Trumpet Spectacular

Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Doc Severinsen

CD ~~$17.98~~ $13.98

RELEASE DATE: 01 Mar 1990

80223

Tonight Show trumpeter and bandleader Doc Severinsen proves himself a man for all seasons by joining Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in a spectacular “greatest hits” program of classical and light classical pieces for virtuoso trumpet and orchestra.

Trumpet Spectacular is a memorable tour through the trumpet repertoire by one of the most gifted and eclectic musicians working today. The recording includes such demanding warhorses as Bellstedt’s arrangement of Napoli, Rimsky-Korsakov’s ingeniously descriptive Flight of the Bumblebee, and Del Staiger’s arrangement of Carnival of Venice.

Severinsen also explores the world of opera with a reworking (by composer and Cincinnati Pops bassist Frank Proto) of themes from Bizet’s timeless Carmen, a medley of well-known Puccini arias including Nessun dorma!, and the aria Largo al factotum from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.

This recording will appeal to a wide range of listeners, from classical music fans to trumpet aficionados to opera lovers to viewers of The Tonight Show to admirers of Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

TRACKLISTING

1. Bellstedt (arr. Fazzi): Napoli - Canzone Napolitana con Variazioni
2. Rossini (arr. Kunzel): Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville, Act I
3. Clarke (orig. attributed to Purcell): Trumpet Voluntary in D major
4. Bach (arr. Kunzel): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
5. Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Newsom): The Flight of the Bumblebee
6. arr. Proto: A Carmen Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra (after the Opera by Georges Bizet)
7. Puccini (arr. Fazzi): Medley of Famous Tenor Arias
8. Rossini (arr. Kunzel): La Danza
9. Schumann (arr. Kunzel): Traumerei
10. arr. Staiger (orch. Fazzi): Carnival of Venice, Fantasia Brillante
11. Anderson: A Trumpeter's Lullaby
12. Bach (arr. Fazzi): Chaconne