Release Date: 27 November 2020
Label: Etcetera
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8711801016856
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
“The double bass is the most hideous, clumsy and inelegant instrument that has ever been invented. It is the Quasimodo of the orchestra. [...] It is impossible to get anything beautiful out of it, if the word still has any meaning at all.
None can do this, not even the greatest soloists�.
These words are given to the somewhat irascible protagonist of Patrick Suskind’s play The Double Bass, in which the alternation of delicious and obscure passages about his instrument can sometimes move us to the point of
discomfort; this recording, however, takes a completely different tack.
The union of double bass and harp creates a unique sound world; these pieces for the two instruments, originals as well as transcriptions, lead us on a gentle journey through several periods and countries.
This highly varied panorama provides a mix of introspective works, using the genres of prayer, elegy, waltz, romance,
tango, tarantella and meditation.
The double bass departs from its traditional role and reminds us that it too is endowed with expressive qualities: it can sing and so not only evokes the worlds of opera and of ballet, but also voices an inner world of emotions.
Tracklisting
Bruno Monteiro, Joao Paulo Santos
Hendrickje Van Kerckhove, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Severine Sierens, Hannelore Vermeir, Hans Ryckelynck,
Nuno Cernadas
Amy Norrington, Piet Kuijken
Herman Jeurissen, Ensemble Capricorno, Geerten van der Wetering
Currende, Erik van Vevel
Thomas Blondelle, Filip Rathe
Marco Mantovani
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
