Top 5 favorite western classical trumpet compositions

[James]

 

[Cato]

Well, why not?

Scriabin's Fourth Symphony

Bruckner's Second and Third Symphonies

Mahler's Fifth Symphony

Telemann Concerto for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 53:D2

[kyjo]

Some other orchestral pieces with great trumpet parts: Schmidt's Symphony no. 4, Respighi's Pines of Rome, Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Gershwin's An American in Paris, Stravinsky's Petrouchka, Ravel's PC, Debussy's La mer, Rimsky's Scheherazade etc.

[david johnson]

Hummel & Haydn concertos, Prince of Denmark's March by Jeremiah Clarke, Manfredini - Concerto for Two Trumpets, Prayer of St. Gregory/Hovhaness

[DavidW]

DJ nailed the greatest ones, but I also have a soft spot for Neruda's trumpet concerto.

[TheGSMoeller]

Bach - Brandenburg No. 2
Haydn - Trumpet Concerto
Hovhaness - Prayer of St. Gregory
Tomasi - Trumpet Concerto
Schoenfield - Vaudeville for Piccolo Trumpet

[kyjo]

Alexander Arutunian composed a pretty cool trumpet concerto.

[TheGSMoeller]

Just a friendly suggestion guys .. check out Stockhausen, few touch him that I have heard (before or since) .. he explores & milks all facets of the instrument and many of its close relatives fully (to logical extremes). So much good stuff.

Now I see the true meaning for the creation of this thread.   

[TheGSMoeller]

It is a very healthy & fruitful recommendation believe me ..

I know, and I haven't heard this piece yet. Will check it out.