I first heard this CD on a classical radio station... then spent a year trying to track down a copy. It was WELL worth the wait!

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Rating: - Awesome CD!
I first heard this CD on a classical radio station... then spent a year trying to track down a copy. It was WELL worth the wait!

Rating: - Another Gross Underrating!!
As far as violin and piano music are concerned, the Russian school has by and large got the upper hand at least in the US market even to the extent of slighting all French musicians, particuarly the pianists. If they say there is some justification for this, they might also like to lend their ears to the best Russian trumpter in history.

Why say he is the best? One, there are two concerti dedicated to him (as you can hear from this record), an honour that eclipsed the record of any other trumpeters in history. Two, his musicianship has been recognized by the fact that he had been promoted from a trumpeter to the post of the conductor in Bolsoi Theatre Orchestra, Moscow. For those who take delight in the music of the renowned French trumpeter Maurice Andre, they should also lend their ears to his Russian counterpart to see if there is any justification at all for the bias of just hearing the French to the neglect of this Russian musician of the top-notch.

Personally speaking, I find this the most powerful and poetic trumpet music around. Furthermore, the repertoire here is well devised giving a cross section of the Barogue, classical and romantic music. The music in all three periods are extremely well interpreted: His Biber is almost as devined as Edwin Fischer's Bach; and his Hummel is almost as heartfelt as Menuhin's Mozart, and his Glazunov and especially his Arutinian is simply shattering: it's like an epic, which reminds us so much of the ups and downs of Dr Zhivago under the big wheel of Time...

This is an absolute piece of art. If you like poetry, go for it; if you like drama, don't miss it; if you like music, snatch it! He definitely ranks at least on par with Rampal, the flutist, and Holliger, the oboist amongst the top wind players. One is just left to wonder how a brass instrument could be so expressive!! And by the way, these are 1968, 1978 & 1981 recordings with excellent sound witha running timeof 70 min.

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Rating: - Awesome Disc!
Timofei Dokschitzer starts this CD out with Concerto for Coloratura Soprano, this is beautiful, Dokschitzer shows off his tone. The transcription of Rhapsody in blue is interesting. The Biber sonata is very beautiful, but in it he shows off amazing technical command of the instrument. The Hummel concerto, why not really the definitive version, is artistically amazing! The best part of the CD is the Arutunian Concerto. He plays it with a perfect balance of technical show-off to "artistry." Dokschitzer has amazing technique and tone. His style is the old school style of playing, but once you get used to it you begin to appreciate it. I would recommend getting this CD especially if you are studying the Arutunian.

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Rating: - Outstanding
Timofei Dokschitzer is simply the best trumpet player I have ever heard. I remember being amazed by an old vinyl recording of his music, so I had to pick this CD up. I wasn't disappointed! Dokschitzer's playing style is effortless and beautiful. The selection of music is great, and the recording itself is above average. I wish more of his music was available on CD.

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Rating: - Overall Good CD
I have listened to many trumpet recordings, and this is a very good one. It has an interesting mix of music. Although it is very good, it is definitely in a style that would be considered old: lots of vibrato, etc. On the good side, it has a nice version of the Artunian with the beautiful cadenza that Timofei Dokschitzer created that countless have tried to master.

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