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Press
article - British Bandsman
I can’t help but enthuse about this CD from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra brass section. From first to last it exudes a quality to satisfy the most discerning of brass enthusiasts. [...] Good as the music is, it’s the sheer sound of the Amsterdam group that I find so compelling. Set free from their string and woodwind colleagues, these players conducted by fellow trombonist Ivan Meylemans, retain this great orchestra’s qualities of fine blend and balance. A vivid rainbow of sound extends seamlessly from section to section, tutti passages present one glorious wash of tone, faultless in intonation and balance. Yet there is no lack of detail: solo voices are set in effortless relief against sensitive accompaniments. The tone of this great ensemble is possibly somewhat lighter than the equivalent in Britain or America: crisp and warm but never edgy or thick. Full chords have a straight tonal purity and solo lyrical passages are coloured with a characteristic vibrato, never excessive though somewhat unexpected from French horns. [...]
If departing principle trombonist Ivan Meylemans can produce results of this calibre from all the groups he conducts he will have a very bright future.
Dudley Bright
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