The instrumental combination with which the Nouvel Art Trio inspires its audiences is absolutely unusual: the trumpet, trombone and piano join forces to form a chamber ensemble of a special kind, bringing together three top-class artists in André Schoch, Michael Massong and Friedrich Höricke.

Two romantic trios by Carl Reinecke and Heinrich von Herzogenberg are on the program, and along with them a genuine discovery: a ballade by Edwin York Bowen supplying uniquely new colour with its harmonies between blues and impressionism.

The fact that all three works were originally composed for other instruments does not take away from the music. André Schoch and Michael Massong have redefined chamber music for brass instruments. With seeming effortlessness they transcend the limits of their instruments, and with Friedrich Höricke they reach a previously unparalleled expressive power.