Clarke, Jeremiah:
Trumpet Tune
Rondo
Gigue
Slow Air
Trumpet Tune (da capo)
The Serenade & Minuett
Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March'

Dowland:
A Fancy

Handel:
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV348
Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major:
Adagio

Keller, G:
Royal Trumpet Suite

Mattheis:
Aria

Purcell:
Who can from joy refrain?, Z342

Shore, J:
Shore's Trumpet
Marlborough's Funeral March
Shore's Trumpet (da capo)

George Frideric Handel had an outstanding trumpeter in his orchestra: Valentine Snow. “Mr. Handel’s Trumpeter,” as he was later called, inspired Handel to write numerous tailor-made trumpet parts for him. In contrast to his contemporaries, Handel was interested less in virtuosity, than in mellifluous sound and dramatic effect, as reflected in the pieces on this CD. The point of departure for the recording is provided by the trumpet music of Purcell and his contemporaries, music that clearly displays Italian influence and formed the foundation for Handel’s compositions. Johann Plietzsch lets his Baroque Trumpet Ensemble Berlin resound richly colored on this third Raumklang CD with eight trumpets, timpani, and basso continuo, perfectly balanced dramatically with the soft tones of the lute and organ.