Customer Reviews

Sergei Nakariakov ~ Baroque Trumpet Concertos

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This album is a great resource for anyone who wants to hear Baroque music played at an extremely professional level!
All but one of the concertos on this album were intended for other instruments such as oboe, voice, or violin. Sergei does an excellent job of capturing the spirit of the instrumens these pieces were originally composed for. He has a brilliant tone, that is not too bright like some other baroque trumpet recordings I have heard. His phrasing and use of dynamic changes draws the listener into the piece, and makes it an emotional experience. This must be why he has been dubbed "the Paganini of the Trumpet."
He uses a B-flat Piccolo trumpet for most of the pieces, and the sounds he produces from this little instrument are nothing short of amazing. On the Neruda Concerto, he uses a regular B-flat trumpet, and he still achieves a shimmering sound, and his use of trills especially propel the music forward. He uses a flugelhorn on Bach's Agnus Dei, which was originally an Alto aria. He captures the essence of the human voice through his lyrical and dark sound.
This album comes highly recommended, especially for those of you who like Baroque music, played by a master of their insrument!

I love the music on this CD. The Neruda is my favorite, it hasn't been recorded many times, but is of the same caliber as the Haydn and the Hummel. This is a good CD for any baroque music listener or trumpet music listener.

Nakariakov is one of the best; an overused phrase but when you hear musicianship like this, it's an appropriate one. He plays like we all would want to! An excellent addition to anyone's recordings library!

Nakariakov ranks among the best as far as technically demanding riffs and amazing tonguing speed go, but his sound is not refined enough to warrant an excellent rating. He sometimes has pitch problems, and his tone is often somewhat flat. While I enjoy his interpretation of the Neruda, I think superior recordings can be found of the other pieces (try Maurice Andre for the Vivaldi; in his recording the violin and trumpet play off each other beautifully). Give this guy time though, he's a young player.