Edwin Barker - Basso Profundo (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Double Bass by Edwin Barker): I. Prélude
02. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Double Bass by Edwin Barker): II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Double Bass by Edwin Barker): III. Courante
04. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Double Bass by Edwin Barker): IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Double Bass by Edwin Barker): V. Gavotte I - VI. Gavotte II
06. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Double Bass by Edwin Barker): VII. Gigue
07. Double Bass Sonata, Op. 108: I. Adagio
08. Double Bass Sonata, Op. 108: II. Allegretto
09. Double Bass Sonata, Op. 108: III. Moderato
10. Double Bass Sonata, Op. 108: IV. Allegretto
11. Double Bass Sonata, Op. 108: V. Lento
12. Double Bass Sonata, Op. 108: VI. Allegro molto

Edwin Barker’s playing is described as “timeless,” “vibrant,” and “compelling,” three descriptors that could not be better suited for his recording of J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 and Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Sonata Op. 108 for solo double bass. Elegantly capturing Bach’s suite in his arrangement for double bass, Barker navigates the challenging and unwieldy passages of the Prelude’s fugue with the same measured and tolerant musicality innate to the immortal tenderness of the Sarabande. Despite a grand leap in time and place, he inspires equal personality — and often spouts of well-placed capriciousness — in Weinberg’s Sonata, honoring the high technical demands of the work while carving out a unique appreciation for Weinberg’s stylistic traditions. BASSO PROFUNDO is a prime example of a master at work, a recording that will surely inspire another extensive list of descriptors risen in Barker’s praise.

Mieczyslaw Weinberg composer
Johann Sebastian Bach composer

Edwin Barker double bass

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