Track Listing

1. In Gabriel's Garden: The King's March - English CO; Leppard, R.
2. Concerto For Two Trumpets In C Major: Allegro - English CO; Newman, A.
3. The Indian Queen: Entrada From The Indian Queen - St. Luke's Orch; Nelson, J.
4. In Gabriel's Garden: The Prince Of Denmark's March - English CO; Newman, A.
5. In Gabriel's Garden: Trumpet Voluntary - English CO; Leppard, R.
6. Baroque Duet: Let The Bright Seraphim - Wynton Marsalis
7. Suites De Symphonies: Rondeau - English CO; Leppard, R.
8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro Assai (Excerpt) - Eastman Wind Ensemble; Hunsberger, D.
9. In Gabriel's Garden: Prelude From Te Deum - Eastman Wind Ensemble; Hunsberger, D.
10. Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major: II. Allegro Moderato - Philharmonia Orch; Salonen, E.
11. Baroque Music For Trumpets: I. Adagio - Eastman Wind Ensemble; Hunsberger, D.
12. Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In E-Flat Major: III. Finale. Allegro - Wynton Marsalis
13. Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In E Major: III. Rondo. Allegro Molto - Wynton Marsalis
14. Carnaval: 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer - Wynton Marsalis
15. Carnaval: Variations On 'Le Carnaval De Venise' - Wynton Marsalis
16. On The Twentieth Century: Rondo For Lifey (For Trumpet And Piano) - Wynton Marsalis
17. Prayer Of St. Gregory For Trumpet And Organ - Anthony Newman
18. Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra: I. Allegro - Wynton Marsalis
19. Carnaval: Moto Perpetuo - Wynton Marsalis
20. Tsar Saltan: Flight Of The Bumblebee - Wynton Marsalis

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30864 in Music
• Released on: 1998-11-10
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Wynton Marsalis may not have an easily recognizable or even particularly handsome tone, but this erstwhile jazz trumpeter is an amazing virtuoso with a fine sense of classical style. If you've never owned/heard any of his classical CDs, and you love (mostly baroque) trumpet music, this compilation--a sort of "greatest hits"--is for you. From such cruddy, sensationalistic works as Carnival of Venice to the glories of Haydn's E-Flat Concerto, this is grand entertainment. Marsalis is joined by Kathleen Battle in an exciting version of Handel's "Let the bright seraphim," and the treat there is doubled. A fine piece by Hovhaness for trumpet and organ, never before released, is another surprise. Come listen to the endless, seemingly casual roulades that come out of this guy's trumpet--they'll wake you right up. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews

The Good Stuff
It's easy to think that the culture is in decline (mostly because it is), but Wynton is proof that we are not done for yet. He is the real thing, whether you like classical or jazz or whatever. He is a master. I love this recording of some very familiar pieces, recorded here by a real virtuoso. Just as we were getting used to mediocrity, Wynton comes along and reminds us all that perfection is worth pursuing despite our teachers' insistence that we can feel good about ourselves no matter what we do. Here is the personification of artistry and the claim that greatness is worth pursuing and is achievable.

Classic Wynton
Classic! What else is there to say? As an introduction to the other, many classic recordings of this superbly talented trumpeter, it is as good a guide as possible.

amazing
Classic Wynton is the most glorious display of musicianship I have ever heard. No other trumpet player even comes close to Wynton. Don't listen to anything the editorial review says though, it must have been written by a complete ignoramus. Wynton Marsalis not having a clear or recognizable tone? Please...That's like saying Kobe Bryant isn't a good shooter. I can't believe that garbage is on a credible site such as Amazon.