Credits:

Leonhard Leeb

Description:

Pampaka-pan! This, too, is another facet of Western culture.Pampaka-pa~nfor 68 minutes and 28 seconds, from 17th-century pieces to 21st-century ones (Incidentally, No. 73 is a piece dedicated to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks), the sounds of trumpets are sung in a dazzling array. As you listen to them, you begin to feel as if you are surveying history through the lens of culture embodied by the fanfare itself. Since its inception, the trumpetthanks to its innate sonic qualities that are both brilliant and simply moving to the listenerhas been inextricably linked to the diverse activities of humankind, ranging from politics and the military to sports and horse racing, right up to the present day. This is a unique album that reminds us anew of that very fact.Naxos Japan