Paul Hindemith, considered the foremost German composer of his generation,believed in a strong link between music and social needs, and regarded the composer as a craftsman; someone who could provide for those needs.His chamber music is renowned for being unconventional and eclectic; the composer often experimented with a variety of styles and combinations of instruments. The TrioOp.47 uses the heckel phone, a baritone oboe used in several of the works of Richard Strauss. Op.47 is particularly notable for the atmospheric Arioso for this rare instrument. Unusual instrumentation is also found in the Clarinet Quintet, thanks to the appearance of the E flat clarinet in the central movement,leading the ensemble through a series of waltzes and a fugue of considerable length.The Kleiner kammermusik Op.24 No.2 is one of the composer’s best?loved works,show casing his humorous side through theuse of playful dissonance. Our collection ends with the lyrical beauty of his famous Sonata for Trumpet and Piano.The Valerius Ensemble enjoys a successful calendar of performances in concert halls and for radio and television, having toured throughout the Netherlands, Spain and Brazil. With a special interest in contemporary music, the ensemble has had several works written especially for it, by composers such as Carlos Míchans and LeoSamama.

Valerius Ensemble, Sabine de Groote flute,

Ernest Rombout oboe

André Kerver clarinet,

Otis Klöber bassoon

Jan Harshagen horn,

Ido Jan Stalman trumpet

Robert Windak, Joan Dillon violin,

Michele Sidener, Sven?Arne viola,

René Geesing cello

Ernest Rombout heckelphone,

Inge Lulofs piano