Reinhold Friedrich: Tribute to Old England — Berliner Barock-Compagney — Capriccio CD

Product Information

• UPC: 4006408670131
• Product Type: Music CD
• Format: Digital Audio Disc (DDD)
• Label: Capriccio
• Catalog Number: 67 013
• Release Year: 2002
• Artist: Reinhold Friedrich (Baroque Trumpet)
• Ensemble: Berliner Barock-Compagney
• Produced by: DeutschlandRadio & Capriccio
• Made in: Germany

Overview

This evocative Capriccio release presents Tribute to Old England, a collection of Baroque trumpet and ensemble works interpreted by the renowned baroque trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich with the Berliner Barock-Compagney. The program features a carefully curated selection of English and British Baroque repertoire from composers such as Richard Mudge, George Frideric Handel, Jeremiah Clarke, William Corbett, William Lawes, Gottfried Finger, Valentine Snow, and Henry Purcell.

The album showcases the rich colors and refined elegance of Baroque trumpet music, complemented by strings, oboes, organ, and continuo, reflecting the grandeur and charm of 17th and 18th century England. Reinhold Friedrich’s brilliant trumpet playing brings authentic historical style and expressive virtuosity to these works, including sonatas, suites, fantasias, and overtures.

Product Features

• Composers Featured:

  Instrumentation: Baroque trumpet, strings, oboes, viola da gamba, organ, continuo, timpani
  • Richard Mudge
  • George Frideric Handel
  • Jeremiah Clarke
  • William Corbett
  • William Lawes
  • Gottfried Finger
  • Valentine Snow
  • Henry Purcell

• Highlights:

  Artist: Reinhold Friedrich (Baroque trumpet)
  • Mudge’s Concerto in D
  • Handel’s Sonata in A, Op. 5 No. 1 HWV 396
  • Clarke’s Suite of Ayres for the Theatre
  • Lawes’ Fantasia and Ayres
  • Purcell’s Sonatas and Overtures
• Ensemble: Berliner Barock-Compagney
• Format: Digital Audio Disc (DDD)
• Label: Capriccio
• Catalog Number: 67 013
• Duration: 75:11

Interesting Facts

• Historical Authenticity: Performed on period instruments using historically informed performance practices.
• Repertoire: Showcases lesser-known Baroque trumpet works alongside famous composers like Handel and Purcell.
• Production: A collaboration with DeutschlandRadio ensures high-quality sound and scholarly liner notes.
• Virtuosic Trumpet: Reinhold Friedrich is acclaimed for his technical mastery and warm tone on the Baroque trumpet.

Publishers

Published by Delta Music GmbH, Frechen, Germany. Distributed by Capriccio Records. All rights reserved under catalog number 67 013.

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