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Michel Becquet
Interview
A young Michel Becquet challenges orchestral habits, champions the trombone as a solo voice and reflects on competitions, repertoire, teaching and sound.
Di Benny Sluchin
Membro
Hermann Baumann
A virtuoso's career
A career built on sound, memory and the natural horn shows how Hermann Baumann helped redefine what a horn soloist could be on the international stage.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Membro
Parte 3
Maurice André
Biography
Maurice André reflects on maturity—balancing performance, recordings and teaching, refining his approach to instruments and audience, and preparing for the limits of a virtuoso career.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Membro
Parte 2
Maurice André
Biography
From circus gigs to Bach with Karajan: Maurice André reveals how relentless work, discipline, and daily technical refinement shaped one of the greatest trumpet careers.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Membro
Barry Tuckwell
Interview
Between the London Symphony Orchestra, international solo tours and Mozart or Strauss concertos, Barry Tuckwell reflects on sound, risk and musical instinct.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Membro
George Swift, You see who I mean?
In the 1930s, George Swift brought cornet virtuosity and jazz influences to the concert trumpet, building a remarkable reputation through just a handful of recordings.
Di Michel Laplace
Membro
The classical solo concerto for trombone and its interpreters in the 19th century
From Queisser to Ferdinand David: the rise—and disappearance—of the classical trombone concerto in the 19th century reveals a forgotten golden age of virtuosity.
Di Werner Beyer
Gratuito
Editorial
As concert life shifts away from brass, the future of the instrument depends on artistic standards, thoughtful programming and the commitment of every performer.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Vitaly Bujanowsky
The world's Golden Horn
Called one of the Soviet school’s finest performers by Shostakovich, Vitaliy Buyanovskiy shaped horn playing through performance, teaching and composition.
Di Anatoly Barantsev
Membro
Guy Touvron
Spotlight
Before international fame, Guy Touvron’s path ran through village bands, Maurice André’s class, competitions and a stubborn refusal to behave like a star.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Gratuito
Interview with Miles Anderson
Jean-Pierre Mathez traces Miles Anderson’s path from early training to orchestral and freelance work, expanding on the tension between livelihood and artistic pursuit.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
The Annual Competitions of the Paris Conservatoire
From commissioned works to jury voting, a long-standing examination tradition reveals how brass players progressed through the Paris Conservatoire.
Di Benny Sluchin
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1981 Geneva International Competition
Readers Letters
Philip Jones responds to the Geneva 1981 debate, arguing for fairer jury decisions, balanced repertoire, and the enduring value of international trumpet competitions.
Di Philip Jones
Being a Concert Trombone
Di Ronald Barron
Membro
Harry James (1916-1983)
Young Man With A Horn
Harry James stood between jazz virtuosity and popular showmanship, turning the trumpet into a mass-audience voice without losing the respect of classical players.
Di Michel Laplace
Membro
Special Hungary
International Trumpet Competition, Budapest 1984
Special Hungary
Budapest 1984 exposed a striking gap between technical brilliance and musical maturity, while three leading trumpeters challenged what competitions truly reward.
Di Timofey Dokschidser, Philip Jones, Théo Mertens
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Melvyn Poore
Tuba britannica
A tuba becomes a laboratory for circular breathing, reeds, strange mutes and music theatre as Melvyn Poore pushes beyond the orchestral role assigned to it.
Di Thomas Aitken
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Miroslav Kejmar
Portrait in brief
From Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto to Czech contemporary music, the Prague trumpeter combined Baroque precision with orchestral versatility across Europe.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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John Fletcher
Interview
From brass bands to chamber ensembles, John Fletcher reflects on the rapid rise of young British tubists and the changing role of the instrument.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Membro
The saga of the cornet and six of its outstanding artists
The cornet reached extraordinary heights in the 19th century. Jack Hall traces the rise of its greatest virtuosi and a remarkable era of technical brilliance.
Di Jack Hall
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Edna White
A Woman and a Life in the Service of the Trumpet
At a time when the cornet still ruled, Edna White made the trumpet a solo voice, building a career across concert halls, radio, recordings and new repertoire.
Di Michel Laplace
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Doc Severinsen
Talent, will and glory
Trumpet virtuoso and nightly television star, Doc Severinsen combined immense popularity with concerts, big bands and iron discipline.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Membro
Meir Rimon
Portrait and conversation
Orchestral discipline, solo freedom and an endless appetite for learning shaped Meir Rimon’s horn playing across Israeli, European and American traditions.
Di Jeffrey Agrell
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Parte 5
The Trumpet in the USA
The Confidence Pill
Stage fright meets medical research as performers, physicians and early beta-blocker studies reshape the debate over confidence, fairness and public performance.
Di Thomas Stevens