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Haydn & Hummel: Trumpet Concertos; Albinoni: Concerto "Saint Marc"; Torelli: Sonata a Cinque. Martin Berinbaum, trumpet; Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra. Vanguard SVC-136.
I've never met a Haydn Trumpet Concerto I didn't like. Since first hearing the work as a teenager more than 40 years ago, I've probably heard dozens of recordings of Haydn's Concerto, and I admit I've liked them all. Oh, there have been extreme variations in matters of sound, to be sure, as with the comparisons I'll make in a minute, but the performances have always seemed to come up right. Can't say why. Maybe I find the piece so charming I just can't not like it, no matter what. In any case, this reissue from Vanguard featuring young Martin Berinbaum on trumpet is as beautifully played as any and has the advantage of good, lucid sound.
OK, Berinbaum isn't so young anymore, but he was when he recorded this program in 1972. The booklet note tells us that the recording "was selected to be one of 500 albums in the `President's Collection' at the White House." It certainly rates such a distinction; Berinbaum plays with grace and refinement, plus an infectiously joyous spirit. Like many other discs, this one couples the Haydn with the Hummel Trumpet ...