THE ART OF BAROQUE TRUMPET, VOL.5:

An Italian Concert

Vivaldi: Concerto in C major, RV 537, for two trumpets, strings and continuo; Combatta un gentil cor from Tito Manlio, for soprano, trumpet, strings and continuo; Agitata da due venti from Griselda for soprano, strings and continuo; Corelli: Sonata in D major for trumpet, two violins and continuo; Ziani: Trombe d’Ausonia from La Flora for soprano, trumpet and continuo; Torelli: Concerto in D major for trumpet, strings and continuo; Sonata in D major for trumpet, strings and continuo; Albinoni: Vien con nuova orribil guerra for soprano, two trumpets, two oboes, strings and continuo; Galuppi: Alla tromba della Fama for soprano, and trumpet, strings and continuo; Stradella: Sinfonia avanti il Barcheggio for trumpet and two violins and continuo; Franceschini: Sonata in D major for two trumpets, strings and continuo

Niklas Eklund, Jeffrey Segal (baroque trumpets) / Maria

Keohane (soprano) / Wasa Baroque Ensemble / Gabriel

Bania / Edward H. Tarr

• The popular Naxos series The Art of Baroque Trumpet continues with this programme of works exemplifying the trumpet’s historical significance in Italy during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as its partnership with the human voice.

• The composers represented on this programme include some of the most important names of the period, with Vivaldi, Corelli, Torelli and Albinoni supplemented by Stradella, Franceschini, Galuppi and Ziani. All were masters of their musical craft.

• Niklas Eklund with his “golden voiced trumpet” (BBC Music Magazine) gives a virtuosic display informed by the very latest scholarship into baroque performance. With excellent sound and extensive programme notes, this is an outstanding issue at any price.

Naxos 8555099