Reinhold Friedrich Brass Quintett - Unity (2024)

Five of the best brass players in the world united in a chamber music ensemble: The Reinhold Friedrich Brass Quintett was founded in 2022 and presents here it's first CD, UNITY. For this brass quintet's lifelong dream, world-renowned trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich has brought together the best players in their respective fields, musicians who not only get along extremely well with one another in a musical sense but also on a personal level. In their playing, one can feel their mutual appreciation and their joy in making music together, and, coupled with their unique technical and musical skills, as well as their chamber music experience, this enables the musicians to merge into a single unit. The players that form this top-class quintet come together from a variety of European countries: Jeroen Berwaerts hails from Belgium and as a former principal trumpeter of the NDR Symphony Orchestra is a much-sought-after soloist who now teaches at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. The Dane, Lasse Mauritzen, who was knighted to the Order of Dannebrog by Queen Margarethe II, is first principal horn of the Copenhagen-based Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (DRSO). Although Ian Bousfield is British, he now lives in Switzerland and is accustomed to performing around the world as a former principal trombonist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as being a soloist and a conductor. Fundamental to the quintet is the Norwegian Thomas Roisland, who now lives in Sweden and is principal tuba in the DRSO, as well as playing in other renowned European orchestras. These five musicians are united by their desire to set new standards in brass chamber music for their audiences and to present premiere recordings and commission arrangements of classics that have not yet been recorded at a world-class level.
Tracklist
1. Dardanus, RCT 35 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Steven Verhelst): I. Ouverture (4:09)
2. Dardanus, RCT 35 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Steven Verhelst): III. Air vif (2:44)
3. Dardanus, RCT 35 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Steven Verhelst): IV. Air vivement (2:44)
4. Dardanus, RCT 35 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Steven Verhelst): II. Tambourins (2:19)
5. Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 12, RV 63 "La follia" (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Brian Bindner) (11:06)
6. Trio Sonata in A Major, TWV 42:a6 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Gunter Carlier): I. Largo (2:10)
7. Trio Sonata in A Major, TWV 42:a6 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Gunter Carlier): II. Allegro (2:28)
8. Trio Sonata in A Major, TWV 42:a6 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Gunter Carlier): III. Cantabile (2:39)
9. Trio Sonata in A Major, TWV 42:a6 (Arr. for Brass Quintet by Gunter Carlier): IV. Allegro (1:21)
10. Brass Quintet No. 3 in D-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro moderato (5:40)
11. Brass Quintet No. 3 in D-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Intermezzo (4:38)
12. Brass Quintet No. 3 in D-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Andante (4:16)
13. Brass Quintet No. 3 in D-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Vivo (3:52)
14. Mini Overture (2:51)
15. Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 73: I. Allegro vivace (4:18)
16. Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 73: II. Chaconne (5:14)
17. Brass Quintet No. 1, Op. 73: III. Con brio (3:27)
18. Songbook, Vol. 1: Lullaby for Boris Brexit (After Harrison, Lennon, McCartney & Starr) (4:20)