Chamber, Quartets, Double Bass Quartets
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Hoffmeister: Double Bass Quartets Nos. 2, 3 & 4
Norbert Duka (double bass), Erno Sebestyen (violin), Helmut Nikolai (viola), Martin Osertag (cello) & Phillip Moll (piano)
If the idea of a string quartet being led by a double bass seems unlikely, bass-player Norbert Duka's expressive, companionable way with Hoffmeister should win new converts. —
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Rossini & Hoffmeister: Quartets with Double Bass, Vol. 2
Minna Pensola (violin I), Antti Tikkanen (violin II/ viola), Tuomas Lehto (cello) & Niek de Groot (double bass)
In later life Rossini dismissed the quartets as ‘terrible’, but the truth – as made plain by the excellent performances on this recording – is that this music is much more than a mere prentice... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, Chamber Choice
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