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It+has+always+been+my+fondest+dream+to+record+the+Second+Sonatine+by+Andr%26eacute%3B+Jolivet+on+CD+once+again+but+then+with+a+trio.+It+definitely+gives+it+a+well-defined+swing+and+in+my+view%2C+this+does+the+piece+much+greater+justice.+The+two+bridging+pieces%2C+Sonatine+by+Bohuslav+Martinu+and+Legend+by+Georges+Enescu%2C+are+well-known+pieces+from+the+repertoire+for+trumpet+and+piano.%3Cbr+%2F%3EThe+viola+solo+is+a+tribute+to+Pieter+van+Moergastel.+It+creates+a+lovely+tranquillity+on+this+CD.+To+my+knowledge%2C+the+Duet+for+Viola+and+Trumpet+by+Jan+Koetsier+has+never+before+been+released+on+CD.+Blending+with+the+viola+is+a+challenge.+I+was+once+honoured+to+perform+the+Sonatine+by+Jean+Fran%26ccedil%3Baix+with+the+composer+himself%2C+for+which+I+am+grateful+and+for+which+I+give+him+this+tribute.%3Cbr+%2F%3EAnd+then%2C+at+the+end+a+little+surprise%21%3F+%28from+the+linernotes+of+%26%2339%3BLegend-+Peter+Masseurs%26%2339%3B+by+Peter+Masseurs%29%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3EPeter+grew+up+in+a+parish+house+in+Halsteren%2C+the+Netherlands%2C+not+far+from+the+Belgian+border+and+Antwerpen.+This+is+where+his+best+memories+lie%2C+and+they+are+clearly+the+basis+for+his+further+life.+During+these+years+he+saw+a+film+that+made+a+huge+impression+on+him+because+the+background+was+played+by+Miles+Davis.+The+result%3A+in+that+parish+house%2C+Peter+would+spend+hours+with+his+trumpet+in+a+large+room+with+great+acoustics.+And+preferably+with+the+window+open+%26ndash%3B+often+a+neighbour+would+be+sitting+on+a+bench+somewhere+and+enjoying+the+music+too.%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3EHis+urge+to+improvise+gave+way+in+the+past+to+his+enormous+devotion+to+the+orchestra+and+to+his+many+solo+performances+there.+Now+that+he+is+sixtyfive%2C+he+must+let+go+of+this+dedication+with+pain+in+his+heart.+It+means+the+loss+of+a+familiar+structure%2C+of+the+concert+stage%2C+where+his+sound+left+such+a+strong+mark%2C+both+in+the+orchestra+and+solo.+It+is+no+easy+matter+to+let+go+of+the+concert+stage+when+you+have+played+such+an+important+role+on+it.+Now+and+then+a+memory+of+that+time+of+improvisation+floats+to+the+surface.+The+freedom+of+your+own+time%2C+the+freedom+of+your+own+timing%3B+in+short%2C+freedom.I+know+few+people+so+intense+and+with+such+a+strong+constitution+as+Peter+Masseurs.+He+has+my+deepest+respect+and%2C+I+am+certain%2C+that+of+many+others+with+me.+We+hope+to+encounter+him+again+on+many+concert+stages%21+%28from+the+linernotes+of+%26%2339%3BLegend-+Peter+Masseurs%26%2339%3B+written+by+Edith+van+Moergastel%29%3Cbr+%2F%3E