14. Air de Bravoure for trumpet & piano

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive 20th-Century Trumpet, July 6, 2009

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Music Is Everything "Music Is Everything" (Colorado Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ole Edvard Antonsen, Trumpet/ Einar Henning Smebye, Piano (MP3 Download)

Ole Edvard Antonsen has become a major force in contemporary trumpet playing, but this recording is essential to understanding his playing and his career. The story goes that Antonsen spent himself deeply into debt to make this recording and funds to complete the project were supplied by a Norwegian government grant. Antonsen's determination to produce a breakthrough recording of the highest quality brought a tremendous success and launched his brilliant career.

The program varies only narrowly, but all the pieces are excellent. From the accessible and lyric "Intrada" of Honnegger and the "Four Variations on a Theme of Scarlatti" by Marcel Bitsch, to more edgy pieces by Sutermeister and Francaix, to sprawling unaccompanied pieces like Hvoslef's "Tromba Solo" (11 minutes without a rest!) and Friedman's "Solus," Antonsen's technique and musicality never even hint at a weakness. His tone is brilliant and resonant in every register, and his speed and virtuosity are uncanny.

This is recording is a rarity, and has already been in and out of print a few times, so I'm glad to see it available in .mp3. If you're a fan of Antonsen, a serious contemporary music listener, or an aspiring trumpeter, I strongly recommend this recording. It occupies a critical place in a wide and varied field, and will be a treasured item in your collection.