Short review:
A master class in the art of trombone playing with this latest release by Black Dyke’s Brett Baker. Supported on by piano by Fenella Hawarth-Smith, Brett is in fine form with music geared to the classical ear. Any would-be trombonists who want to know how it is done should invest in this recording. His trombone colleagues from Black Dyke (Adrian Hirst and Gary McPhee) accompany Brett in three items that are delightful on the ear.
If you have enjoyed Metamorphosis from euphonium star, David Childs, this is a disc you will enjoy. Different instruments, but a demonstration of first rate playing with no band in site.
Tracks:
1. Fantasie, Sigismond Stojowski, 6.13
2. On Wings of Song, Felix Mendelssohn, 2.55
3-4. Deux Danses, Jean-Michel Defaye, 9.33
3. Danse Sacree, 7.02
4. Danse Profane, 2.31
5. Vocalise Opus 34 No 14, Sergei Rachmaninoff, 6.09
6. Meditation, Performed with Adrian Hirst and Gary McPhee, Edward Watson,
3.33
7. Elegie in Eb Minor Opus 3 No 1, Sergei Rachmaninoff, 5.28
8-9. Zwei Aequale, Performed with Adrian Hirst and Gary McPhee, Anton
Bruckner, 2.46
8. Aequale Eins, 1.29
9. Aequale Zwei, 1.17
10. Nocturne, Alexander Porfirevich Boradin, arr. Alfred Nieman, 5.37
11. Libelled Loves Sorrow, Fritz Kreisler, arr. Erik Leidzen, 3.15
12-13. Two Pieces for Three Trombones, Performed with Adrian Hirst and Gary
McPhee, Raymond Premru, 4.37
12. Felicity, 2.00
13. Episode, 2.37
14. Sicilienne, Gabriel Urbain Faure, 3.22
15. Hommage A Bach, Eugene Bozza, 3.51
16. Romanze, Otto Hoser, 5.05
17-19. Concertino for Trombone, Lars-Erik Larsson, 10.54
17. Movement 1, 4.08
18. Movement 2, 3.13
19. Movement 3, 3.33
Total playing time: 74.46
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