Mediterranean Melodies

precious: Fascination in gold and silver: they were glittering status symbols for the Renaissance popes and the Baroque princes. Now Lea Suter and Juan González Martínez, as the duo GlossArte, bring these treasures to life for the ears of today. The unmistakably fine sound of the silver trombone, refined with accompaniment of harpsichord or organ, takes us on a journey around the Mediterranean and through the first half of the 17th century, and carries us from the music of bygone times to the music of bygone times. filigree: The lightness of the instrument is not least due to the surprisingly virtuosic passages, such as in Rognoni's diminutions on di Lasso's famous hit Susanna d ́Orlando, one of the oldest works ever specially written for the trombone. But Rognoni also knew how to make skillful use of lyrical qualities, for example in his arrangement of Palestrina's Pulchra est anima mea. splendid: Palestrina's severity meets pure emotion: at the beginning of the 17th century, the stile moderno increasingly replaced the polyphony of the stile antico, with affections and expressivity now dominating the music. The expressive diversity that Juan González Martínez conjures up on his trombone finds a imaginative and charismatic counterpart in Lea Suter on harpsichord and organ. opulent: from Venice to Seville, from Naples to Toledo - music that was played in the south at the end of the Renaissance. The Duo GlossArte follows the virtuosos of that era and brings one of the most interesting periods in music history fascinatingly to life.

Reviews

"And thirdly, to my surprise and pleasure, because of the combined sound of the silvery tone of the trombone and the full timbre of the organ. You have to hear it yourself to appreciate the warm and exquisite sonority. It is very different from comparable recordings and I think that not only the quality of Martinez' trombones plays a decisive role, but also the eloquence with which he handles his instruments. On second thought, I now prefer this combination to the more popular combination of organ and trumpet... In summary, this release fills an important gap in the repertoire. The excellent mastery of the musicians, coupled with MDG's refined sound engineering, will undoubtedly delight even the most demanding audience, whether they are trombone and organ players or simply curious listeners." (HRAudio.net) "The two skilled performers, who listen well to each other, enliven their playing with lively tempi and embellishments in the style of that time, and bring temperament and technical skill ... and show not only fluency and stylistic confidence, but also a sparkling joy of playing." (Klassik Heute)