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The Double Bass - Solo and Chamber Works
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About The Double Bass - Solo And Chamber Works
Product Description This CD features a new recording of Gunther Schuller s remarkable Quartet for Double Basses (performed by the world-class NSO bassists) and the premier recording of Charlie Barnett s popular Serenade for Double Bass. Dragonetti s unaccompanied Waltzes invite a more personal encounter with the rich sound of the bass. * * * Robert Oppelt joined the National Symphony Orchestra bass section in 1982 at the invitation of Music Director Mstislav Rostropovich. He was promoted to Assistant Principal Bass in 1984 and in 1996, under Music Director Leonard Slatkin, was appointed Principal Bass. Mr. Oppelt has appeared as soloist with the NSO in performances of Mozart s Per Queste Bella Mano, Paganini s Moses Fantasy, and Koussevitsky s Concerto for Double Bass. Chamber music collaborations include performances with Yo-Yo Ma, Hillary Hahn, and Joseph Kalichstein. Review An entertaining programme, performed with verve and polish... The recording is vivid and true... Oppelt and his fellow bassists offer a dramatic, compelling account [of the Schuller]... Oppelt demonstrates technical agility and fluency in six of Dragonetti's light-hearted waltzes. --The Double BassistA beautifully performed and thoughtfully prepared program of chamber music...played with enviable clarity... [the Schuller] is the best I have heard, both from the level of technical playing, the musicality and the excellent balance and clarity in the recording... beautifully recorded. --Sounding BoardThe present CD is [Oppelt's] first solo outing on disc; it makes for an impressive showcase for his talents... superbly executed by a crew of fine musicians and presented in an atmospheric and well-balanced recording. --Fanfare
