As early as my fourth year I wanted to play the trombone. Since my eight year, when I actually started, my love for this instrument has only grown stronger, culminating for now with my appointment as principal trombonist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The trombone has many wonderful aspects and so I have tried, on this album to emphasize its versatility. Not only its style is rich and diverse – its repertoire extends from early music to the contemporary scene, and from romantically melodious to powerful and virtuosic – but also the range of scorings in which it is used is very wide.

So I am very pleased that so many of my colleagues and other wonderful musicians have been willing to work together with me on this special recording project. In addition to a number of ‘classics’ from the trombone repertoire, I have sought out lesser-known and less frequently recorded works, including a brand-new piece by Martijn Padding. All of the pieces have been performed in their original scoring.

Jorgen Van Rijen, Trombone
Alla Libo, Piano (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6)
Vincent Cortvrint, Piccolo (Tracks 8-11)
Helenus de Rijke, Guitar (Tracks 8-11)
Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (Tracks 1, 3, 12-14)
Ed Spanjaard, Conductor (Tracks 1, 3, 12-14)

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