Leon Bosch Releases “21st Century Double Bass”
The works of Bottesini, Dragonetti, and Koussevitsky have dominated the solo repertoire for double bass for over a hundred years, though more and more music has been written. Leon Bosch is pushing the instrument’s rep forward with a new album called 21st Century Bass.
The recording features all-new music written for Bosch and pianist Rebeca Omordia by contemporary composers Robin Walker, Simon Parkin, Philip Wood, Ivor Hodgson, David Ellis, Malcolm Lipkin, and Roxanna Panufnik.
“This is not standard repertoire, but I hope it becomes standard repertoire in the future,” Bosch explains. “It’s my responsibility to produce these recordings and also ensure that more music gets written. Far from this being a purely personal project, it is one which contributes something to the future that there will be new music for generations to come.”
Hear more about the project from everyone who worked on it:
21st Century Double Bass is available now on CD and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).
21st Century Double Bass Track List:
- ‘Turning Towards You’ for Double Bass and Piano
- December 1
- December 2
- December 3
- December 4
- December 5
- Sonata for Double Bass and Piano
- To the Moon And Back
- Dawn
- Sunset
- Friday Afternoon
- Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Star-Shine & Candlelight
- Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Cloudfall & Morning Rain
- Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Tree-Shade & Summer Glow
- Parallel Shadows for Double Bass and Piano: Night-Sound & Meadow Dance
- Invocation
- Shosholoza for Double Bass and Piano
Gotta listen to this!