Berio / Xenakis / Turnage: Trombone Concertos Dedicated To Christian Lindberg Christian Lindberg

• Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
• 1 SOLO 20:20
• Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)
• 2 Troorkh 15:58
• Mark Anthony Turnage (b. 1960): Yet Another Set To (2004, rev. 2005)
• 3 I. Cut Up 06:34
• 4 II. A Soothing Interlude 04:37
• 5 III. Another Set To 09:01
• Total Runtime 56:30

Info for Berio / Xenakis / Turnage: Trombone Concertos Dedicated To Christian Lindberg

The three concertos presented on this CD are the tip of an iceberg. Between my first attempts to convince Iannis Xenakis to write a concerto in 1985 and the wonderful collaboration with Mark-Anthony Turnage twenty years later, 80 con- certos were dedicated to me. Each of these works has its own story to tell, and it is with great pleasure that I share with you some facts about the three included on this CD:

On a rainy November day in 1985 I took the train to Paris for an appointment with Xenakis. I had just graduated and, having decided to make a living as a professional trombone soloist, I was in desperate need of new repertoire. The train was seven hours delayed, I missed my appointment, and when I called Xenakis he had no time to see me. Having spent almost my entire student loan on the train ticket, this was bad news, so there, in a Paris telephone box, I begged. Finally he gave in and I was given a new appointment, some hours later. While waiting in a cold Paris, I entered a bar and found myself robbed of the last cash in my wallet...

Finally I entered Xenakis’ studio, ready to play for him. Interrupted by the phone after two minutes, Xenakis said that he had to leave and only had five more minutes to spare, so I immediately asked him if he would consider writing a trombone concerto. His very clear answer was that he was not interested, and that he was busy for the next five years at least. On my way home I wondered why I had bothered to make this hum- iliating trip, but two years later, to my great surprise, I received the music for a short solo piece for trombone, Keren. The piece had an almost unplayable passage: F, G flat, F in fortissimo, but after having worked very hard on it, I recorded the piece, and sent it to him. Two weeks later I received the following note: ‘Thank you for the recording of Keren. I could have a concerto ready for you in June 1991. Iannis Xenakis.’….

Christian Lindberg, trombone
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Runde, conductor

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