{"product_id":"722090","title":"Dan Styffe - Postcards From Oslo [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Styffe's new album Postcards from Oslo: Music for Double Bass comprises premiere recordings which were all written for, dedicated to, or transcribed for Styffe by composers such as Sadie Harrison, Bernard Sall\\xe9s and Sim\\xf3n Garc\\xeda.  This collection of new and existing compositions for solo double bass is the second CD in a series of recordings featuring the instrument. The first, 'Postcards from Prague' (PFCD049), featured David Heyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project was energised by Prima Facie producer Steve Plews:\\r\u003cbr\u003e'I first met Dan Styffe in 2005 when we recorded a concerto for two double basses by Kevin Malone (my friend David Heyes was the other bassist). I stayed in touch with Dan and composed a couple of pieces for him. I had always admired his sound. I like the way that as a classical bassist he has a very musical feel, more like that of a jazz musician, so that, whilst he has an impeccable sense of time, the sound he projects doesn't feel as rigid as some players. We decided to put a collection of new compositions together by composers from around the world who had an interest in solo bass. The composers featured are Simon Garcia, John Alexander, Teppo Hauta-aho, Sadie Harrison, Terje Viken, Marcus Paus, Bernard Salles and the baroque composer Marin Marais; there is also one of my pieces, 'Coltrane'.'\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a showcase for solo double bass, this CD offers a fascinating glimpse of stylistic diversity from composers in Spain, England, Finland, Norway, Sweden and France. Inspiration for these pieces ranges from the Swedish rock carvings that captivated Sadie Harrison in H\\xe4llristningsomr\\xe5det to an architect's view of 'the miraculous potential of the human hand' that inspired John Alexander's The Intelligent Hand.  The disc offers music as contrasting as 'free musical graffiti' in the 5 Pieces by Terje Viken to the 'intense Charles Mingus groove' of Coltrane by Steve Plews and Valseth's transcription of the refreshingly modern-soundingLes Voix Humaines (Pieces de Viole) Livre II no 63 by Marin Marais (1656-1728).\u003c\/p\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Sweden, Dan Styffe is Co-Principal in The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and also Professor of double bass at The Norwegian Academy of Music and at Barratt Due \\xb4s Institute of Music, Oslo. He has a successful career as soloist \/ chamber musician and this is his 7th solo CD.  He appears regularly at international festivals and conventions and often serves on juries at international solo competitions. He plays a Gasparo da Sal\\xf3 bass owned by the foundation Dextra Musica\/Sparebankstiftelsen DNB.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolar Lights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Intelligent Hand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan's Ballade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH\\xe4llristningsomr\\xe5det Den S\\xf6rjande Kvinnan:( The Grieving Woman)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTjugonio Bollar: Identifiera Juggler Tid:( 29 Balls: Identifying The Juggler Of Time )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\xc4lskande Rullande Solen: (Lovers Rolling The Sun)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiskursiva Relationer Mellan Skepp Och Fotsulor: (Discursive Relationshionship  Between Ships And Footsoles)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Pieces 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Pieces 11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Pieces 111\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Pieces 1V\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive Pieces V\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColtrane\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata For Double Bass Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata For Double Bass Lento\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata For Double Bass Presto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonatina For Solo Bass Pastorale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonatina For Solo Bass Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonatina For Solo Bass Postlude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLes Voix Humaines (Pi\\xe8ces De Viole)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55154577604993,"sku":"722090","price":14.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/510Jorfd_DL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767905289","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/722090","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}