I’ve heard of Timofei D, but never listened to a recording until today. What an incredible musician!! No doubt he influenced Nakariakov. I love his vibrato, something that is often shunned by modern trumpeters.
This blows me away; literally. When I was young I though Mendez was the greatest. Well, there is never a "greatest" in art, but I think Dokshizer certainly for me was one of the top artists with a trumpet. I've been playing the viola for more than 60 years, and I say this man was an amazing artist. Ronald Hurwitz
This is an outstanding performance by professor T. Dokshitser. It's totally capturing the audience. Maestro knew that the audience is more in tune listening small pieces of marveled compositions that he was able to arrange it accordingly. Never tiring to listen these beautifully performed popular pieces that are very known to many and yet always wonder how easily accomplished on such a french trumpet model as selmer. He is truly outstanding musician with the ability bringing any composition stand out the way as you want to play like him. Dearly miss his presence...
I had the privilege/good fortune to attend a master class given by Timofei Dokshizer at Northwestern University in around 1977/78. Held at Lutkin Hall, it was hosted by Professor Vincent Cichowicz, and looking around it seemed as though every trumpet player within a 50 mile radius was in attendance. One of the things I remember most was Dokshizer's advice on how to select the best mouthpiece. Dokshizer thought the best way to go about it would be to place all the mouthpieces in the world on an island in the middle of a lake. You should then blindfold yourself, row out to the island, and then, without removing your blindfold, reach over the side of your boat and grab the first mouthpiece you laid your hands on. Whatever mouthpiece you grabbed, THAT was the mouthpiece for you! So much for mouthpiece insanity. Learn to work and make music with the equipment you've got.
This is really interesting...do you remember anything else what Timofey was saying interms of music and other things pertaining performance on trumpet?
Thanks for posting this! Superb performances. Very long ago, during my trumpet days, I attended a master class in France, and heard of a trumpeter who was as great as Andres, but who lived on the wrong side of the iron curtain and thus might never be shown on the world stage. I could find nothing about the person, from the western side, and thus forgot about it, Yet, lo and behold, here he is in this video. Such a pity the recording quality is so poor. By appearance and sound, the trumpet seems to be a Selmer?
I saw Dokshizer in Illinois in the late 70s . He was then playing a Benge with a Bach 7E mouthpiece. Probably the greatest artist on the trumpet I ever saw, and I have seen more than a few.
