Huber/ Vahala/ Groot - Duos for Violin & Double Bass Format:CD Gál's large-scale romantic concerto abounds

Gál's large-scale romantic concerto abounds with sweeping phrases and pyrotechnics

Richard Stokes

Despite so much going on behind the scenes

knife in hand

Paul Dombrecht performs the oboe on period instruments as well as the modern oboe

Huber/ Vahala/ Groot - Duos for Violin & Double Bass Format:CD Gál's large-scale romantic concerto aboundsFor this recording, Finnish violinist Elina Vahala and Dutch double bass player Niek de Groot have chosen and performed seven pieces, composed by six Europeans and one Korean. When a violin and a double bass come together, two sound spheres collide: particularly in recent times, many renowned composers have been inspired to create highly original realisations of such encounters. When a violin and a double bass perform chamber music together, it is a