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Baroque Trumpet and Strings

Sonatas and suites by Corelli, Torelli, Telemann, Purcell and Handel sit beside rarely heard works by Molter, Grossi and Biber, several recorded here for the first time on original instruments.

Anna Freeman baroque trumpet
Julie Hewison 1st violin
Lucinda Moon 2nd violin
Jenny Ingram viola
Miriam Morris cello
Linda Kent chamber organ
Arcangelo Corelli composer
Georg Philipp Telemann composer
Andrea Grossi composer
Carl Biber composer
Giuseppe Torelli composer
Johann Melchior Molter composer
Henry Purcell composer
George Frideric Handel composer

Supported by some of Australia’s finest baroque string and keyboard players, Freeman has shaped a musically and historically valuable programme for natural trumpet and continuo ensemble.

A foremost specialist in virtuoso baroque trumpet playing, Anna’s musicianship and exceptional technique have earned her an international reputation for the interpretation of music from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Reviews

... plays beautifully with sensitivity to the style.

— Historic Brass Society Newsletter

The very best recording available of the natural trumpet.

— Summit Records, USA

Artists

Photograph of Arcangelo Corelli

Arcangelo Corelli

Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) was an Italian Baroque violinist and composer. His sonatas and concerti grossi helped establish the violin’s pre-eminence and fixed models of the sonata and concerto that spread across Europe.

Photograph of Anna Freeman

Anna Freeman

Anna Freeman has held the position of Professor for Trumpet and Wind Chamber Music at the “Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Aachen Campus” Germany since 1999. In Aachen she teaches modern and historic trumpets, instrumental and pedagogy didactic, as well as chamber music and chamber music didactic for winds and brass.  

Photograph of Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught, he became a composer against his family's wishes and ranked among the leading German musicians of his age.

No photograph: Andrea Grossi

Andrea Grossi

No photograph: Carl Biber

Carl Biber

Photograph of Giuseppe Torelli

Giuseppe Torelli

Giuseppe Torelli's music for trumpet and strings sits at the heart of the middle Baroque concerto. His sonatas and concertos give the natural trumpet bright, ceremonial lines over lively string writing.

No photograph: Johann Melchior Molter

Johann Melchior Molter

Photograph of Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (c. 1659–1695) was an English organist and composer of the middle Baroque. His sacred music, theatre songs, instrumental works and the opera Dido and Aeneas shaped a distinctly English Baroque style.

Photograph of George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who settled in London and became a naturalised British subject. He is celebrated for his operas, English oratorios, organ concertos and orchestral works.

Audio preview

Tracks

    Sonata a Quattro in D major, WoO 4 Arcangelo Corelli

  1. Grave-Allegro 2:13
  2. Grave-Allegro 1:52
  3. Allegro 1:14

    4. Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D Georg Philipp Telemann

  4. Adagio 1:50
  5. Allegro 1:57
  6. Grave-Allegro 3:16

    7. Sonata a 5, Op. 3: No. 11 Andrea Grossi

  7. Vivace 1:03
  8. Adagio 3:20
  9. Grave 1:21
  10. Allegro, e spiritoso 1:19

    11. Sonata in D major Carl Biber

  11. Vivace 2:18
  12. Adagio :47
  13. Allegro 3:02

    14. Sonata in D major, G7 Giuseppe Torelli

  14. Grave-Allegro 1:09
  15. Grave-Allegro 2:37
  16. Grave-Allegro 1:50

    17. Concerto No. 2, MWV IV, 13 Johann Melchior Molter

  17. Allegro 3:45
  18. Adagio 5:16
  19. Allegro 2:13

    20. Sonata in D major, Z 850 Henry Purcell

  20. Allegro 1:17
  21. Adagio 1:35
  22. Allegro 1:28

    23. Sonata in C major Carl Biber

  23. Allegro 1:42
  24. Adagio-Presto 3:21

    25. Sonata in D major, G1 Giuseppe Torelli

  25. Andante 2:11
  26. Allegro 1:33
  27. Grave 2:09
  28. Allegro 1:42

    29. Suite in D major, HWV 341 George Frideric Handel

  29. Overture 1:39
  30. Gigue 2:00
  31. Menuetto 1:56
  32. Bourée 1:14
  33. March 1:12
  34. Bourée :37

Performers

Where to listen

Baroque Trumpet and Strings is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.

Baroque Trumpet and Strings is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.

Product details

Catalogue number
MD 3127
List price
$25.00 AUD
Total playing time
67 minutes 58 seconds
Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Editing Engineer
Martin Wright
Venue
Xavier College Chapel
Release date
Musical work
copyright
© 1992 Move Records
Sound recording
copyright
℗ 1992 Move Records
Categories
Baroque, Classical
Genre
Baroque
Barcode
EAN 9314574312720

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