10/10/10 Klassik-Heute.de 2001
This album features French music for trumpet and organ, performed by Håkan Hardenberger and Simon Preston. It brings together works by 20th-century composers, exploring a wide range of styles from religious inspirations to jazz-influenced sonorities.
Marius Constant’s *Alleluias...* transforms the ancient liturgical praise into a vibrant musical dialogue between trumpet and organ, while Henri Tomasi’s *Semaine Sainte à Cuzco* evokes the solemnity of Holy Week in Peru with striking contrasts between fanfare-like trumpet calls and meditative organ textures. André Jolivet’s *Arioso barocco* bridges Baroque and modernist elements, while Henri Sauguet’s *Non morietur in æternum* offers a radiant, hymn-like quality.
Pierre Jansen’s *Processional* builds on a dynamic and forward-moving motif, while Erik Satie’s *La Statue retrouvée* provides a whimsical and ironic take on sacred organ traditions. Jean-Michel Damase’s *Trois Prières sans paroles* delivers poetic and intimate musical conversations between the instruments, and Naji Hakim’s *Sonata for Trumpet and Organ* infuses jazz elements into a virtuosic structure, creating an exhilarating and colorful finale.
Recorded at Aarhus Cathedral in Denmark, this album highlights the expressive range of the trumpet and organ duo, blending grandeur, intimacy, and stylistic diversity in a unique program of French compositions.
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