The Haydn Trumpet Concerto and the Hummel Trumpet Concerto are two of the most important concertos in the solo trumpet repertoire and the cadenza reflects the performer's personality and technical abilities. There have been numerous recordings of the two concertos and they are consistently used in performance and as a pedagogical tool. The second piece, Trumpet Concerto in E flat Major by Joseph Haydn, written in 1796, is from the Classical Era. The third piece, Legende by Georges Enesco, written in 1906, could be considered an early Modern Era French Impressionistic work. The final piece on the recital is Alexander Arutunian’s Concerto for Trumpet, which was written in 1950.

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(June 2010) () wrote his Concerto a Trombe Principale ( Trumpet Concerto in E Major) for Viennese trumpet virtuoso and inventor of the, (as had ). It was written in December 1803 and performed on New Year's Day 1804 to mark Hummel's entrance into the court orchestra of as Haydn's successor. There are places, primarily in the second movement, where Weidinger is believed to have changed the music because of the execution of the instrument. It is unknown whether this was in agreement with Hummel. Originally this piece was written in E major. The piece is often performed in E-flat major, which makes the fingering less difficult on modern E-flat and B-flat trumpets. Duration is 17 minutes approximately. Pajand mujra.