I was like Wow! / Jörgen van Rijen

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Album Summary

Performers

• Paolo Giacometti (Piano)
• Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone)
• Marcel Beekman (Tenor)
• Fritz Damrow (Trumpet)

Ensemble

• Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Composers

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Jacques Castérède (1926 - )
• Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955)
• Joseph Jongen (1873 - 1953)
• Philippe Gaubert (1879 - 1941)
• Frank Martin (Composer) (1890 - 1974)
• Martijn Padding (1956 - )
• Jacob Ter Veldhuis (1951 - )

Notes & Reviews:

Trombonist Jorgen van Rijen says regarding his inspiration for this disc, "I heard an American soldier say, 'I was like wow' when he was describing his violent experiences during the Iraq war. This showed me that words and exclamations like 'wow' are used to indicate that something has made a deep impression, regardless of whether that impression is positive or negative. That's what gave me the idea of finding pieces for my new CD, 'I was like wow!' that had all impressed me deeply for all different kinds of reasons, pieces that for some reason had given me a 'wow' feeling." This hybrid SACD also contains a CD layer with a video track.

Gramophone Magazine
... it is van Rijen's sense of line that is the most impressive feature of his playing, reliant on musicianship rather than physical dexterity. ... his virtuoso technique need fear no comparison with the best in this field.

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Works Details

Honegger, Arthur : Hommage du Trombone exprimant la tristesse de l'auteur absent, for trombone & piano, H. 59

• Performers: Paolo Giacometti (Piano); Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1925

Martin, Frank : Ballade for trombone or tenor sax & piano

• Performers: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone); Paolo Giacometti (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1940

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, sacred drama, K. 35 :: Aria 'Jener Donnerworte Kraft'

• Performers: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone); Marcel Beekman (Tenor)
• Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam
• Running Time: 7 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1767

Jongen, Joseph : Aria et Polonaise, for trombone & piano, Op. 128

• Performers: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone); Paolo Giacometti (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1943

Padding, Martijn : Second Piece, for trombone

• Performer: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 5 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Jacques Castérède (1926 - ) : Concertino for trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion & orchetsra

• Performers: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone); Paolo Giacometti (Piano); Fritz Damrow (Trumpet)
• Running Time: 13 min. sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1959

Gaubert, Philippe : Morceau Symphonique for trombone & piano

• Performers: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone); Paolo Giacometti (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Padding, Martijn : Third Piece, for trombone

• Performer: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Veldhuis, Jacob Ter : I was like WOW, for trombone & soundtrack

• Performer: Jörgen Van Rijen (Trombone)
• Running Time: 10 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2006