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Håkan Hardenberger: Both Sides, Now
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) & Roland Pöntinen (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito
Hardenberger is often rhythmically too straitlaced for this material. Still, we can admire his smoky flugelhorn tone and deft high passagework on muted trumpet. And the selection, from My Funny...
Håkan Hardenberger: Both Sides, Now
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) & Roland Pöntinen (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito
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Hardenberger is often rhythmically too straitlaced for this material. Still, we can admire his smoky flugelhorn tone and deft high passagework on muted trumpet. And the selection, from My Funny...
About
Håkan Hardenberger has earned a reputation of breaking new ground for the trumpet, commissioning works from the world’s foremost composers.
On this disc, he shows a different side to himself in arrangements of his favourite songs and film themes.
Hardenberger is joined by his long-standing collaborators: the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the pianist Roland Pöntinen, who also has orchestrated several of the arrangements.
Contents and tracklist
- Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Mitchell, J:
Both Sides, Now (Arr. R. Pontinen)
Work length5:58
- Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Work length4:28
- Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
My Funny Valentine (Arr. T. Stevens)
Track length4:28
Saint-Preux:
Andante for Trumpet (Arr. R. Pontinen)
Work length3:22
- Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Lundgren:
The Seagull (Arr. R. Pontinen)
Work length6:53
- Håkan Hardenberger, Lynda Houghton
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Work length4:13
- Roland Pöntinen, Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Speak Low (Arr. R. Pontinen)
Track length4:13
Legrand:
Sans Toi (from Cléo de 5 à 7)
Work length4:31
- Håkan Hardenberger, Roland Pöntinen
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Newman, T:
Angels in America (Arr. R. Pontinen)
Work length3:15
- Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Work length3:18
- Håkan Hardenberger, Stephen Orton
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Gabriel's Oboe (Arr. T. Brostrom)
Track length3:18
Work length4:06
- Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Waltz - Love Theme (Arr. T. Brostrom)
Track length4:06
- Håkan Hardenberger
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Kenneth Sillito
- Recorded: June 2011
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Awards and reviews
10th March 2012
Hardenberger is often rhythmically too straitlaced for this material. Still, we can admire his smoky flugelhorn tone and deft high passagework on muted trumpet. And the selection, from My Funny Valentine to The Godfather theme, is enjoyable schmaltz.
