Trumpet Repertoire

Arutiunian wrote 6 works for solo trumpet and one brass quintet. Below you will find recordings and publication information for each.

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
(1950)


Premiere recording by Armenian trumpeter Haykaz Mesiayan, the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, and conductor Odyssey Dimitriadi, 1951.

Published by International Editions (under “Arutunian”)

Concert Scherzo for trumpet and piano
(1955)


Recording by Soviet trumpet virtuoso Timofei Dokshizer and pianist Sergej Solodovnik, 1989.

Published by Editions BIM

Theme and Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra
(1973)

I. Theme
II. Variation 1 (slow)
III. Variation 2 (fast)
IV. Variation 3 (slow)
V. Variation 4 (slow)
VI. Coda (fast)


Recording by Soviet trumpet virtuoso Timofei Dokshizer, the Prague Radio Symphony, and conductor Vladimir Siniaky, 1987.

Published by G. Schirmer, ed. Alan Siebert

Aria and Scherzo for Trumpet and Piano
(1983)

I. Aria
II. Scherzo


Recording by Cleveland Orchestra trumpeter Robert Sullivan and pianist James Rensik.

Published by Alphonse Leduc (under the French spelling “Aroutounian”)

Armenian Scenes for Brass Quintet
(1984)

I. Morning Song
II. Drinking Song
III. Song of Grief
IV. Wedding Processional


Premiere recording by the Atlantic Brass Quintet.

Published by Editions BIM

Rhapsody for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
(1990)


Recording by Chicago Symphony trumpeter John Hagstrom and the DePaul University Wind Ensemble

Published by Editions Peters

Elegy for Trumpet or Flugelhorn and Strings
(2000)


Recording by American trumpet soloist Jens Lindeman and pianist Jennifer Snow.

Published by Editions BIM.

There’s also a single playlist on YouTube with all seven of these recordings in it: