Rembrandt Frerichs Trio

In ‘Reset Classics’, Rembrandt Frerichs and his Trio explore new dimensions for the Contemporary Fortepiano: Baroque, Jazz, European Early music and art music from the Middle East.

In ‘Reset Classics – the Contemporary Fortepiano’ combineert het Rembrandt Frerichs Trio muziek uit de Barok met Jazz en muziekstijlen uit het Midden Oosten en Noord Afrika.

De onlangs uitgekomen CD ‘The Contemporary Fortepiano’ vormt de leiddraad voor dit spannende en verrassende recital.

Podium Witteman:

Het Rembrandt Frerichs Trio was samen met kamancheh-speler Kayhan Kalhor op 1 februari 2019  bij Podium Witteman te gast:

NEW ALBUM OUT: THE CONTEMPORARY FORTEPIANO

After four years of experimenting, conversations with instrument builders and the researching of repertoire, we proudly present to you our new album: The Contemporary Fortepiano.

On this album we play new music on historical instruments. With our line-up of fortepiano, violone and Whisper Kit we have created a totally new sound over the past few years. It is a sound that reflects perfectly our love for jazz, European Early music and art music from the Middle East.

The Acoustic Ambition
This music is all about intimacy of sound. In our quest for a light and transparent sound we very naturally arrived at the instruments on this album. Rembrandt Frerichs plays a fortepiano, the predecessor to the modern grand piano. This one is a copy of a 1790 Walter model, like the instrument Mozart had in his home. The Netherlands National Musical Instrument Fund (NMF) had this instrument built specially for Rembrandt by the famous Belgian piano craftsman Chris Maene.

Setlist:

1. Escher
2. King’s Rhythm
3. After Johanna / La Badnage
4. Butterfly
5. Binnen zonder kloppen
6. Fight Song Ballad / Gymnopedie 2
7. Rem alleen / Maqam Bayat
8. Ten of Hearts
9. The big over easy
10. Herod meet
11. Fifty ways