J.G.B. Neruda (1711-1780) was typical of 18th century musicians, travelling and studying in various parts of Eastern Europe and finally settling in Dresden (1750-1780) in the Electoral (chapel) orchestra, where he was salaried as a violinist and occasional composer. This concerto was originally composed for a Corno da Caccia (hunting horn), presumed to be something of a hybrid between the natural horn and natural trumpet, but has been borrowed by modern trumpet players and is now firmly fixed in the Classical trumpet repertoire.

This edition is intended to be more user-friendly than the others currently available: there is a much easier (and dare I say, more stylistic) piano accompaniment - any doubling of the solo part has been removed, voicing simplified and my premise has been to imagine what it might have been before it was orchestrated, rather than trying to cram in every last piece of orchestral detail.