Direct Message: 20th & 21st Century Works for Trumpet & Piano

Featuring

Matilda Lloyd
John Reid
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
Alex Woolf
George Enescu

Deborah Pritchard
Giles Swayne
Jacques Castérède

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Recording & Production

Alex Woolf's piece, "Direct Message," was commissioned specifically for this album, taking inspiration from the trumpet's traditional role as a messenger.

Performer Biography

John Reid, the pianist on this album, made his concerto debut in Germany in November 2017 with the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck.

Recording & Production

This album includes the first recording of Deborah Pritchard's "Seven Halts on the Somme," made for the centenary celebration of the end of the First World War in 2018.

Performer Biography

Matilda Lloyd, the trumpet player on this album, won the Éric Aubier International Trumpet Competition in Rouen, France, in October 2017 at the age of 22.

Performer Biography

Matilda Lloyd made her BBC Proms solo debut in July 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Philharmonic.

Compositional Technique

Giles Swayne's "Sangre Viva" features unusual extended trumpet techniques such as flutter tonguing, double-pedal notes, and tongue slaps.

Compositional Technique

Deborah Pritchard's "Seven Halts on the Somme" uses an extraordinary technique where the solo trumpet performs into the opened piano lid while the sustaining pedal is held, creating a haunting echo.