★★★★★
This album deserves to be self-titled. Edgar Meyer wrote all 14 pieces, recorded it himself in his home studio and played all the instruments. They include three basses, viola da gamba, piano, two mandolins, dobro and banjo (or "277 strings," as the press notes count them). Meyer is a renowned classical bassist who has also won a Grammy in the "classical crossover" category (for Appalachian Journey, with Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O'Connor)...
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2010-02-19
★★★★★
The music of bassist-composer Edgar Meyer turns me into a romantic. Maybe that's because the sound of the double bass makes it hard to forget that the instrument is made of wood. That might sound silly, but compare its sound to that of a violin. A violin sounds like the human voice, but more intense. It's like a human-voice consomm, boiled down to its most emotional (or most shrill, depending) essence. The bowed double bass, on the other hand, sounds expansive instead of concentrated. It has a....
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2009-03-21