Niek de Groot - French Connection (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Dutch double bassist Niek de Groot is one of today's leading soloists on his instrument. Originally a trumpet-player he started playing the double-bass at 18. Within an unusually short time he became principal bass with several European ensembles, including a 10-year tenure as principal Solo-Bass with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

After his formal studies he further developed his skills at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada. Niek's playing has benefited a great deal also from attending masterclasses with eminent cellists Frans Helmerson, Lluìs Claret, Laurence Lesser and in collaborations with Leonard Bernstein, György Sebök and Mstislav Rostropovich.

Over the last years Niek de Groot has dedicated himself entirely to chambermusic and solo performances. He performs regularly at the best known concerthalls and music festivals. Besides standard repertoire he includes a great deal of contemporary music. He has worked closely with composers such as Kurtág, Stockhausen, Saariaho, Vasks and Gubaidulina. He recorded solo-CD’s for EMI, NIMBUS and BIS a.o.

TRACKLIST

1. Niek de Groot - Sonate Posthume (1897): Sonate Posthume (1897)
2. Niek de Groot - Aria et Rondo (1952): I. Aria
3. Niek de Groot - Aria et Rondo (1952): II. Rondo
4. Niek de Groot - Élégy, Op. 24 (1880): Élégy, Op. 24 (1880)
5. Niek de Groot - Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera (1907): Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera (1907)
6. Niek de Groot - Beau Soir (1890): Beau Soir (1890)
7. Niek de Groot - Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): I. Allegrett o ben Moderato
8. Niek de Groot - Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): II. Allegro
9. Niek de Groot - Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): III. Recitativo-Fantasia
10. Niek de Groot - Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): IV. Allegretto poco Mosso
11. Niek de Groot - El Cant dels Ocells (1939): El Cant dels Ocells (1939)



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