Duo Fehse-Wilfert |Romantic Transcriptions

The wealth of colors of the Romantic period lies at the heart of this debut CD from the young Duo Fehse-Wilfert. Both duo partners, Toni Fehse (trumpet) and Jonas Wilfert (organ), have a particular love of this emotive and diverse period, and one which is not confined to German literature. Rather, they extend their repertoire to include compositions from all over Europe; in addition to those by several great German composers, works by Thomas Adams (1850–1918), César Franck (1922–1890), Edvard Grieg (1867–1907) and others can also be heard. Most of the works were arranged by the performers themselves in order to draw out the full potential of this uncommon pairing of instruments. The mainstay of these performers’ work is the combination of the queen of instruments, the organ, with the brilliant yet malleable sound of the trumpet. From a gentlest hint of sound to broad, sweeping gestures, from surging power to almost vocal lyricism, Toni Fehse and Jonas Wilfert literally pull out all the stops and lead the listener on an exciting, colorful journey.