Juani Palop and Arno Bornkamp, saxophones. Frank van de Laar, piano. Original repertoire, transcriptions and new commissions.
A concert programme of transcriptions and new music for two saxophones and piano. Watch the Fiesta! trailer.
More musicFour programmes for two saxophones and piano, each with its own repertoire and format.
View all programmesTrio Abril was formed in 2021. Its members combine their work in the trio with careers as soloists, chamber musicians and teachers.
The forthcoming album includes four works commissioned for Trio Abril and Jun Nagao’s Paganini Lost. A companion book will introduce the five works, with contributions from their composers.
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Written for Trio AbrilIn Las Furias, hushed solos alternate with rhythmically complex eruptions. Carlos Michans connects the Greek goddesses of vengeance with vividly visual music shaped by contrasts and the build-up of tension.
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Written for Trio AbrilKatsu evokes a world of sound and silence. Klaas de Vries explores resonance and inner silence; at the heart of the work, the musicians speak about the significance of music.
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Written for Trio AbrilSantiago Baez uses the rainbow as a metaphor for hope and consolation. In Arkenciel V, different influences meet across three movements, with original lyricism and Hindemith as a possible spiritual mentor.
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Written for Trio AbrilGuillermo Lago wrote Energía as Trio Abril’s first commission. Its three movements give musical expression to wind, sun and tides, moving from a whirlwind of virtuosity through repose to a musical climax.
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Original repertoireJun Nagao plays with the theme from Paganini’s 24th Caprice. Two alto saxophones mirror each other in music that gathers momentum after a mysterious opening.
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