The Bremen specialists for historical trombones

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). All members play regularly on historical trombones of different eras with renowned ensembles such as Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, Capella de la Torre, Capella Cracoviensis, Lautten Compagney, Oltremontano or Le Concert Olympique.

In the past year a CD has been produced within a cooperation with the Duo GlossArte , among other things with first recordings of various works on the historic Sauer organ (1928) of the Bremen Konzerthaus, together with the historic Franz Kuhn trombone (1920) which was recorded by the label Dabringhaus & Grimm (release 2022). These are not only works recorded for the first time, but also original preserved historical instruments recorded as a duo for the first time. The CD was nominated for the German Record Critics Award immediately after its release.