The amount of work it takes to make brilliance seem that effortless. Phenomenal.

Probably the best performance I've ever heard of this solo . Fantastic !

Incredible tone, attacks, accuracy, dynamics, speed, consistency, and musicality. Really enjoyable to listen to.

Maybe the fastest tongue on a trumpet I've ever heard. Crazy speed and fluidity

I'm a Mendez and Nakariakov fan, because I like technical ability. Now I'm an Edvard fan as well. Great tone, as well as everything else.

Ja,Ole Edvard…dette er jo i den internationale toppklass!! Hilsen Brynjar

I cannot think of ever hearing a better performance. I especially enjoy the cornet as the instrument selected for this performance. The sound of the cornet is full and round and yet brilliant also. This is a masterful performance. Bravo!

suono, tecnica, articolazione, staccato,tutto, performance incredibile, bravo!

No words can give that performance the credit it deserves. Unbelievable! 😲

Wonderful player and wonderful to see him playing a cornet. This tune is well suited to the darker timbre of cornet. An excellent showman, too.

I just scrolled down the comments on this performance and did not see even one "thumbs down." This man is in total command of the trumpet!

Гениально! Уникальный трубач по всем параметрам, звука и непревзойденной техники!!! Брависсимо!!!

Wonderful soloist and orchestral accompaniment! And a special "bravo" for the video director, whose judicious selections of shots, switching on the musical phrase boundaries, keeping musicians in view who were playing something of interest, framing the soloist up close so we could watch his fingerings, and always getting back to the soloist after going to the orchestra at the phrase endings!

Was für eine unglaubliche Interpretation! Wirklich herausragend!

Have heard Napoli so many times that l am bored to tears with it, but not this performance, l have listened to it numerous times in a row and have come back to it today.

I never get tired of hearing this piece Napoli played! Fantastic!!!

One scary set of chops. Very impressive indeed. I truly like the way he doesn't change the tune to make it too "showy" and that the casual listener (non-player) would probably miss the greatness. But those in the know, with a trained ear can hear the magnificent arrangement that on the surface sounds so.....normal. Outstanding.

It's not just the blistering pace and fingering. You have to work so, sooo hard to get chops this sensitive and flexible--reminds me of Maurice Andre playing Carnival of Venice lightly and at lightning speed.

Someone give this man a medal! Damn!!!!

I saw Antonsen when he was a featured performer at the International Trumpet Guild conference in Baltimore more than 30 years ago. Very young, and a flawless performer in front of hundreds other trumpet players. Carnival of Venice among other difficult pieces.

Bravoooop Csodaszép trombita játék... Köszönöm szèpen!!!❤❤❤😊😊😊

So good to hear this well known solo played on the cornet with an orchestra rather than a brass band. Well played excellent articulation. A joy to listen to.

Mr. Ole Edvard Antonsen is supernatural. Greetings from Brazil.

Super!!!!! Bravissimo!!!!! Wonderful player!!!!! Just fantastic!!!!! Brilliant!!! I without knowing what to write! ! ! The most many thanks! ! !

ABSOLUTE LEGEND! No question of it.

Having lunch with Ole today in Oslo. I'm looking forward to meeting this wonderful musician!

I am SO glad he picked that cornet for this piece. It was PERFECT! The old Rome feeling it exudes is amazing. Great performance!

Sei unico Sei grande Sei Tutto COMPLIMENTI

Incredible to say the least. Ole had to have been born with a trumpet in his hands. Just perfection.......

Incredible! Bravo! ENCORE!!

This video makes me want to cry at my own abilities

Beautiful cornet technique and control ! He really knows where he is going and how to get there. To think that I had never heard of Mr. Antonsen! I will have to become more familiar with his playing. He is a true master of the instrument.

Brilliant playing in every way.

That was simply awesome!

Fantastic! He is so good even a string player in the orchestra would know it.

Incredible playing, showmanship, articulation, control and everything in between

Awesome -flawless. Orchestra & cornet complimenting each other beautifully.

Very very impressive !! I love the technical mastery and musicality. Bravo !! A thousand times !!

I keep coming back to this!

Too bad you can only like a video once! Amazing performance, musically AND visually!

That's pure muscle on those lips,Fantastic playing Bravo.

du jamais entendu dans ce morceau autant de brillance de légèreté et d élégance sans compter la virtuosité incroyable viva l artiste

And, he performed this delightful bit on the Bflat Cornet, as was written for. Helluva job, my friend.

Just found you tonight. This has to be the best version of this piece I've ever heard!! Doesn't get any better than this folks.

I can just say incredible

Nothing less than stupendous!

This performance is so satisfying to listen to. I enjoyed every minute of it! Such an amazing tone and technique.

A beautiful trumoet solo. Looks more like a cornet though. The sound is just stunning, and the articulation! WOW! You blew My mind! i can only dream of doing such good playing!

Very nice performance and beautifully played!

Just stumbled across this. Amazing virtuosity! And the whole performance was so fun to watch.

I could have practised 23 hours a day and never would have been as good as this

THE BEST TRUMPET SOLO I EVER HEARD !!! BRAVO MAESTRO !!!

No one played this tune as good as you I heard them all .you are number one

MAGNIFICENT OLE!

¡Absolutamente maravilloso y magistral! mi corazón pudo tocar la música, mis oídos la vieron y yo me visto con ella. ¡Bravísimooooo!

Великолепное звучание трубы! Необыкновенное мастерство солиста-трубача! Браво маэстро!

Nothing else to say, Ole is the most virtuous and happy players I ever heard... happy to get this beautiful masterpiece..!!

Best one I've ever heard, since it's a virtuose piece of music, unbelievably!

He got the chops

J'hallucine. Je suis certain qu'il n'y a pas 5 personnes dans le monde capables de jouer ça. Exceptionnel

Incredible...is the only reaction I can give. I'm flabergasted!!!

Never get tired of him.

This piece was composed by a cornetist (Herman Bellstedt) and was played regularly by Del Staigers (listen to his version on youtube) I'm sure H. Belstedt played his composition regularly, however I don't think there are any recordings available to the public.I guess you could count on one pair of hands the number of soloists (living) who could play this beautiful piece as well as Ole Edvard Antonsen and Charles Delaware Staigers

So nice to hear a virtuoso non pressure performer.

Ole imádjuk a játékod.Borzasztô könnyed laza.Szerintem mi magyarok ezt ìmádjuk.Köszönjük neked!!!

Too many soloists sacrifice tone for technical show off. This guy has it all - tone and technique. sounds really well with orchestra.

Just one word : Magnificent ! Performance is wonderful.

This was such an amazing performance I lost count saying OMG the whole time!

But seriously one of best I've heard since James shepard

wonderful playing--I remember the times he came to Minneapolis for the Leiv Festival--good memories!

Best version I've ever heard. Bravo

Quel énorme talent et quelle fabuleuse technique !

semplicemente mostro

Mais que um fenômeno,top a execução!!! Parabéns ❤❤❤

Wow. What a ride! Increadible glorious and flawless performance. Congrats Ole! I just can't understand why 126 violinist have given a thumb down on this. Their vinegar must have fallen very badly at breakfast. ;-)

Блестящее звучание и виртуозное владение инструментом. Браво!

Wielki Mistrz !!!!!

Grandioso!!!!🎉 🎶 🎵 🎺 💓 Saluti da Napoli!🌊🙏

Lindo, bravo, fantástico, magnífico, melhor interpretação de Napoli que já vi, que som maravilhoso, perfeito, 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼

Sou apaixonado por na esta música . Escuto sempre . Faz bem para o meu EGO

The finest trumpet performance I have ever heard.

The best of O melhor

People probably dislike because they thought that he was a show off but I think that he deserves to be if he has gotten this far absolutely incredible

Ufffff How its possible? Is there some tricks? wow... no more words... Ole, you are amasing!!!!

4:20, lol the alternative concert master thought Edvard would thank her too x)

that's the best I've heard on this piece !!! .. bravo .. Edvard !!!!!

Wow! Amazing..... No words for me..........

Best performance I've heard of this solo by far. Bravo.

Cittadino onorario di Napoli, subito! Meravigliosa.

An amazingly musical and technical performance!!!

Bravo !! Excellent well played !

Супер.браво

Amazing.

Best interpretation of this song that I’ve ever heard. Bravo!

Inspirational, spectacular. Thank you!

Fantastic

Beautiful!

I have now only ever heard this played this well by two people, the way that one would imagine a trumpet should truly sound: You, and Tine Thing Helseth. Very well performed.

Covid time + quarantene = my hearth and my tears from Napoli. Thank you a lot. Grazie assaje

Superb.