MUSIC FOR BASS & HARP

Composer(s): Various

Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy
Reference: KTC1685
Barcode: 8718011622327
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2020-12-09
SKU: KTC1685 Categories: , , , , , , , ,

€ 21,50

"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 Süskind'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.

1. Elegie
Composer: Giovanni Bottesini
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

2. Kol nidrei
Composer: Max Bruch
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

3. Romance en la mineur
Composer: Gabriel Fauré
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

4. Cinq valses miniatures: I. Clair-obscur
Composer: Jean-Claude Gengembre
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

5. Cinq valses miniatures: II. En s’étiolant la valse
Composer: Jean-Claude Gengembre
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

6. Cinq valses miniatures: III. Danse des boiteux
Composer: Jean-Claude Gengembre
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

7. Cinq valses miniatures: IV. Le soleil dans son écrin
Composer: Jean-Claude Gengembre
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

8. Cinq valses miniatures: V. Cheveux gris aux espoirs déchus
Composer: Jean-Claude Gengembre
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

9. Tarentella
Composer: Giovanni Bottesini
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

10. Méditation de Thaïs
Composer: Jules Massenet
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

11. Milonga sin palabras
Composer: Astor Piazzola
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

12. La plus que lente
Composer: Claude Debussy
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

13. Night Club 1960
Composer: Astor Piazzola
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

14. Après un rêve
Composer: Gabriel Fauré
Artist(s): Mathieu Petit, Anne Le Roy

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MUSIC FOR BASS & HARP
€ 21,50

"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 Süskind'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.