Arranger(s): Gee, Matthew
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.579080
Barcode: 747313908073
Release Date: 03/2021

ELGAR, E.: Sea Pictures / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, R.: Songs of Travel (arr. M. Gee for trombone and piano) (Trombone Travels, Vol. 2) (M. Gee, C. Glynn)

This second volume of Trombone Travels (Volume 1 is on 8.574093) continues with Matthew Gee’s exploration of three great cycles of early 20th-century British song. Elgar’s Sea Pictures evoke lullaby and turbulence alike, Vaughan Williams’ Songs of Travel chart a wanderer’s lonely journey through the landscape, and in Songs of the Sea Stanford’s music embraces both the sombre and the exhilarating, with Gee joined by a trombone chorus to emulate the male voice choir. Throughout the recital Gee lavishes colouristic effects, the use of mutes, and subtle inflections that reinforce the trombone’s unique ability to mimic vocal techniques.

Tracklist

Elgar, Edward
Gee, Matthew - Arranger
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
1 No. 1. Sea Slumber Song 04:13
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
2 No. 2. In Haven (Capri) 01:46
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
3 No. 3. Sabbath Morning at Sea 04:52
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
4 No. 4. Where Corals Lie 03:31
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
5 No. 5. The Swimmer 05:22
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
6 A Song of Flight, Op. 31, No. 2 (arr. M. Gee for trombone and piano) 02:33
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
7 Arabian Serenade (arr. M. Gee for trombone and piano) 02:13
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
8 In Smyrna (arr. M. Gee for trombone and piano) 04:10
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Gee, Matthew - Arranger
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
9 No. 1. The Vagabond 03:10
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
10 No. 2. Let Beauty Awake 01:45
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
11 No. 3. The Roadside Fire 02:17
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
12 No. 4. Youth and Love 03:07
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
13 No. 5. In Dreams 02:18
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
14 No. 6. The Infinite Shining Heavens 02:18
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
15 No. 7. Whither Must I Wander? 03:41
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
16 No. 8. Bright is the Ring of Words 01:01:47
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
17 No. 9. I Have Trod the Upward and the Downward Slope 02:14
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Stanford, Charles Villiers
Gee, Matthew - Arranger
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Knight, Matthew (trombone)
Whitehead, Rupert (trombone)
Certina, Josh (bass trombone)
18 No. 1. Drake's Drum 02:49
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Knight, Matthew (trombone)
Whitehead, Rupert (trombone)
Certina, Josh (bass trombone)
19 No. 2. Outward Bound 02:49
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Knight, Matthew (trombone)
Whitehead, Rupert (trombone)
Certina, Josh (bass trombone)
20 No. 3. Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain 01:38
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Knight, Matthew (trombone)
Whitehead, Rupert (trombone)
Certina, Josh (bass trombone)
21 No. 4. Homeward Bound 05:13
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Knight, Matthew (trombone)
Whitehead, Rupert (trombone)
Certina, Josh (bass trombone)
22 No. 5. The Old Superb 03:05
Gee, Matthew (trombone)
Glynn, Christopher (piano)
Knight, Matthew (trombone)
Whitehead, Rupert (trombone)
Certina, Josh (bass trombone)

Total Playing Time: 02:06:51