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I Was Like WOW

Jorgen van Rijen

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JacobTV (Jacob ter Veldhuis) composed the piece I Was Like WOW! for me in the summer of 2006. At the time, I associated wow primarily with something positive or sensational, and I was expecting a very joyful composition.

When I started working on the piece, though, it turned out to be a very different kind of wow. An American soldier says, I was like wow at the moment when he is describing his violent experiences during the Iraq war. This showed me that words and exclamations like wow are used to indicate that something has made a deep impression, regardless of whether that impression is positive or negative; you can be impressed by something in all kinds of different ways.

That’s what gave me the idea of finding pieces for my new album, I was like WOW that had all impressed me deeply for all different kinds of reasons, pieces that for some reason had given me a wow feeling. I wanted present the widest possible spectrum of repertoire in order to convince listeners that the trombone is a fantastic, beautiful, and very versatile instrument.

Tracklist

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1.
Hommage du trombone exprimant la tristesse de l?auteur absent
01:46
2.
Ballade
08:07
3.
Aria Jener Donnerworte Kraft
07:34
4.
Aria et Polonaise
07:25
5.
Second Piece
05:40
6.
érède - Third Piece - Allegro Energico
03:05
7.
érède - Third Piece - Andante Sostenuto
05:17
8.
érède - Third Piece - Allegro
04:38
9.
Morceau Symphonique
06:22
10.
Third Piece
03:00
11.
I was like WOW
10:34

Total time: 01:03:28

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SKU

26909

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Cables

van den Hul

Digital Converters

Meitner A/D DSD / Meitner DA

Mastering Engineer

Jared Sacks

Mastering Equipment

B&W 803 diamond series

Microphones

Bruel & Kjaer, Schoeps

Mixing Board

Rens Heijnis custom design

Instruments

Original Recording Format

Producer

Hein Dekker

Recording Engineer

Jared Sacks

Recording location

Amsterdam Netherlands 2009

Recording Software

Pyramix bij Merging

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD64

Speakers

Audiolab, Holland

Release Date May 23, 2017

Press reviews

Gramophone

This ragbag provides a fascinating portrait of a master trombonist. (…) Jörgen van Rijen’s virtuoso technique need fear no comparison with the best in this field (…)

Pianowereld

Of een concertvleugel en een trombone werkelijk harmonieren wil ik in het midden laten, maar van de beheerste, melancholieke bijna naar hoorn neigende toon van Jörgen van Rijen gaat zoveel charme uit dat die discussie er niet zoveel toe doet. Paolo Giacometti moet bij de totstandkoming van deze cd groot genoegen gehad hebbend om deze formidabele trombonist van eigen bodem te begeleiden.

De Gelderlander

Dit spel doet de oren spitsen en het samenspel met de andere musici klinkt overweldigend.

Luister

een avontuurlijke solist van formaat, die de trombone op een hoger plan kan brengen, kan transformeren tot een populair instrument. () () I was like WOW: een wederom ijzersterk werk dat nog meer relief krijgt door de ook op cd bijgevoegde videoclip. Van Rijen speelt in alle werken briljant en ook zijn metgezellen Paolo Giacometti, Frits Damrow en Combattimento Consort verhogen de luistervreugde van deze meesterlijke cd.

MUSO

Van Rijen’s sound is rich, rounded and far removed from the laddish image his instrument is sometimes given. Despite the glitzy cover and wacky title, van Rijen is merely demonstrating that the trombone is capable of extreme expressiveness. Across a variety of standard pieces and specially commissioned works, he proves that the trombone can really make you go, like, wow.

HVT

Op het eerste gezicht lijkt het een allegaartje, maar de schijn bedriegt. In de toelichting in het tekstboekje, legt Van Rijen in korte maar heldere bewoordingen uit waarom de werken gekozen zijn, maar als ‘rode draad’ door deze SACD loopt toch de schoonheid van de trombone, die als solo-instrument onderbelicht door de klassieke muziekgeschiedenis is gegaan. Het spel van Van Rijen is van wereldniveau en zet aan tot waardering en bewondering voor dit ‘zachte’ maar expressieve instrument. WOW!

Opus Haute Définition

Voici un enregistrement fort enthousiasmant dédié au Trombone que l’instrumentiste Jörgen van Rijen, soliste au Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, transcende avec brio. (…) Pour sortir des sentiers battus, ce SACD sera votre compagnon de voyage, un voyage où la passion musicale qu’offre Jörgen van Rijen et les musiciens qui l’accompagnent règne jusqu’au bout des notes. Un petit miracle éditorial à thésauriser. A noter que l’enregistrement comprend également un film de Jan Willem Looze.

American Record Guide

“the leading recording artist for his instrument… strong and beautiful readings… gorgeous, rich in tone, and full of life.”

Fanfare

“His playing suggests deep study of these works and of their era, as well as unlimited manual dexterity… every phrase, every note, enlivens the music and suits his view of these works… these performances have constant life and momentum.”

Audiophile Audition 5 out of 5

One of the world’s finest trombonists… This disc will, I hope, enthuse trombonists young and old all around the world.”
*****

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