Enjott Schneider - The Art of Trumpet (Reinhold Friedrich)

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Composer: Enjott Schneider

• Vivaldissimo (Concerto for 2 trumpets, harpsichord and strings)
• Altai – Traces to Infinity (Double Concerto for violin, piccolo trumpet and orchestra)
• L'Angelica farfalla – Diamonds lost in the darkness of past (for piccolo trumpet and orchestra)
• Ikarus – Desire for Light (Concerto for piccolo trumpet and orchestra)

Reinhold Friedrich, piccolo trumpet

Hannes Läubin, piccolo trumpet

Gregory Ahss, violin

Munich Symphony Orchestra

Martín Baeza-Rubio, conductor

Date: 2023

Label: Solo Musica

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Description

The trumpet can be traced back for almost 4000 years in many cultures and more than any other musical instrument it is surrounded by the aura of something special: it was the signal giver at ritual, religious, military or royal state occasions. The sound of the trumpet is still ambivalent today: even where it presents itself as sweet, it always resonates with a near-death shaking that can also become infernal and violent at any time. This sound remains connected with cosmic, divine or at least princely royal attitude. Reinhold Friedrich is one of the most uncompromising artists in this field. He is one of the world's leading trumpeters - sometimes celebrated in the press as the 'Trumpet God' - and impresses with a breathtaking variety of repertoire: whether classical valve trumpet, whether the high piccolo trumpet, natural trumpet, historical keyed trumpet, whether with the Jewish shofar or the softer flugelhorn, - his playing always becomes that event which is then able to provoke reactions ranging from goose bumps to a mental flight of fancy. Whether a complex score of new music, whether baroque music and virtuoso classical music or 'just' a little melody of folk music: Reinhold Friedrich always knows how to create with his playing that overwhelming presence of 'Now!', which characterises the trumpet so uniquely. He is joined by equally exposed masters of their craft: solo trumpeter Hannes Laubin, long associated with Reinhold Friedrich as an equal duo partner and friend, and 'Grisha' Gregory Ahss, whose violin playing displays a similar stylistic breadth ranging from classical virtuosity to melodically heart-warming emotionality. This distinctive sound college is rounded off by the Munich Symphony Orchestra / Munchner Symphoniker, conducted by Martin Baeza-Rubio, which is as colorful as it is sensitive.

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Enjott Schneider (born 1950 in Weil am Rhein) is a German composer, musicologist and educator. He studied music and humanities at Freiburg, earning a doctorate under Hans-Heinrich Eggebrecht. Schneider held academic posts in Freiburg and Munich, and later taught composition in Regensburg. He gained prominence in the 1980s as a leading film composer, scoring major German television series and films. His diverse output spans symphonies, operas, concertos and organ works, often blending styles from classical to rock. A prolific author and studio founder, he has received numerous prestigious awards for his music.

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Reinhold Friedrich (born 14 July 1958) is a German trumpeter. Rising to prominence after winning the ARD International Music Competition in 1986, he has performed with leading orchestras and conductors worldwide. Trained under Edward H. Tarr (Basel) and Pierre Thibaud (Paris), Friedrich integrates historical performance with contemporary music, premiering numerous modern works. He has held the position of solo trumpeter with the Radio Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt and Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and has been a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe since 1989. His recordings have earned multiple major awards.

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