Yesterday I performed an obscure French pieces by Pierre Lantier titled Introduction, Romance, et Allegro. This is a piece I can live with! There was so much beauty in the music that I didn't even have to TRY to figure out how to make it come to life.
A fellow bass trombonist describes the piece:
Although quite satisfying, the three movement work is rarely played. The opening movement is beautiful and has an ethereal quality that reminds one of an impressionistic painting. The second movement opens with a playful theme before turning to a more serious mood. The last movement is very rhythmic and concludes with an open cadenza. Extended harmonies in the piano and chromaticismin the solo part are both prevalent throughout the three movements.
Chromaticism??? Yes please. Regardless of it's obscurity... I enjoyed playing written music for once...
Honestly, if it weren't for the French and Jazz composers... none of us would be working.
You can listen to the performance here.
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