Know this concerto?

[neilG]

I'm always looking for new and better music so I thought I'd share once in a while.

I have in my possession a copy of Robin Holloway's Concerto for DB and orchestra. I think this is a piece worthy of serious consideration and it's available for purchase so anyone can tackle it. Written in 1983 for Duncan McTier. Lots of playing in the lower register, so the accompaniment is very sparse, and that's intentional per his notes. There just nothing in this piece that is "stupid difficult". No extended passages in harmonics, no circus music, AND normal tuning. A serious piece by a serious composer. My goal is to learn it this summer and hack through a video so you fine folks can hear some of it.

Cheapest is ordering directly through Boosey and Hawkes' website. Sheetmusicplus.com has it also.

Anybody familiar with this concerto?

AND, Holloway also composed a solo sonata based on the concerto which is more difficult, partly because it's non-stop, and also because he filled in the piano/orchestra part with more material.

[wiz0floyd]

If it was written for Duncan it's probably amazing. Duncan's one of my favorite bassists, and one of the best teachers I've met. I hadn't heard of it, but now that you've introduced me to it, I'm definitely gonna look at it.

[JeremyKurtz]

Hey Neil,
that would be great if you'd post a video once you've worked through it . . . there are so many pieces to check out that are not commonly performed, but it's a big job to try to read through all of these one's self. I'd love it if lots of people started posting samples of other pieces they discovered that aren't played regularly in bass circles.

-Jeremy

[heatherbird]

Duncan was my teacher, and yes it's a lovely concerto. Look forward to the video! Thanks for the reminder, looking for new repertoire too.

[KJPbop]

Greetings! Did Duncan McTier do a recording of this concerto and if so, where can I purchase it? Thanks, KJPbop