SearchsearchUseruser

The Trumpets that Time Forgot - Freeman-Attwood/Wallace/Carey

The Trumpets that Time Forgot - Freeman-Attwood/Wallace/Carey

Linn Records  CKD 242

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Chamber


"The Trumpets that Time Forgot" Josef Rheinberger: Suite for Two Trumpets and Organ Op. 149, Richard Strauss: Three Movements from "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" Op. 60, Elgar: Sonata No. 2 Op. 87a

Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
John Wallace
Colm Carey


In the expansive acoustic of Hereford Cathedral, these three musicians draw the listener into a late-Romantic world of outstanding and strikingly idiomatic ensemble music. Yet none of these pieces are, in fact, original trumpet and organ works. The transformation from a violin, cello and organ piece – in the case of the Rheinberger Suite – reveals an extraordinary new 19th-century sound world of dazzling dialogues, wide dynamic range and beguiling lyricism. As composers could not imagine the potential of the medium in the decades either side of 1900, 'The Trumpets That Time Forgot' deliberately makes up for ‘lost time’ and re-establishes the trumpet as a solo protagonist in what is supposed to be barren land for all but the cornet showpiece.

The results bring not merely classical respectability but a stunning aural feast of Gothic splendour and surprising intimacy. The Strauss movements provide a trio of light vignettes between the significant four-movement Rheinberger Suite (a Concerto in all but name) and Elgar’s Sonata. In the case of the latter, this version provides a new dimension to a work which Elgar composed originally as the Severn Suite for brass band and reworked as his 2nd Organ Sonata. Here, the two worlds meet in the middle.

Support this site by purchasing from these vendors using the paid links below.
As an Amazon Associate HRAudio.net earns from qualifying purchases.

bol.com
 
 
 

Add to your wish list | library

 

1 of 1 recommend this, would you recommend it?  yes | no