At the Peak Hans Jürg Bättig & Immanuel Richter

• Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727 - 1789): Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter):
• 1 Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro 04:36
• 2 Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Larghetto 04:27
• 3 Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Vivace 03:50
• Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806): Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in C Major, P. 34 (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter):
• 4 Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in C Major, P. 34 (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Adagio 05:55
• 5 Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in C Major, P. 34 (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Allegro molto 04:11
• Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727 - 1789): Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter):
• 6 Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro ma moderatamente 03:32
• 7 Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Largo 04:02
• 8 Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Allegro 02:46
• Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787): Trumpet Concerto in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter):
• 9 Trumpet Concerto in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Adagio 04:47
• 10 Trumpet Concerto in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Allegro moderato 03:40
• Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727 - 1789): Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter):
• 11 Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro ma non troppo 02:30
• 12 Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Largo 04:40
• 13 Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Vivace 02:06
• Luigi Otto (18. Jahrhundert): Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter):
• 14 Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): I. Allegro moderato 05:39
• 15 Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): II. Adagio 04:08
• 16 Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major (Arr. H.J. Bättig & I. Richter): III. Rondo 03:01
• Total Runtime 01:03:50

Info for At the Peak

Trumpet and organ has us immediately thinking of trumpet tunes and trumpet voluntaries, of majestic, bombastic music by Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel, of mixtures and reed stops that resound so strongly as to make church walls tremble. The music on this CD does not adhere to those stereotypes: it is very delicate, light, transparent, elegant. If one was to pigeon-hole it, the choice of genre would be difficult. From a musical point of view, it is located between the Baroque and the Classical eras, a period whose various art forms are given numerous labels: early Classical, sensitive style, Rococo, Sturm und Drang. In addition to numerous performances as a soloist and chamber musician, Immanuel Richter is also principal trumpet player of the Sinfonieorchester Basel. Together with Hans Jürg Bättig on the organ, the trumpeter has slowly approached the works of this CD, often playing them in concerts in order to become completely familiar with the music. There is no instrument in his eyes that fits the trumpet better than the organ. The timbres merge into each other and complement each other wonderfully.

Hans Jürg Bättig, organ
Immanuel Richter, piccolo trumpet

Immanuel Richter
received his musical training at the Zurich Conservatory under Claude Rip-pas, where he completed all his diplomas (teaching, orchestra and concert diplomas) with distinction. Already in his youth he won several prizes at various competitions. He attended master classes with Hakan Hardenberger, Pierre Thibaud, Allen Vizzutti and Maurice André, among others. Immanuel Richter has worked as a solo trumpeter in various orchestras (Zurich Opera Orchestra, St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana). For 3 years he was solo trumpeter of the “orchestra dell teatro alla Scala” in Milan, where he played under conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Lorin Maazel, Georges Prêtre, Daniele Gatti, Riccardo Chailly, Gustavo Dudamel and many others. In summer 2009 he joined the Basel Symphony Orchestra as solo trumpeter. Numerous appearances as soloist and chamber musician. Solo trumpeter in the Gstaad Festival Orchestra (Jaap van Zweden), solo trumpeter in renowned European orchestras (Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome). Since 2008 he has taught trumpet at the Lucerne University of Music.

Hans Jürg Bättig
who lives in Zofingen, studied organ with Heinz Balli and piano with Michael Studer at the Berne Conservatory. After earning both teaching diplomas, he continued his organ training at the Stuttgart State Academy of Music and Performing Arts with Prof. Bernhard Haas in the soloist class. In addition to his instrumental training, Hans Jürg Bättig studied orchestral conducting at the Musikhochschule Luzern.

Hans Jürg Bättig worked from 2007 to 2014 as organist and choir director at the former monastery church of St. Urban. Since 2015 he has been the principal organist of the Zofingen City Church. In addition to his rich musical activities, he works as a lawyer.

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