Glière, Bottesini, Jongen, Hauta-aho & Piazzolla: Chamber Works
10/7/2016, 9 Tracks, 54:11
Featuring
Wies de Boevé
Tomoko Takahashi
Reinhold Glière
Giovanni Bottesini
Joseph Jongen
Teppo Hauta-aho
Ástor Piazzolla
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Performer Biography
Tomoko Takahashi, the pianist on this album, is a two-time prizewinner of the Artur Schnabel Competition in Berlin.
Performer Biography
Wies de Boevé is currently the Assistant Solo Bassist with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded in co-production with Deutschlandradio and Deutscher Musikrat Projekt gGmbH.
Performer Biography
Wies de Boevé began playing the violin, but switched to the double bass at age 12 and dedicated himself fully to it at 17.
Performer Biography
Wies de Boevé, the double bassist on this album, was the first double bassist to win a prize at the German Music Competition in its over 40-year history.
Recording & Production
During the recording, Wies de Boevé played in socks because he always practices that way at home and it affects his height relative to the instrument.
