A Bach notebook for trumpet

Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar has arranged music from a great uncle, close cousins, distant cousins, and five sons, all related to the great J S Bach in a wholly unique recital programme.

Aesthetic passions drive the repertoire and performance choices as the duo explores vocabularies not usually associated with trumpet and piano chamber music: brushing up against ‘period' gesture, ornamentation and articulation, whilst also co-referencing less fashionable inspirations from the past, including those judged ‘romantic' in coloration, whether in the use of the pedal, rubati or articulation.

Jonathan Freeman-Attwood's is an established authority on Bach interpretation, particularly as it challenges and refocuses historical perspectives on ‘performance practices' and how recordings of the past can influence current priorities and tastes.

A 24-bit 192 kHz studio master for this album is available from the Linn Records website.

CKD418  70 minutes 55 seconds
'Aided by the young South African pianist Daniel-Ben Pienaar, who has made the arrangements, Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, distinguished academic (current principal of the Royal Academy of Music) as well ...
'Wonderfully clean and vibrant lines contrast with the elaborate shapes of J.S. … the programme is very well sequenced. As for the playing itself, I can find no fault: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood is ...
Brass Band World