For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The Best Loved series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual instruments in some of the best-loved pieces ever written, and with a mix of solo, chamber and orchestral works, the series provides a convenient introduction to classical musics infinite variety of instrumental sounds and styles.

Artists

John Roderick MacDonald (trumpet), Martin Stephan (organ), Jürgen Schuster (trumpet), Michael Meeks (trumpet), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Niklas Eklund (trumpet), Huw Morgan (trumpet), Patricia Ulrich (piano), Miroslav Kejmar (trumpet), Thomas Reiner (trumpet), Laura Vukobratović (trumpet), Knut Johannessen (organ), Norman Engel (trumpet), Eamonn Dougan (bass), Kölner Kammerorchester, Prague Sinfonia, City of London Sinfonia, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Wasa Baroque Ensemble, Cappella Istropolitana, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Drottningholms Barockensemble, Aradia Ensemble, Academy of Ancient Music, Helmut Müller-Brühl, Christian Benda, Nicholas Kraemer, Roy Goodman, Edward Tarr, Bohdan Warchal, Peter Škvor, Sebastian Tewinkel, Anthony Bramall, Nils-Erik Sparf, Christian Ludwig, Michael Halász, Kevin Mallon, Edward Higginbottom