It’s a little out of season to feature this familiar tune, but a trumpet sound like this never goes out of season. Please check out Tine-she’s got at least one solo cd out with more on the way. She’s an EMI Classics artist.
Other videos:
Bruckner Symphony No. 7 – Herseth shows how it’s done
I’m currently working up Bruckner Symphony No. 7 for an upcoming concert. After listening to a few recordings, I decided to consult YouTube for some more interpretations. I found a real gem of a performance, the Chicago Symphony under Solti. Bud Herseth is an unrelenting powerhouse with endurance for days. He can play a full page at practically full tilt only to sound light and BEAUTIFUL for the next pp entrance, like it was the first entrance of the piece. Bud’s sound is singing, heroic, illuminating, commanding, whispering, magic, and the view into the man’s heart. There’s a reason he is the gold standard of trumpet playing.
D’CalleSon plays Alterra at the Lake 7/28/11
I had a blast playing with D’CalleSon last night at Alterra‘s Musica del Lago series. Check out D’CalleSon’s newest original MANOS DURAS composed by Miguel A Colon Jr. and arranged by Edwin Sanchez.
Other tunes from the same show:
Hakan Hardenberger Masterclass
A video of a masterclass given by one of Europe’s finest trumpet players. Enjoy!
National Brass Symposium master class
Here’s an excellent video of orchestral brass playing. It’s the famous chorale in the 5th movement of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony. Note the trumpet section is made up of the principals of the New York Philharmonic (Philip Smith), Cleveland Orchestra (Michael Sachs), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Chris Martin), and the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Tom Rolfs).
Here’s another of the opening of Also Sprach Zarathustra. Personnel is slightly different. I really like the conducting of Michael Mulcahy (2nd trombone with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra). Do you?
How about Tchaikovsky’s 4th?
The lighter side of the trumpet……
Some excellent playing here from Markus Wursch on both Bb/A piccolo and G trumpet.
Thomas Hooten plays Turrin’s Chronicles
Here’s a fantastic clip of Thomas Hooten, principal trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony, performing with the U.S. Air Force Band at the 2011 National Trumpet Competition. The piece is the third movement of Chronicles by Joesph Turrin. Thomas displays a singing, resonant, focused sound in all registers with incredible articulation clarity. Note the great playing/accompanying of the Air Force band. Enjoy!
Maria Schneider Orchestra
One of my favorite performing ensembles is the Maria Schneider Orchestra. Maria assembles some of the world’s best talent (many, if not all from New York) to play her compositions. She writes lush, complex, lyrical, beautiful, and momentum-filled tunes that take big band instrumentation to a whole new palette of sound. Can’t get enough! Enjoy!
This one features the great Ingrid Jensen!
Maria’s website.
Arutunian Concerto – Chris Martin, trumpet
There are dozens of trumpeter playing at the highest level around the world. Chris Martin (principal trumpet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra) is very near the top of that heap, in my humble opinion. Enjoy this living legend doing a spectacular performance of the Arutunian Concerto! Make sure to listen to the rest of the piece (this clip is one of at least six parts).
Song and Wind – Charles Vernon style
I stumbled across an excellent YouTube video of a masterclass given by Charles Vernon, bass trombonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He speaks on a variety of brass concepts in regards to Song and Wind, a methodology of the late Arnold Jacobs. The main ideas in the video include having a sound concept in your head, good air movement, and using rhythm to coordinate all physical aspects of playing (breathing, embouchure, articulation, and valve or slide movement). Enjoy!