Rafael Mendez - Scherzo in D minor

Another great video of Rafael Mendez. This time an excerpt from his video special entitled "The Trumpet." This is the first song he plays on the special. I have the whole thing so I'll be uploading it all in parts.

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[ivantpt89]

I have the transcript, and well it doesn't look too special, it's the tempo, he's playing 16th notes on 6/8 time... the end is just 8 measures with a pick up. to even follow it as he's playing is hard enough... Mendez is the standrd by which trumpt players must be measured.

[newromantic1]

2 words......Holy s***

[manriqa123]

we just don't have talent that anymore it makes me sad inside this was song was so beautiful I actually cried and I never cry for anything

[TheChpex]

sin duda era de michoacan mexico y los mexicanos si k somos chingones

[katiemay1856]

awsome.

[lunageologist]

I have to agree Nabookov50, this recording totally ruins the music, but he is an amazing player, I really wish I could hear it in better audio.

[Raul Astudillo]

The recording totally RUINS the awesomeness of the performance. But even with the crappy recording, you can FULLY recognize the level of mastery of the instrument. Hearing him play just makes myself want to quit playing and study harder altogether!

[Bflat1]

What I like, besides his obvious mastery of the horn, is the ease in which he plays it. He's got a big sound and you know he had hours and hours and hours of chops.

[Charliekade Ruiz Peña]

I can only say woooowwww--iii<0

[Charliekade Ruiz Peña]

I can only say woooowwww

[trumpsahead]

After that comment, I'm taking your side. There can be no argument that Rafael Mendez had such unbelievable command of his axe; 'though he was not a jazz musician, he could have created anything on the spot he wanted and play it flawlessly. So, yeah, come to think of it, classical musicians of a couple hundred years ago improvised all the time - like Mozart - as that was the music of the day and improv or new compositions on the spot were probably more commonplace than today.