Virtuoso Trumpet

Jean-Baptiste Arban (Composer), Peter Maxwell Davies (Composer), Jean Francaix (Composer), John Hartmann (Composer), Arthur Honegger (Composer), Folke Rabe (Composer), Antoine Tisne (Composer), Hakan Hardenberger (Performer), Roland Pöntinen (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Hakan Hardenberger, Roland Pöntinen
• Composer: Jean-Baptiste Arban, Peter Maxwell Davies, Jean Francaix, John Hartmann, Arthur Honegger, et al.
• Audio CD (September 22, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B0000016BO
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #236,103 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recording, August 5, 2005

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

Having heard much of Hardenberger's piccolo work, I was pleased to see that his cornet playing is equally impressive. He nails technically demanding pieces without sacrificing his beautiful sound. Arban's Norma Variations and Hartmann's piece based on Rule Britannia are never dull, and Hardenberger is accurate and virtuosic on the more modern pieces, including the Francaix Sonatine and the fiendishly difficult Maxwell Davies sonata. Every piece is superbly played, and Pontinen provides good accompaniment.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, July 22, 2007

By	dm "danmc15" (rochester, ny) - See all my reviews

I never thought that I'd hear a trumpet player that I could put on a par with Miles Davis...of course Miles is still God, but perhaps Hakan is a major deity?

The virtuosity of the playing on these pieces is stunning. I have to admit that on first listen I didn't really like all of the pieces; some sounded to harsh and more "jazzy" than classical (not that there's anything wrong with jazzy!)

On a second listen, though, the harshness went away and the brilliance of the playing came through.

This is a must for any trumpet player or fan.