Notes and Editorial Reviews
The marvelously named Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has made a splash as much with bold programming decisions as with her considerable technical skills, and this trumpet-and-piano recital seems likely to grow her reputation still further. She again makes use of unexpected arrangements, but a surprising proportion of the album is made up of works originally written for the trumpet, and most of them unknown at that. These are placed toward the beginning of the program, but Helseth keeps things moving along by force of personality. The album opens with the jazzy Impromptu of Jacques Ibert, a work that's just plain fun, and the high spirits let up only for songful lyric interludes like the Légende of George Enescu or the
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transcribed Five Songs of Giacomo Puccini. The highlight, in fact, may be Hindemith's Trumpet Sonata, to which Helseth brings an unusual most welcome dose of humor. After that there's a trio of crowd-pleasers by Rachmaninov and Kreisler, with Rachmaninov's Vocalise coming closer to the vocal essence of that piece than most other instrumental versions. Even the obligatory modern Scandinavian work, Ølstein Sommerfeldt's Divertimento for solo trumpet, Op. 21, is lively throughout. Helseth seems very likely to become a major star of her instrument.
– James Manheim, All Music Guide Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Impromptu for Trumpet and Piano by Jacques Ibert
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1950; Rome, Italy
2.
Albumblatt for Trumpet and Piano in D flat major by Alexander Glazunov
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899; Russia
3.
Legende by George Enescu
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1905; Romania
4.
Perpetuum Mobile by Edvard Hagerup
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
5.
Storiella d'amore by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; Italy
6.
Sogno d'or by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
7.
E l'uccellino by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899; Italy
8.
Avanti, Urania! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899; Italy
9.
Avanti, Urania! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899; Italy
10.
Canciones populares españolas (7) by Manuel de Falla
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain
11.
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by Paul Hindemith
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; Switzerland
12.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
13.
March of the Toy Soldiers by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Austria
14.
Apple Blossoms: Miniature Viennese March by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:
Tine Thing Helseth (Trumpet),
Kathryn Stott (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Customer Reviews
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( 1 Customer Review )
Great Album October 27, 2013
By Richard K. (Hagerstown, MD) See All My Reviews
"This is another great album by Tine Thing Helseth. Her expression of music is fantastic. She has a great tone that is pleasing to the ear. I would highly recommend buying her album."
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