Leon Bosch & Rebeca Omordia - 21st Century Double Bass (2019) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. 'Turning Towards You’ for Double Bass and Piano
02. December 1
03. December 2
04. December 3
05. December 4
06. December 5
07. Sonata for Double Bass and Piano
08. To The Moon and Back
09. Dawn
10. Sunset
11. Friday Afternoon
12. Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Star-Shine & Candlelight
13. Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Cloudfall & Morning Rain
14. Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Tree-Shade & Summer Glow
15. Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Night-Sound & Meadow Dance
16. Invocation
17. Shosholoza for Double Bass and Piano


Leon Bosch has been called the Sherlock Holmes of the double bass. And it is true that he enjoys the detective work involved in tracking down and bringing to light repertoire that has been ignored or lost along the way. But since he has also been responsible for bringing many new pieces into existence and recording them for posterity, he might as well be called its Moriarty and Watson too. Not all the pieces on this recording were written for Leon, although the majority were. And let’s not think of them as crimes either, even though an element of opportunism may lie behind some of them. Typically, a meeting between composer and performer, perhaps fortuitously after a recital or through some intermediary, will involve a discussion about the possibility of a new piece. Before long, a plan comes together, culminating in a first performance at an event like the International Bass Convention or the Swaledale Festival. The very variety of music on The 21st Century Double Bass is one consequence of this kind of serendipity: it features music by several composers, writing in their own individual way. If anything connects this music, whether it is triumphant or thorny, playful or haunting, it is the unique expressive character of the instrument. That and the artistry of the performers, of course – it is worth noting that this is the first album Leon has recorded with pianist Rebeca Omordia. The 21st Century Double Bass follows previous recorded surveys focusing on the British, Russian and Hungarian double bass as well as two volumes of The Virtuoso Double Bass. But with decades of the century remaining and Leon unlikely to stop attracting new pieces any time soon, there will surely be more to follow.

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