12/5/13 French Trumpet Antonsen BIS BIS-SACD-1778 [GF]: Classical Music Reviews - November 2013 MusicWeb-International www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2013/Nov13/French_trumpet_BISSACD1778.htm 1/3 Support us financially by purchasing this disc from There is no Rose £12 post free Worldwide The Definitive Eric Coates 7CDs ~ 9 hours Only £21 Benjamin: Written on Founder: Len Mullenger Classical Editor: Rob Barnett Gerard Hoffnung CDs CHRISTMAS DVD CDs Music Festivals see a review A Last Encore includes the Bricklayer LITTLE BOOKS The Maestro Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra REVIEW Plain text for smartphones & printers Gerard H Advert Mus Dona get a New R French Trumpet Concertos Henri TOMASI (1901 1971) Concerto pour trompette et orchestre (1944) [16:00] André JOLIVET (1905 1974) Concertino pour Trompette, orchestre à cordes et piano (1948) [9:44] Robert PLANEL (1908 1994) Concerto pour trompette et orchestre à cordes (1966) [15:04] André JOLIVET IIe Concerto pour trompette (1954) [12:58] Alfred DESENCLOS (1912 1971) Incantation, thrène et danse pour trompette et orchestre (1953) [16:25] Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet) Olga Kopylova (piano) São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP)/Lan Shui rec. February 2010, Sala São Paulo, Brazil BIS BISSACD1778 [71:32] A disc with a handful of French trumpet concertos, composed between 1944 and 1966 by four composers. To the average musiclover these, at best are names in two of the cases hardly that. This is not the recipe for a likely potential bestseller. The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra is definitely not on the toptenlist of famous orchestras and Lan Shui probably not a household name among conductors. Ole Edvard Antonsen, on the other hand, has for about twentyfive years been among the leading trumpet players in the world, at home in almost all genres: classical, baroque, contemporary, jazz and pop. When I heard him at a Christmas concert together with Sissel Kyrkjebø some fifteen years ago he played on an electronically amplified trumpet, creating a completely new soundworld. There are no such gimmicks on this disc but here he displays his other qualities: beautiful tone, impeccable technique and innate musicality. Of great importance is that this repertoire is thrilling, highly accessible to anyone who accepts the music of, say, Poulenc, Ibert and others of that generation. Henri Tomasi was no foreigner to modernism but he was a practical man and didn’t adhere to any particular school or system. The Concerto for trumpet and orchestra opens with a kind of circus fanfare, which is recurrent during the movement. In between there are more lyrical parts with lush string and rhythmically incisive writing. The whole movement is lighthearted and entertaining with a blues feeling in the cadenza. The slow movement is magically beautiful, lateromanticcum impressionist. According to the booklet commentaries there are influences from the music of Laos and Cambodia. The finale is marked Giocoso, and it really bubbles with joy. There is also a downtempo portion for only orchestra, reminiscent of film music delightful. André Jolivet is probably the one composer here that may be known to many listeners. His Concertino for trumpet, string orchestra and piano is conceived in one movement, though structurally it is a theme followed by five free variations. This is almost an orgy in rhythm with a truly rousing accelerating finale and a brilliant high C. The pianist is not only used as part of the orchestra but is also called upon to be soloist in a cadenza, in Jolivet’s own words ‘to spare the lungs and lips of my performer’. It is indeed a technically demanding concerto. Robert Planel won a Grand Prix de Rome in 1933 but his career was primarily within music education, even though he composed about forty works in various genres. Fauré, Debussy, Ravel and jazz were his influences. The Concerto for trumpet and string orchestra from 1966 is in three movements, running attacca. Again the rhythmic elements are essential in the first movement, while the slow middle movement is impressionistic with a jazzy feeling. Antonsen’s legato playing is impressive here. The finale, Gai et léger, is rife with jazzy syncopations. Highly entertaining but technically very demanding for the soloist. The soloist at the premiere, and also the dedicatee, was Maurice André, the phenomenal French trumpet player who died less than two years ago. Jolivet’s 2 nd concerto is also written in a jazzy idiom. There are no strings in the orchestra but eight solo wind instruments including two saxophones and trombone plus harp, piano, double bass and percussion. The slow movement is a calm and beautiful restingpoint. It precedes the rhythmically incisive Giocoso finale, where there are solo contributions from several wind colleagues and the percussion. The soloist at the première was Raymond Tournesac, who complained to Jolivet after a Bluray Player 3D Samsung Bdf5500/zd Bd Wise, Anynet+, S Saraiva.com.br R$449.00 Searching Musicweb Review Archive Resources Articles Seen & Heard Jazz reviews Message Board Announcements About Musicweb Site Map