Don Sanders Josef Matej Concerto
- GabrielRice
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Josef Matej (1922-1992) was a Czech composer, choirmaster, and trombonist. This little-known concerto in two movements is a marvel of lyricism and technical fireworks, and the way Don Sanders played it was astounding. This performance is from the 1978 Prague International Competition, at which Don was awarded Second Prize. There was no First Prize awarded.
Josef Matej (1922-1992) was a Czech composer, choirmaster, and trombonist. This little-known concerto in two movements is a marvel of lyricism and technical fireworks, and the way Don Sanders played it was astounding. This performance is from the 1978 Prague International Competition, at which Don was awarded Second Prize. There was no First Prize awarded.
- WilliamLang
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some serious fireworks around 17 minutes in! thanks for highlighting this lovely piece and performance. just ordered this and Matej's Sonata, looking forward to digging in. also... Donald Sanders was a heck of a soulful player
- GabrielRice
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[quote="WilliamLang"]some serious fireworks around 17 minutes in! thanks for highlighting this lovely piece and performance. just ordered this and Matej's Sonata, looking forward to digging in. also... Donald Sanders was a heck of a soulful player[/quote]
He sure was. I can't wait to hear you play it!
He sure was. I can't wait to hear you play it!
- GabrielRice
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I Hear he has a bass trombone concerto as well!
- WilliamLang
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oh that's awesome - i can, uh, czech, with some czech friends and see if they know anything