It wasn’t until the invention of the keyed trumpet in the late-18th century that Haydn’s concerto was even possible to play. The trumpet is one of the most beautiful of all musical instruments.
Gwilym Simcock’s concerto – written for Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Ben Goldscheider and Jess Gillam (cello, horn and sax) – had problems of balance but at its best was a riot of colours and energy BBC Young ...