Simon Höfele, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Paterson – Nobody Knows (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 58:48 minutes | 597 MB | Genre: Classical
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One of the most versatile trumpeters in the classical world, Simon Höfele, releases a new album “Nobody Knows” together with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Geoffrey Paterson and Ilan Volkov. On his 4th album on Berlin Classics he plays the trumpet concertos by Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Christian Jost and Toshio Hosokawa, spanning an arc from the 20th to the 21st century and proves once again that the trumpet can do more than just “shine”. “These three works are really important to me. I have played all three before and I was always fascinated by their darkness.”, he explains his choice of repertoire. “This is heavy, almost depressive music, and that applies to all three of these works. This is heavy music in two respects: loaded with gloom, and also not at all easy to play. The is a definitive political message to “Nobody Knows de Trouble I see”, which makes it even more fascinating.”
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Geoffrey Paterson – Hyde: Symphony, Op. 20 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 19:28 minutes | 176 MB | Genre: Classical
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Contemporary British composer Thomas Hyde’s first foray into the Symphony genre receives its premiere in this live recording of the Symphony’s first performance by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with conductor Geoffrey Paterson.
Premiered in Glasgow’s City Halls and broadcast on BBC Radio 3, this EP length work highlights an exciting and original voice in the contemporary music scene.
Hyde expertly demonstrates his ability to navigate deftly between the demands of tradition and the freedom of personal expression in this impressive statement of what the Symphony can be in the 21st century.
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