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Augustinemelecio (October 6, 2008 at 3:30 pm)
It's funny how the soprano brass players of his day (i.e. Robert Clarke, etc) mostly prefered the easier to play cornet but this guy prefered the trumpet. Definately one of the greatest if not the greatest of all time. Especially because back then the trumpets were inferior to those made today with all the different customizations and and engineering advances that they now use.My hats off to the owner of these videos for sharing them with us.
fagottist (September 29, 2008 at 8:11 pm)
it's a funny thing because i am a bassoonist and i play many other instruments as wellbut the thing with the leaning back i's just sub-conscious. i only do it if i am playing the trumpet nothing else.
fagottist (September 29, 2008 at 8:08 pm)
is that a bucket mute or a cup mute he uses?
Marshmallowmann (September 10, 2008 at 1:51 pm)
freakin insane... he's in a so much different league then i am... the style, mixed with the expression, passion, sense and emotion like no one else i've heard before. circular breath and double tongue at the same time - what else do you WANT as a trumpet player^^ - if you played long enough to do it - the perfect tone and power come from itself^^
jjohn211 (August 30, 2008 at 10:57 pm)
holy crap.. lol yea... he is the best trumpet player in history
globaltefl (August 26, 2008 at 7:42 pm)
I had the incredible priviledge of playing with him four times while in high school in the late 60s. NO ONE even today can come close to the clarity of his attack, especially his double tongue. He did practice 8 hours a day. He also could swim five lenghths of an olympic size swimming pool in one breath, breathing out a thin stream of air.And yes, he could circular breath and double tongue at the same time. What else do you want to know about Rafael Mendez.
aaaaaaatchum (August 26, 2008 at 1:32 am)
Awesome... awesome version (well, all the Mendez serie from your chanel). It could be nice to hear a "Zapateado" version, also from Sarasate. Eso sería ya la leche!. Thanks for share the videos!
Nabokov51 (August 24, 2008 at 2:07 am)
beyond belief
DblOSmith (August 19, 2008 at 11:15 am)
Sometimes the music gets you moving, and when you're in the groove, it's hard to sit like a statue and play. Most musicians do it to one degree or another.
GodzRicko (August 6, 2008 at 1:46 am)
amazing..... truly a Master of the Trumpet.. | 
