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Maurice André's account of the Hummel Concerto is splendid, properly jaunty in the first movement, with a nobly contoured Andante and a brilliant, fast finale, full of spectacular articulation.' Gramophone Magazine The contents of this disc were the first recordings to be made for EMI by the distinguished French trumpeter. Maurice André rose to international prominence in the 1960s and 1970s with a large series of recordings of Baroque works on piccolo trumpet. Not content to limit himself to the standard Baroque trumpet repertoire, he also performed many transcriptions of works for oboe, flute, and even voice and string instruments. These recordings were (and remain) very popular, and were a strong component of the rebirth of interest in Baroque music in the 1960s. Fellow trumpeters and music lovers the world over have praised André for his clear, bright, ringing tone on the piccolo trumpet. His flawless and graceful performances have inspired many brass instrument musicians, young and old. (Wynton Marsalis, for example, was strongly influenced by André's style and tone in his own recordings of Baroque trumpet pieces.) He has over 300 audio recordings to his name, from the mid 1950s to the present