Janca: Works for trombone and organ

Svoboda, Mike;
Lohmann, Ludger

MDG 606 1462-2

When the organ and trombone join forces, majesty teams up with a proud member of the brass corps. Jan Janca blends the color of these two instruments to create a shimmering sound world reflecting the heritage of impressionism and the French organ tradition: here Ludger Lohmann and Mike Svoboda light up the musical skies.

The hectic life is entirely foreign to the music of this composer born in Gdansk and trained in Cracow, Stuttgart, and Paris. Janca’s finely crafted musical lines continue on their course, enhancing the color and radiance of the instruments and obtaining their substantial power from deep faith in the Risen Christ.

In Janca’s compositions the trombone highlights the organ’s multifaceted sound resources. In the suite and more so in the tripartite “Christ is risen,” the soloist always has to acknowledge the overall order of things but also has a great many opportunities to create his own atmospheres, color shadings, and dynamics – all with the highest virtuosity.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

MDG

28-09-2007

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