Edgar Meyer's 2nd Concerto?

mcnaire2004 · #1 10-10-2006, 04:02 PM

I have never heard of Edgar having a second concerto. But, when I looked at his myspace today the LA chamber orchestra gave a coment that basicaly said we posted a clip of your second concerto and it has 150 plays in one week. I then went to the LACO's myspace page and one the list of songs was one titled Concerto for Double... (obviosly ran out of room to say Double Bass). It sounds like a bass and it sounds like something he would play. I put it on my myspace.

here's a link for you to listen to. You can follow from there to Edgar's myspace to see the comment. www.myspace.com/maxthecane .

fcleff · #2 10-10-2006, 04:14 PM

I have a recording of his that includes the Concerto in D for Doublebass and the Double Concerto for Cello and Doublebass. I haven't listened to the clip you posted as my computer is funky. But I believe the Double Concerto is the most recent. Could this be what you are referring to?

kontrabass · #3 10-10-2006, 05:32 PM

Nah. Edgar has been giving performances of his new concerto in recent days. It is another double concerto, though for double bass and some percussion instrument that he created for the piece itself.

I guess that he'll be the only one playing it for a while.

mcnaire2004 · #4 10-10-2006, 06:58 PM

I can't hear percusion in my clip. Just bass and orchestra.

mcnaire2004 · #5 10-10-2006, 07:01 PM

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=48348404 I think this link will work better since the song isn't playing on my myspace for some reason. Click on the bottom one on the list on the right.

mcnaire2004 · #6 10-10-2006, 07:10 PM

I've heard of the percusion thing w/ pvc pipes or somethin. And now that I listen this could be that double concerto. This is a clip of a actual performace for sure. You can barely here the actual perfromers. Especial at the begining.

fcleff · #7 10-10-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kontrabass

Nah. Edgar has been giving performances of his new concerto in recent days. It is another double concerto, though for double bass and some percussion instrument that he created for the piece itself.

I guess that he'll be the only one playing it for a while.

Very cool. I haven't heard of this and will need to check it out. Thanks.

mcnaire2004 · #8 10-10-2006, 08:52 PM

If the one i'm talking about the one w/ percusion than its with the head percusionist with the nashville symphony. Some 75 or so PVC pipes make it up. I heard of this but I thought it was still in the writing fase and never been performed.

andrewc4000 · #9 10-10-2006, 10:59 PM

I heard the one he gave with the LA Chamber Orchestra. It was definitely a new concerto, with a cool new percussion instrument.

ClassicalBass · #10 10-13-2006, 03:37 AM

I've heard the percussion instrument in question is tuned in quarter steps rather than half. I forgot where I heard that, but I have heard of some foreign music being so precise as to include quarter tones in the past. Edgar's composing is so unique already, it wouldn't surprise me if this were true. Unfortunately I've never heard the concerto.

ClassicalBass · #11 10-13-2006, 03:42 AM

Actually, having just listened to that clip, I would assume that is in fact it. Sounds a lot like Edgar's playing and writing, and the percussion instrument is pretty noticable. Sounds pretty good.

BMason · #12 03-18-2007, 02:48 PM

I thought I'd bring this thread back to life for some brief commentary.

I just saw Edgar play this concerto with the Dallas Symphony and needless to say, he was Edgar. This work wasn't quite the virtuoso work that the first concerto was. In fact it sounded more like a concerto for orchestra, PVC pipes, and double bass. From what I understand, he hasn't even finished writing the solo bass part for the second movement, so pieces of his performance are improv. That being said, it was still immensely difficult and he pulled it off flawlessly.

The PVC pipe instrument added a little bit of color to everything. There are apparently twenty-something pitches in an octave because some of the pipes are quarter tones. Just imagine Edgar playing with Blue Man Group and you have his second concerto.

The overall performance was very enjoyable and I can't wait until he releases a complete recording.

mcnaire2004 · #13 03-18-2007, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMason

I thought I'd bring this thread back to life for some brief commentary.

I just saw Edgar play this concerto with the Dallas Symphony and needless to say, he was Edgar. This work wasn't quite the virtuoso work that the first concerto was. In fact it sounded more like a concerto for orchestra, PVC pipes, and double bass. From what I understand, he hasn't even finished writing the solo bass part for the second movement, so pieces of his performance are improv. That being said, it was still immensely difficult and he pulled it off flawlessly.

The PVC pipe instrument added a little bit of color to everything. There are apparently twenty-something pitches in an octave because some of the pipes are quarter tones. Just imagine Edgar playing with Blue Man Group and you have his second concerto.

The overall performance was very enjoyable and I can't wait until he releases a complete recording.

That must have been amazing to see.

I have done more research but from what I gather this work with PVC pipe is a revised edition of his second concerto that he debued in 2003.

There are 3 performances going on in dallas so I'm not to late right?? Every please donate money so I can fly their tonite. lol

Baird · #14 03-18-2007, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMason

I thought I'd bring this thread back to life for some brief commentary.

I just saw Edgar play this concerto with the Dallas Symphony and needless to say, he was Edgar. This work wasn't quite the virtuoso work that the first concerto was. In fact it sounded more like a concerto for orchestra, PVC pipes, and double bass. From what I understand, he hasn't even finished writing the solo bass part for the second movement, so pieces of his performance are improv. That being said, it was still immensely difficult and he pulled it off flawlessly.

The PVC pipe instrument added a little bit of color to everything. There are apparently twenty-something pitches in an octave because some of the pipes are quarter tones. Just imagine Edgar playing with Blue Man Group and you have his second concerto.

The overall performance was very enjoyable and I can't wait until he releases a complete recording.

I saw Edgar with the DSO on Friday night. I feel exactly the same way about it, an incredible piece, very intricate, amazing to listen too, and basically just super awesome. My school's orchestra went to Chicago last week and we saw Blue Man Group play, so when I walked into the Meyerson and saw that PVC thingy on stage I was slightly confused but very excited to hear what was going to happen.
Can't wait for a complete recording!