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Contemporary music making has always been an intergral part of the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's repertoire and history, so it was logical that
with the 21st century's impending approach the commissioning of new works by
Dutch composers was seen as an artistic imperative for the future. This resulted
in the commissioning and creation of 3 new solo concerti from outstanding Dutch
composers, each of whom was allowed to choose any principal player from the RCO
they desired as solists. The first premiere performance was the Horn Concerto by
Geert van Keulen with principal hornist Jacob Slagter on the 20th September
2001. Theo Loevendie's Clarinet Concerto for George Pieterson was first
performed on the 13th of June 2002. The last to be premiered, on 26th of
September 2002, was the Flugelhorn Concerto "Il profundo di dundo", from the
hand of Willem Jeths, NorthWest Classics' composer in residence. It was written
for the RCO principal trumpettist Peter Masseurs.
These 3 world premieres
were recorded directly in audiophile SACD quality, and this NorthWest Classics
SACD is in itself a world premiere, being the first SACD release of the Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra using audiophile recording technology and
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