Matilda Lloyd, the trumpeter on this album, was named a European Concert Halls Organisation (ECHO) Rising Star in the 2024/25 season, performing recitals on prestigious European stages.
Interpretation
The album features five different types of trumpet in seven different keys, along with the newly refurbished organ of the Abbey Church at Waltham Abbey.
Recording & Production
The recording took place in the Abbey Church at Waltham Abbey, with the organ's high placement allowing for separate microphone placement and close visual contact between the performers.
Compositional Technique
In the 18th century, fantasias often included contrapuntal sections, even full fugues, as seen in pieces by J.S. Bach and Johann Pachelbel on this album.
Composition History
The term 'fantasia' emerged in the 16th century as a type of instrumental composition whose form sprang 'solely from the fantasy and skill' of the composer.
Album & Artwork
The album explores the idea of 'fantasia' through re-arranged 17th and 18th-century repertoire alongside four new commissioned pieces that offer contemporary takes on the concept.
Performer Biography
Richard Gowers, the organist, was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, and sang the 'Once in Royal David's City' solo at the 2007 broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
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