This program showcases the broad stylistic spectrum of Dutch music. Spanning a period of more than fifty years, it focuses on the double bass. Contemporary composers Louis Andriessen, Hans Kox, Martijn Padding and Michel van der Aa have all enriched the double bass repertoire. In their works, the instrument takes the solo role in a concerto with orchestra, is heard in a small ensemble and even on it's own. Andriessen, the best known Dutch composer today, wrote his Elegy for Cello or Double Bass and Piano in 1950, while Kox's Four Studies for Double Bass Solo dates from 1988. The most recent pieces on this recording are Reports from the Low Country by Padding and For the time being by Michel Van der Aa. Everything here is played with virtuosity and style by Rick Stotijn.

Tracklist:

Reports From The Low Country (Concerto For Double Bass And Symphony Orchestra): I. Alberti
Reports From The Low Country (Concerto For Double Bass And Symphony Orchestra): II. Ricochet
Reports From The Low Country (Concerto For Double Bass And Symphony Orchestra): III. Slapping
For The Time Being: I. Inside Someone Else's Head
For The Time Being: II. Miles Away
For The Time Being: III. And How Are We Today?
Elegy (For Double Bass And Piano)
Four Studies For Double Bass Solo: I. Adagio Liberamente
Four Studies For Double Bass Solo: II. Poco Allegro
Four Studies For Double Bass Solo: III. Adagio Sostenuto Cantabile
Four Studies For Double Bass Solo: IV. Allegro Assai

UPC: 723385396192
Label: Channel Classics
Release Date: 9.27.19
Format: CD

Rick Stotijn - Reports from the Low Country (CD)