Incanus 5,713 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I just came across by chance a new release of John Williams's Trumpet Concerto! It has been produced by a Finnish record label Pilfink Records and the album pairs Williams's work with the Trumpet Concerto of a Finnish young generation composer Arttu Sipilä. The music is performed by eminent Finnish trumpet player Jouko Harjanne and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Eva Ollikainen and Dima Slobodeniouk.The album is called Concertos for Trumpet and Orchestra and is available on the record label's site. Mari and mrbellamy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,262 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 This is indeed a brilliant new performance of the Concerto, and to my ears superior to the previous release, featuring Arturo Sandoval as soloist.Also. note the string pizzicato around the 3:30 mark of the second movement, absent from the previous release.And while I fully recommend the purchase from the label's website, for those who prefer (lossy) digital downloads, this can also be found at iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,640 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Is the string pizzicato evidence of a revision, as has been Williams's custom of late, or was it part of the original and edited down for some reason afterwards? Are there other differences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Since Sandoval was a bit out of his element on the concerto, I'm glad this got another release. Not a fan of Sandoval or his performance on that CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I think the Sandoval performance is fine, but then again I'm not into the very details of these things like you guys are.Nice to see this get another release, but for every such album I'm always reminded of all the concert pieces by Williams that do NOT have an official recording at all (or an unsatisfactory recording, like the clarinet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I agree, Sandoval just didn't belong performing a work like this. A new performance by a classical player will certainly be welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Having listened this new recording twice I have to say I really prefer it to the previous one. A terrific performance!The liner notes unfortunately mangle Williams' dedication of his concerto as there are typos and omission of a whole passage mid-sentence. Curious how this has been missed in the proof-reading of the booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 How is the trumpet concerto of Arttu Sipilä? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Bought it on iTunes...based on the samples the performance sounds great! And I was a fan of the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 How is the trumpet concerto of Arttu Sipilä?I'll delve into that today. Yesteday when the CD arrived I only had time and ears for Williams. At quick glance Sipilä's work (written with Jouko Harjanne in mind) is not as virtuosic as Williams' concerto (especially Johnny's last movement). But as I said I require a full concentrated listen to give more extensive thoughts.Miguel? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,262 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I confess I still need to have a few more listens to the Sipila concerto. Still I found it quite enjoyable already. The influences mentioned on the notes, mainly the Mahler, sounded quite obvious right from the start.I do agree that the booklet is quite poor -- and there is no apologize for the typos... I would have hoped for some additional information or analysis on both concertos besides the notes by the composers. But the most important is the recorded performance, and that makes up for those little things.Regarding the pizzicato, I still need to check the printed score... but have been busy for this past couple of weeks since I got the CD -- and yes, a bit lazy as well... but will compare it asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I just can't believe I never heard anything about this recording... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJH132 48 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 The concerto as previously recorded always came off a bit stiff and unemotional. This new recording fixes those impressions. Well done! Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 The concerto as previously recorded always came off a bit stiff and unemotional. This new recording fixes those impressions. Well done!Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,262 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I checked and while my ability to read scores is limited, I think the pizzicato was on it... meaning that for some reason it was edited out from the previous recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Added to the Wiki disco, thanks!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography#Concert_works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Just bought it from iTunes and listened to it. Clearly the better version. I actually have a new-found respect for it. I already liked it, but now I'm quite smitten with it. Exceptional playing and sound quality. Great slow movement. Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Here's an interresting doctoral essay about two trumpet concertos, including John William's one.http://www.google.com/url?url=http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1572%26context%3Doa_dissertations&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=BJe2U4TRHOPJsQSQo4CYBQ&ved=0CBQQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNFJtgHn5wQNKu5JHCxkBk9m4qMBGA(...) collegiate professors of trumpet who post suggested repertoirelists for students and include this work on their list put the Williams Trumpet Concerto intheir most advanced category. Additionally, Hickey’s Music Center, a reliable and wellregardedsource for sheet music, rates the Williams Concerto as a “Grade 7 – Virtuosic”work (out of a possible 7 levels), calling it an “exciting, demanding work for the true virtuoso.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,262 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Cool, thanks for the link Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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