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5. Thea Musgrave: Trumpet Concerto (2019)
“I think we would describe 93-year-old Scottish composer Thea Musgrave
as the jewel in the crown... in the contemporary classical world. She wrote
a trumpet concerto for me and I performed it a few months ago, and it’s
so sophisticated with its colour and its orchestration.
“She studied with [Nadia] Boulanger, alongside [Aaron] Copland... she had
the most incredible life.”
With thanks to Warner Classics for the recordings of
the Telemann, Haydn, Hummel and Tomasi Trumpet
Concertos. Find out all about Alison’s latest Warner
Classics UK releases here.
