Triton Trombone Quartet

The Triton trombone quartet is one of my favorite European quartets and has-in my opinion- definitive recordings of some of our standard repertoire.  Unfortunately, the group disbanded a while ago and has no online presence, so little is known about them.  Recently, however, I've discovered liner notes for one of their albums which includes a lot of information on the group.

The ensemble was formed in 1982 originally under the name of Bielefeld Trombone Quartet.  It's origional focus was early music - sometimes on authentic instrument - and some twentieth-century compositions but eventually expanded to cover all repertoire.  In 1986 the group won first prize at the third International Chamber Music Competition for Brass in Barcs, Hungary, which was followed by numerous concert tours across the globe.

The ensemble consisted of Olaf Ott (solo trombonist of the Berlin Phil), Ulrich Behrends, Ulrich Dieckmann, and Hermann Baumer, who was a member of the Bamberg Symphony and Berlin Phil and now a prominent conductor in Germany.  

I've left my favorite album below, but they have three more on spotify that are also worth checking out.