The tuba player Andreas Martin Hofmeir believes the tuba's lack of 'hits' like the Tchaikovsky violin concerto makes it open to new things and interesting for today's composers.
Performer Biography
Andreas Martin Hofmeir, the tuba player on this album, was the first tuba player to win first prize at the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (German Music Competition) in its history.
Composition History
The Duo for Tuba and Harp by Gisbert Näther was written after the composer was attracted by the 'perversity' of the tuba and harp orchestration, a combination he had never heard before.
Composition History
Kjell Roikjer's Capriccio for Tuba and Orchestra, composed in 1978, is receiving its first official recording on this album after the orchestral parts were lost and later found in a cellar.
Performer Biography
Andreas Martin Hofmeir, the tuba player, initially started with piano, then drums, then tenor horn, before finally settling on the tuba at age twelve.
Recording & Production
All the pieces on this CD are 'primal recordings,' meaning they are premiere recordings.
Composition History
The Fantasia II for tuba and harp by Jörg Duda, featured on this album, was the result of Andreas Martin Hofmeir's first commission at age 18.
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