Eriko Takezawa & Reinhold Friedrich - L'amour française (2017)

There may be larger instruments than the trumpet, but it is certainly impossible to ignore. The trumpet is the messenger of wars, kings and ceremonies; it is a symbol of power, appellative and demanding, but also capable of touching the heart. It is not an appropriate instrument for a pastoral idyll, and yet it is suitable for atmospheric passages. The trumpet is a very versatile instrument: it hovers above the orchestra and the organ and enters into a felicitous relationship with its polyphonic counterparts, and yet it also adapts very well to a singing voice. The number of original works for trumpet in concert and chamber music settings remained very small until the end of the 19th century. In the 20th century composers finally turned their attention to the noble instrument. The flexible use of the trumpet in chamber music was made possible by the invention of the valve trumpet. However, the valve trumpets forceful sound limited its use in chamber music settings where a well-balanced sound and equal participation of the instruments was of primary concern. For this recording, Duo Friedrich-Takezawa have brought together a representative and attractive sample of 20th-century chamber music for trumpet or cornet a pistons by composers of French origin or those who received significant artistic impulses in France during the period stretching from late Romanticism to contemporary music.

TRACKLIST
01. Bugle Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: I. Sarabande
02. Bugle Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: II. Allemande
03. Bugle Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: III. Aria
04. Bugle Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 29: IV. Gigue
05. Scherzo appassionato
06. Les chants de Kervéléan, Op. 197: I. Invocation. Andante
07. Les chants de Kervéléan, Op. 197: II. Andante presque adagio
08. Les chants de Kervéléan, Op. 197: III. Andante
09. Les chants de Kervéléan, Op. 197: IV. Andantino
10. Les chants de Kervéléan, Op. 197: V. Monodie adagio
11. Les chants de Kervéléan, Op. 197: VI. Adagio
12. Suite for Trumpet & Piano, Op. 133: I. Gaîment
13. Suite for Trumpet & Piano, Op. 133: II. Lent sans excés
14. Suite for Trumpet & Piano, Op. 133: III. Vif
15. Sonatine for Trumpet & Piano: I. Prélude. Allegretto
16. Sonatine for Trumpet & Piano: II. Sarabande
17. Sonatine for Trumpet & Piano: III. Gigue
18. Impromptu
19. Concertino, Op. 99
20. Sarabande et finale
21. Scherzo-waltz
22. 3 Pièces concertantes: No. 1, Décidé
23. 3 Pièces concertantes: No. 2, Mélancolique
24. 3 Pièces concertantes: No. 3, Avec entrain