Trombone Travels, Vol. 1: Winter Journey / Gee, Glynn

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
December 13, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUBERT, FRANZ
    • PERFORMER
      Gee, Glynn
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 13, 2019
    • UPC
      747313409372
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574093
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Gute Nacht (Goodnight)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    2. No. 2. Die Wetterfahne (The Weather Vane)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    3. No. 3. Gefror'ne Tränen (Frozen Tears)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    4. No. 4. Erstarrung (Frozen Solid)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    5. No. 5. Der Lindenbaum (The Linden Tree)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    6. No. 6. Wasserflut (Flood)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    7. No. 7. Auf dem Flusse (On the River)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    8. No. 8. Rückblick (Turning Back)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    9. No. 9. Irrlicht (Will-o'-the-wisp)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    10. No. 10. Rast (Rest)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    11. No. 11. Frühlingstraum (Dreaming of Spring)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    12. No. 12. Einsamkeit (Loneliness)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    13. No. 13. Die Post (The Post)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    14. No. 14. Der greise Kopf (The Grey Head)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    15. No. 15. Die Krähe (The Crow)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    16. No. 16. Letzte Hoffnung (Last Hope)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    17. No. 17. Im Dorfe (In the Village)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    18. No. 18. Der stürmische Morgen (Stormy Morning)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    19. No. 19. Täuschung (A Mirage)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    20. No. 20. Der Wegweiser (The Signpost)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    21. No. 21. Das Wirtshaus (The Inn)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    22. No. 22. Mut (Courage)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    23. No. 23. Die Nebensonnen (Three Suns)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn

    24. No. 24. Der Leiermann (The Hurdy-gurdy Man)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Matthew Gee, Christopher Glynn


Winterreise is one of the greatest, most compelling and intense of all vocal song cycles. For the first of his explorations into the world of art song, Matthew Gee has turned to Schubert’s work in this unique arrangement for trombone and piano. English titles are used for the poems to emphasize the fact that text is no longer the primary expressive vehicle here. Instead, it is entrusted to the trombone, an instrument whose vocal qualities and ability to employ glissando, vibrato, portamento and microtonal inflections- allied to the use of various mutes- offers an astonishing array of tonal possibilities.

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REVIEW:

The idea of playing the vocal part of Schubert’s Winterreise on the modern slide trombone may seem far-fetched on paper, yet the multi-talented Matthew Gee’s cultivated mastery compensates for the lack of a text. He adjusts his timbre to each song’s specific emotional quality while following Schubert’s phrasings and dynamics closely. Gee also shifts registers for variety’s sake, although sometimes his use of mutes can stick out like a sore thumb (in Die Wetterfahne, for example).

The more lyrical, introspective songs provide ideal showcases for Gee’s smooth sonority and prodigious breath control; check out his honey-filled legato control in Der Lindenbaum, or those seamless and suave interval leaps in Rast. Pianist Christopher Glynn matches his partner’s singing tone with seamlessly dovetailed support. The sonics are rather diffuse and muffled at times, but the high level of music making always comes through. What could have been a gimmick or curio turns out to be a plausible and intelligently considered artistic endeavor.

– ClassicsToday (Jed Distler)