Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol 2

Niklas Eklund (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1998)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B0000014EB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #163,458 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eklund does it again!, September 29, 2000

By	kenneth Philip Jones (Tórshavn Faroe Islands) - See all my reviews

The playing on this CD is again head and shoulders above any recording made on a natural trumpet. The playing especially in the upper register is so clean that one can only know it is a natural trumpet because of the "lip trills."

I now own all four volumes of "The Art of Baroque Trumpet" and the only reason I give this volume four stars instead of five is because of my personal taste in repertoire which for me gives volumes 1,3&4 the higher rating.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent program of neglected works, May 4, 2008

By	Patrick Randall - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Reviewers of other installments of the 5-disc "Art of the Baroque Trumpet" series have deplored the repertoire included on this album, citing taste and monotony of style. The first charge I dismiss, and as for the second charge, I disagree. The 17th-century works selected are foremost chamber works, and Eklund achieves superb balance with the organ, bassoon, and especially with Marc Ullrich, second trumpet on several of the tracks. His playing here is extremely tasteful as well as full of careful attention to style. That said, it is never dull.

Most of the pieces have received notable performances by modern-instrument specialists, but several, like the Prentzl Sonata and the Pezel Sonata No. 75-- a highlight of the album-- have not, to my knowledge, been previously recorded. I believe the only other recording of the Eisenach capriccios was done by baroque trumpet pioneer Adolf Scherbaum, and was not reissued from LP. As for the better known pieces, they hold up well against any other recording. The Viviani makes an excellent counterpart to the recordings by Maurice Andre and Hakan Hardenberger.