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Some of the terminology here may be unfamiliar outside the trumpet realm. There is not an instrument called a "high Baroque trumpet"; rather, the album title refers to a Baroque trumpet played in its high overtone or clarino register. (The latter term has also been the subject of centuries of confusion.) This release by Baroque trumpeter Josh Cohen and the small Ensemble Sprezzatura features sounds from a natural valveless trumpet that are not often heard. The booklet notes open entertainingly with a quotation from musicologist Thurston Dart, claiming that "to obtain these very high harmonics (the clarino register) from a natural trumpet makes such merciless demands on a player's lips and lungs that the special technique required has long fallen into disuse and there seems little chance of its ever being revived." Cohen not only revives it but gets highly listenable results. He is one of a group of players, at first mostly American, who have cultivated not only the playing technique but the repertory that goes with it, much of it German and most of it unknown. For the full effect, sample the high Cs in several movements of the Sinfonia à 7 of Johann Samuel Endler. Another highlight is the Concerto in D major for trumpet, two oboes, and continuo, TWV 43:D7 of Telemann, where the continuo group includes a bassoon, and Telemann gets delightful sonorities out of this rather unwieldy group. The backing from Ensemble Sprezzatura under director Daniel Abraham is lively and sensitive to the soloist's challenges. Brass players may be especially alert to the technical rigors involved in Cohen's playing, but any Baroque enthusiast will find this a diverting release that brings home just how far trumpet playing has advanced over the last 50 years.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Gottfried Reiche, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Concerto, GWV 308 (Christophe Graupner)
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Christoph Graupner, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Christoph Graupner, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Christoph Graupner, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Christoph Graupner, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Sonata à 8, Op. 1 No. 1 (Romanus Weichlein)
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Romanus Weichlein, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Romanus Weichlein, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Romanus Weichlein, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Sonata (Gottfried Finger)
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Gottfried Finger, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Gottfried Finger, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Gottfried Finger, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Gottfried Finger, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Sinfonia à 7, CobE 13 (Johann Samuel Endler)
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Samuel Endler, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Samuel Endler, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Samuel Endler, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Samuel Endler, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Samuel Endler, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Concerto, TWV 43: D7 (Georg Philipp Telemann)
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Philipp Jakob Rittler, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Concerto No. 1 (Capel Bond)
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Capel Bond, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Capel Bond, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Daniel Abraham, Conductor, MainArtist - Capel Bond, Composer - Josh Cohen, Trumpet, MainArtist - Ensemble Sprezzatura, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Album review
Some of the terminology here may be unfamiliar outside the trumpet realm. There is not an instrument called a "high Baroque trumpet"; rather, the album title refers to a Baroque trumpet played in its high overtone or clarino register. (The latter term has also been the subject of centuries of confusion.) This release by Baroque trumpeter Josh Cohen and the small Ensemble Sprezzatura features sounds from a natural valveless trumpet that are not often heard. The booklet notes open entertainingly with a quotation from musicologist Thurston Dart, claiming that "to obtain these very high harmonics (the clarino register) from a natural trumpet makes such merciless demands on a player's lips and lungs that the special technique required has long fallen into disuse and there seems little chance of its ever being revived." Cohen not only revives it but gets highly listenable results. He is one of a group of players, at first mostly American, who have cultivated not only the playing technique but the repertory that goes with it, much of it German and most of it unknown. For the full effect, sample the high Cs in several movements of the Sinfonia à 7 of Johann Samuel Endler. Another highlight is the Concerto in D major for trumpet, two oboes, and continuo, TWV 43:D7 of Telemann, where the continuo group includes a bassoon, and Telemann gets delightful sonorities out of this rather unwieldy group. The backing from Ensemble Sprezzatura under director Daniel Abraham is lively and sensitive to the soloist's challenges. Brass players may be especially alert to the technical rigors involved in Cohen's playing, but any Baroque enthusiast will find this a diverting release that brings home just how far trumpet playing has advanced over the last 50 years.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Josh Cohen Ensemble Sprezzatura Daniel Abraham
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
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