Gruber, HK: Busking (2007) 30'
for trumpet, accordion, banjo and string orchestra
Scoring
accordion-banjo-tpt-strings 1st mvmt E flat trumpet 2nd mvmt flugelhorn 3rd mvmt C trumpet
World Premiere
5/17/2008
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet / Amsterdam Sinfonietta / HK Gruber
Composer's Notes Deutsch
Press Quotes Deutsch
“Star trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger brought the entire spectrum of his virtuosity to bear, playing on the separate mouthpiece, and getting the various trumpets to twang and squawk using mutes. A performance piece with pulsating drive, which was great fun for the audience. Much applause and cheers in the well-attended Philharmonie in Essen.”
Neue Ruhr Zeitung
"Busking was composed for Håkan Hardenberger and makes full use of his phenomenal virtuosity... a dazzling cross-cut fabric of competing rhythms, with the banjo and accordion adding a brittle, almost sardonic edge."
The Guardian
Recommended Recording
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet / Mats Bergström, banjo / Claudia Buder, accordion / Swedish Chamber Orchestra / HK Gruber, conductor
BIS-CD-1781
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for trumpet, accordion, banjo and string orchestra
Scoring
accordion-banjo-tpt-strings 1st mvmt E flat trumpet 2nd mvmt flugelhorn 3rd mvmt C trumpet
World Premiere
5/17/2008
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet / Amsterdam Sinfonietta / HK Gruber
Composer's Notes Deutsch
Press Quotes Deutsch
“Star trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger brought the entire spectrum of his virtuosity to bear, playing on the separate mouthpiece, and getting the various trumpets to twang and squawk using mutes. A performance piece with pulsating drive, which was great fun for the audience. Much applause and cheers in the well-attended Philharmonie in Essen.”
Neue Ruhr Zeitung
"Busking was composed for Håkan Hardenberger and makes full use of his phenomenal virtuosity... a dazzling cross-cut fabric of competing rhythms, with the banjo and accordion adding a brittle, almost sardonic edge."
The Guardian
Recommended Recording
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet / Mats Bergström, banjo / Claudia Buder, accordion / Swedish Chamber Orchestra / HK Gruber, conductor
BIS-CD-1781
Click here to purchase this CD from our online shop
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