Konzert

Bernd Alois Zimmermann named his Concerto for trumpet and orchestra after the well-known spiritual ‘Nobody knows’. The work is a statement against racial hatred and discrimination, but from a purely musical aspect also incredibly stirring with its combination of different musical styles. For example the frequently quoted spiritual melody serves as a pentatonic cantus firmus in a chorale prelude, and the orchestra is augmented by a jazz formation with percussion, guitar, piano and Hammond organ. The twelve-tone concerto is loosened up with the interjected off-beats, swing elements and jazzy solo interludes to create one of the most rewarding unions between jazz and classical music.