Ernst Sachse: Concertino in Es

Ernst Sachse (1808 - 1868)
Concertino in Es
Allegretto - Polacca

Markus Wuersch, trumpet
Peter Solomon, organ

Recorded at Catholic Church Stans, Switzerland
Cameras, Editing and DVD-Production: Juerg and Marianne Rufer,
Sound: Magnon Recording Studio, Paul Niederberger

A Dingo and Fox Production
© 2008, Markus Wuersch, Peter Solomon

Contact:
Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB
www.hkb.bfh.ch
markus.wuersch(at)hkb.bfh.ch

Musikhochschule Luzern / HSLU
www.hslu.ch/musik
markus.wuersch(at)fhz.ch

Prof. Markus Würsch
The Swiss trumpet virtuoso Markus Würsch was born in 1955 in Emmetten, Nidwalden in the spectacularly scenic region of lake Lucerne. He studied trumpet and brass ensemble conducting at the Conservatoire in Zurich and Lucerne where he received his degree with honours. He won the coveted Migros competition, and subsequently received a grant which enabled him to spend a year at the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur in Paris. He also spent time studying with Charles Geyer at the Eastman School of Music (Rochester NY), with Vincent Cichowicz at Northwestern University of Chicago, and with Adolphe Herseth (principal trumpet of Chicago Symphony Orchestra). In 1981 Markus won the audition for principal trumpet with the Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich, holding this prestigious post for fourteen years. In 1995, he spent a year studying at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, London. There he studied under Michael Laird and Crispian-Steele Perkins (Baroque-Trumpet), Jeremy West (Cornetto) and Phillip Jones (Ensemble Direction). He has performed as soloist at the Lucerne International Festival and with the Tonhalle Orchestra.
With the support of the Swiss National Fund and the Bern University of the Arts, Markus conducted extensive research and subsequently developed a reconstruction of a 19th century keyed trumpet, in collaboration with the instrument maker Konrad Burri. The original instrument, the focus of the research, was found in the private collection of Karl Burri, Zimmerwald, near Bern. With this reconstructed instrument, Markus went on to perform and produce a CD recording of the trumpet concertos of Joseph Haydn and Nepumuk Hummel in June 2013.
For some years now, he performs almost exclusively on historical instruments. He frequently appears with the ensembles “La Cetra” and I Barocchisti (RSI, Italian Swiss Radio) and continues to interpret the Haydn and Hummel trumpet concertos as soloist on the keyed trumpet.
Markus Würsch is professor of Modern, Natural and Romantic trumpet at Bern University of the Arts, and at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Peter Solomon
Biography
Peter Solomon was born in Plymouth, England in 1953. He studied piano, organ and harpsichord at the Royal College of Music in London, and achieved the highest honours for his degree. After completing his first degree he was awarded several grants, which made it possible for him to further his studies in Paris, London and Cologne. In 1979 he was a runner-up at the international organ competition in St Albans, England. Peter Solomon has been living in Switzerland since 1980, and plays with many of the best orchestras. Since 1997 he has held the post as pianist/organist in the Tonhalle-Orchestra, Zurich. He has performed solos at the Salzburg festival, Lucerne festival and in concerts with many prestigious orchestras, such as the Vienna philharmonic, Berlin philharmonic and "I Musici". He also receives invitations from the USA and the far east. As a sought-after accompanist and chamber musician, Peter Solomon frequently plays in various formations with musicians such as Maurice Andre and Heinz Holliger amoungst others. Peter Solomon appears on many TV, radio, theatre and records. He teaches at the "Musikhochschulen" in Zurich and Lucerne.

Ernst Sachse
1813-1870

Ernst Sachse was born in 1813 in Altenburg (near Leipzig). He received his musical training from his father and from Wilhelm Barth, a musician in Altenburg at the time. The military took him on as an oboist to help out the "Sächsischen Linien Bataillons" music corps, Altenburg. In 1822 he left the service, as another oboist was found to replace him, (officially he had another 6 years of service left). From 1834 he found a job in Weimar and played first and foremost as soloist in the Stadthaus there. In 1842, Sachse became first trumpeter in the duke's chapel. During 1844 he performed in several concerts in London. In 1850, Sachse was able to play his composition "concertino in Eb for Solo Eb Cornet and Brass ensemble" for the first time. Over the following 7 years he appeared as soloist in numerous concerts in London, Leipzig, Weimar, Etrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. In 1870, Sachse died after a long spurt of bad health from edema.