Juan González Martínez
...blows his solo pieces with immense delicacy, wonderful timing in recitative passages and the ability to sing on his instrument.
Upcoming concerts
Baroque trombonist from northern Germany with Spanish roots
The baroque trombonist Juan González Martínez is considered one of the most versatile trombonists of the next generation in the field of historical performance practice. He plays on period instruments and explores historical playing techniques from the Renaissance to the Romantic period with the aim of reviving the original sound.
Projects and ensembles
with and around the baroque trombonist Juan González Martínez
Concierto Ibérico
Spanish music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods and their influences on all of Europe are the focus of the work of our ensemble Concierto Ibérico.
We play this music on various historical instruments, with each musician mastering several wind, keyboard or plucked instruments; entirely in the spirit of the historical sources, where for this repertoire the term "all kinds of instruments" is often used. Occasionally we also work together with dancers or singers.
ConcertStattTravel:
City tour with concert
When the ensemble Concierto Ibérico plays on many different historical instruments for a guided tour of the city, there won't be a dry eye in the house. Together with this young quartet, experience old Bremen in a whole new way: with historical facts, curious stories - and the lively music of the real town musicians of past centuries!
Duo GlossArte
Inspired by the art of ornamentation, the Duo GlossArte has set itself the goal of researching and playing the literature for trombone and harpsichord, as well as organ on historical instruments or their replicas. The musicians are always in search of the original sound of the respective period and region and perform both as a duo and as soloists with baroque orchestras and in cooperation with chamber music ensembles.
"The interplay with his excellent partner Lea Suter on the organ in Max Peters' highly dramatic Elegy op. 9, which is equally demanding for both protagonists, is grandiose. The late-romantic Sauer organ in Bremen's concert hall "Die Glocke", masterfully played by Ms. Suter - also in terms of registration and colorfulness - rounds off the pleasure."
Thomas Baack on the first CD "Trombone & Organ" with Duo GlossArte & the Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet, Klassik Heute (04/2022)
"Juan Gonzáles Martínez's solo trombone blended so well with the organ sounds that, with your eyes closed, you dreamed of a corresponding organ stop"
Martin Scheibner. Concert on April 6, 2022 in the Historische Stadthalle in Wuppertal. Rheinisches Blechblatt, 2nd quarter 2022
Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet
The Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet was founded by Juan González Martínez and consists of specialists in historical trombone instruments. The quartet has at its disposal a complete set of trombones (alto, tenor and two bass trombones) from the 1920s by Franz Kuhn. At the same time, the musicians are studying the historical-romantic style of playing, especially on the basis of notes and copies from the estate of Paul Weschke (1867-1940).
Weckmann Consort
The Weckmann Consort was founded by musician and organ builder Lea Suter. The musicians use historical instruments to research the sounds that their namesake, the Hamburg Jakobi organist Matthias Weckmann (1619-74), might have heard.
Instruments
Kuhn trombone
Pupils of the court instrument maker in Elberfeld Leopold Mitsching (1865-1922) Franz Kuhn (?-1955) worked in his workshop and together with the trombone virtuoso Serafin Alschausky (1879-1948) conceived a trombone model of German Romantic design. It quickly spread throughout Germany. This model was further developed by Kuhn and is still handmade today in Bremen by the brass instrument making company Herbert Lätzsch as the "Kuhn model". The Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet plays an original 1920/30s Kuhn trombone set (ATBB).
Media
Orgelpunkt - Trombone and Organ
The Duo GlossArte has worked intensively on the Romantic period. This has resulted in a CD, including first recordings of various works on the historic Sauer organ (1928) in the large hall of the Glocke, Bremen's concert hall from 1926, together with the historic Franz Kuhn trombone (1920). These are not only works recorded for the first time, but also original historical instruments recorded for the first time as a duo and quartet.
Upcoming concerts
Baroque trombonist from northern Germany with Spanish roots
The baroque trombonist Juan González Martínez is considered one of the most versatile trombonists of the next generation in the field of historical performance practice. He plays on period instruments and explores historical playing techniques from the Renaissance to the Romantic period with the aim of reviving the original sound.
Projects and ensembles
with and around the baroque trombonist Juan González Martínez
Concierto Ibérico
Spanish music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods and their influences on all of Europe are the focus of the work of our ensemble Concierto Ibérico.
We play this music on various historical instruments, with each musician mastering several wind, keyboard or plucked instruments; entirely in the spirit of the historical sources, where for this repertoire the term "all kinds of instruments" is often used. Occasionally we also work together with dancers or singers.
ConcertStattTravel:
City tour with concert
When the ensemble Concierto Ibérico plays on many different historical instruments for a guided tour of the city, there won't be a dry eye in the house. Together with this young quartet, experience old Bremen in a whole new way: with historical facts, curious stories - and the lively music of the real town musicians of past centuries!
Duo GlossArte
Inspired by the art of ornamentation, the Duo GlossArte has set itself the goal of researching and playing the literature for trombone and harpsichord, as well as organ on historical instruments or their replicas. The musicians are always in search of the original sound of the respective period and region and perform both as a duo and as soloists with baroque orchestras and in cooperation with chamber music ensembles.
Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet
The Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet was founded by Juan González Martínez and consists of specialists in historical trombone instruments. The quartet has at its disposal a complete set of trombones (alto, tenor and two bass trombones) from the 1920s by Franz Kuhn. At the same time, the musicians are studying the historical-romantic style of playing, especially on the basis of notes and copies from the estate of Paul Weschke (1867-1940).
Weckmann Consort
The Weckmann Consort was founded by musician and organ builder Lea Suter. The musicians use historical instruments to research the sounds that their namesake, the Hamburg Jakobi organist Matthias Weckmann (1619-74), might have heard.
Instruments
Kuhn trombone
Pupils of the court instrument maker in Elberfeld Leopold Mitsching (1865-1922) Franz Kuhn (?-1955) worked in his workshop and together with the trombone virtuoso Serafin Alschausky (1879-1948) conceived a trombone model of German Romantic design. It quickly spread throughout Germany. This model was further developed by Kuhn and is still handmade today in Bremen by the brass instrument making company Herbert Lätzsch as the "Kuhn model". The Franz Kuhn Trombone Quartet plays an original 1920/30s Kuhn trombone set (ATBB).
Media
Orgelpunkt - Trombone and Organ
The Duo GlossArte has worked intensively on the Romantic period. This has resulted in a CD, including first recordings of various works on the historic Sauer organ (1928) in the large hall of the Glocke, Bremen's concert hall from 1926, together with the historic Franz Kuhn trombone (1920). These are not only works recorded for the first time, but also original historical instruments recorded for the first time as a duo and quartet.