Immanuel Richter & Hans Jurg Battig – At the Peak (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Trumpet and organ has us immediately thinking of trumpet tunes and trumpet voluntaries, of majestic, bombastic music by Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel, of mixtures and reed stops that resound so strongly as to make church walls tremble. The music on this CD does not adhere to those stereotypes: it is very delicate, light, transparent, elegant. If one was to pigeon-hole it, the choice of genre would be difficult. From a musical point of view, it is located between the Baroque and the Classical eras, a period whose various art forms are given numerous labels: early Classical, sensitive style, Rococo, Sturm und Drang. In addition to numerous performances as a soloist and chamber musician, Immanuel Richter is also principal trumpet player of the Sinfonieorchester Basel. Together with Hans Jürg Bättig on the organ, the trumpeter has slowly approached the works of this CD, often playing them in concerts in order to become completely familiar with the music. There is no instrument in his eyes that fits the trumpet better than the organ. The timbres merge into each other and complement each other wonderfully.

Tracklist:
1. Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro 04:36
2. Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Larghetto 04:27
3. Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Vivace 03:50
4. Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in C Major, P. 34 (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Adagio 05:55
5. Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in C Major, P. 34 (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Allegro molto 04:11
6. Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro ma moderatamente 03:32
7. Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Largo 04:02
8. Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Allegro 02:46
9. Trumpet Concerto in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Adagio 04:47
10. Trumpet Concerto in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Allegro moderato 03:40
11. Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro ma non troppo 02:30
12. Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Largo 04:40
13. Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Vivace 02:06
14. Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro moderato 05:39
15. Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Adagio 04:08
16. Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Rondo 03:01