The Tubicinatores gedanenses (trumpeters from Gdańsk) and their "associated string players" (Arcus adiuncti) lead us directly into the intellectual heart of the Viennese imperial court with a program that splendidly depicts the grandeur that characterized Danube metropolis 300 years ago. A truly gigantic ensemble, for which no less than six court composers wrote music, alongside the successive majesties Joseph I and Charles VI, who themselves creatively engaged in the realm of music and produced remarkable works: this was a scene that sent not only artistic but also unmistakable political signals into the world. Hence, the resounding instrumentation was reserved solely for the highest echelons: the virtuosic art of trumpets and drums was simply not meant for subjects…
Works:
•Franz Ignaz Anton Tuma: Ouverture C-Dur "con clarini"
•Franz Ignaz Anton Tuma: Sonaten Nr. 1-4
•Franz Ignaz Anton Tuma: Parthia a 3 f-moll
•Franz Ignaz Anton Tuma: Sonata / Trio a 3 c-moll
•Matthias Öttl: Sonata a 4 clarinis concertatis C-Dur
•Wenzel Raimund Pürk: Sonata con trombe e timpani C-Dur
•Carl Matthias Reinhardt: Sonata "cum Turbis & Tympahnis" C-Dur
•Joseph Umstatt: Sonata a 3 B-Dur; Parthia a 4 D-Dur
•Ignaz Prustmann: Sonata "cum Turbis & Tympanies" C-Dur
•Johann Valentin Meder: Die beständige Argenia-Suite