Mirrored in Time Jörgen van Rijen, Alma Quartet

• Bryce Dessner (b. 1976): Trombone Quintet:
• 1Dessner: Trombone Quintet: I. —04:10
• John Dowland (1563 - 1626): I Saw My Lady Weep (Arr. N. Muhly for Chamber Ensemble):
• 2Dowland: I Saw My Lady Weep (Arr. N. Muhly for Chamber Ensemble)05:06
• Nico Muhly (b. 1981): All Perfections Keep:
• 3Muhly: All Perfections Keep09:36
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Vol. 4:
• 4Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Vol. 4: No. 113, Bulgarian Rhythm No. 1 (Arr. D. Bodurov for Chamber Ensemble)01:00
• Dimitar Bodurov (b. 1979): Inner Voice:
• 5Bodurov: Inner Voice09:44
• Béla Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Vol. 4:
• 6Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Vol. 4: No. 115, Bulgarian Rhythm No. 2 (Arr. D. Bodurov for Chamber Ensemble)01:23
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): La Chanson du pêcheur (Arr. S. Verhelst for Chamber Ensemble):
• 7Fauré: La Chanson du pêcheur (Arr. S. Verhelst for Chamber Ensemble)03:47
• Jacob ter Veldhuis (b. 1951): Syracuse Blues:
• 8Veldhuis: Syracuse Blues03:47
• Erik Satie (1866 - 1925): Gnossienne No. 1 (Arr. J. van Rijen for Chamber Ensemble):
• 9Satie: Gnossienne No. 1 (Arr. J. van Rijen for Chamber Ensemble)04:14
• Florian Magnus Maier (b. 1973): Fadenschein:
• 10Maier: Fadenschein08:27
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (Arr. G. van Keulen for Chamber Ensemble):
• 11Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (Arr. G. van Keulen for Chamber Ensemble): I. Zart und mit Ausdruck03:12
• 12Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (Arr. G. van Keulen for Chamber Ensemble): II. Lebhaft, leicht03:29
• 13Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (Arr. G. van Keulen for Chamber Ensemble): III. Rasch und mit Feuer03:29
• Martijn Padding (b. 1956): Schumann's Last Procession [Version for Trombone & String Quartet):
• 14Padding: Schumann's Last Procession [Version for Trombone & String Quartet)07:32
• Chiel Meijering (b. 1954): Rock That Trombone:
• 15Meijering: Rock That Trombone02:24
• Total Runtime01:11:20

Info for Mirrored in Time

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.

Jörgen van Rijen, trombone
Alma Quartet

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