Mirrored in Time

 
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Mirrored in Time
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Alma Quartet

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Release Date: Friday 3 February 2023

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Despite its long history, the trombone has a very limited chamber music repertoire. Jörgen van Rijen, principal trombonist of the Concertgebouworkest, has wished to rectify this deficiency by initiating a fruitful collaboration between his own instrument and the string quartet, the pinnacle of chamber music. Mirrored in Time thus presents a collection of powerful arrangements and attractive new works covering a wide range of styles. Together with the Alma Quartet, van Rijen has created a wonderful springboard for the further development of the trombone repertoire in chamber music. Framed by adaptations of contemporary pieces by Bryce Dessner and Chiel Meijering respectively, this recording presents five pairs of works. Each of these consists of an arrangement of an existing composition from bygone times mirrored by a recent or completely new work. John Dowland is echoed by Nico Muhly, Béla Bartók by Dimitar Bodurov, Gabriel Fauré by Jacob TV, Erik Satie by Florian Magnus Maier and Robert Schumann by Martijn Padding. With this programme, Mirrored in Time tells the story of what might have been - and how it is now.

Tracks:

Bryce Dessner: Trombone Quintet, first movement
John Dowland, arr. Muhly: I Saw My Lady Weep
Nico Muhly: All Perfections Keep
Béla Bartók, arr. Bodurov: Bulgarian Rhythm
Dimitar Bodurov: Inner Voice
Béla Bartók, arr. Bodurov: Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm II
Gabriel Fauré, arr. Verhelst: La Chanson du pêcheur
Jacob TV: Syracuse Blues
Erik Satie, arr. van Rijen: Gnossienne No. 1
Florian Magnus Maier: Fadenschein
Robert Schumann, arr. van Keulen: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Martijn Padding: Schumann's Last Procession
Chiel Meijering: Rock that Trombone