The Contemporary Fortepiano Rembrandt Frerichs Trio

• 1 Elf 06:14
• 2 Escher 04:31
• 3 Butterfly 05:16
• 4 Maqam Bayati 04:17
• 5 Snip 05:02
• 6 Le Badinage 03:46
• 7 Abakua 04:12
• 8 A Long Story Short 07:16
• 9 Mondriaan 04:23
• 10 Offering 09:19
• 11 Glorieux 04:00
• 12 Hak en Tak 03:18
• 13 Valeur Ajoutee 02:39
• 14 Up and Down 03:31
• 15 Zarbi 02:10
• Total Runtime 01:09:54

Info zu The Contemporary Fortepiano

Pianist Rembrandt Frerichs (Rotterdam, 1977) is one of a kind. A rising star in the contemporary jazz scene, he graduated with honours from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Performing intensively both home and abroad, he debuted at the North Sea Jazz Festival when he was 22, and played with saxophone legend Michael Brecker (1949 – 2007) in 2003.

Rembrandt has a very personal style that is driven by content rather than virtuosity. His mu- sic invariably carries an artistic message, which is informed by his world travels. This gives his work an additional dimension; Rembrandt integrates elements of Arabic music into a new concept, seamlessly connecting East and West. He feels equally in his element playing the percussive 18th century fortepiano, a 19th century harmonium or his modern grand piano. With bass player Tony Overwater and percussionist Vinsent Planjer, he forms a unique-sounding trio, whose subtle style is its own trademark.

Overwater also uses an early instrument: The violone – a precursor of the current double bass. Planjer plays a self-tailored percussion set. The trio’s improvising especially breathes life into their music. The harmonium used by Frerichs is a Trayser, dating back to 1860, which he restored himself.

But Frerichs’ Jewel is the fortepiano; whose rich overtones blend harmoniously with the other instruments.

Built by Chris Maene and on loan from the Dutch National Musical Instrument Fund, the rare fortepiano is a copy of a Walter from 1790, that stood in the house of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

“I consider it a true honour that the fund has given me this opportunity,” Frerichs said. “It is the first time the fortepiano gets a serious place in improvised music.”

Rembrandt Frerichs Trio

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