Like alchemists of old, attempting to recombine the four elements, here Fábio Brum presents four distinct musical languages in a programme forged during lockdown. Gabriele Roberto’s Tokyo Suite charts the astonishment of a traveller dazzled by the vast megapolis, whereas Dimitri Cervo’s The Brazilian Four Seasons offers a colourful, energetic panorama of the natural and human worlds. Fábio Brum’s very personal musical journey is highlighted by the contrast between the Talmudic contemplation of Menachem Zur’s De Profundis and the abstract ruminations of Nicola Tescari’s Trumpet Concerto ‘Nine Moods’.

These are world-premiere recordings and part of Fábio Brum’s mission to bring new music for trumpet, much dedicated to him, to the general public.

Fábio Brum has recorded an album called Nine Trumpets and One Piano (8579118) on which he plays a version of one of the pieces here – Dimitri Cervo’s Summer in the Northeast, no.4 of his Brazilian Four Seasons. In this current disc he plays the whole work in its arrangement for trumpet and orchestra.