Maurice André (1933-2012)

Maurice André, the great French trumpeter who introduced generations of listeners to the repertory for the instrument through his many recordings, has died at 78.

An obituary and appreciation by Tom Huizenga, plus a video of André at work, on NPR’s classical-music blog, Deceptive Cadence:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/02/27/147497910/virtuoso-trumpeter-maurice-andr-dies-at-78