Baltic Bass / Bjorn Malmquist

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Album Summary

Performer

• Bjorn Malmquist (Double Bass)

Composers

• Hans Eklund (1927 - )
• Peteris Vasks (1946 - )
• Teppo Hauta-Aho (1941 - )
• Mogens Christensen (1955 - )
• Hans Werner Henze (1926 - )
• Lars-Åke Franke-Blom (1941 - )

Notes & Reviews:

Bjorn Malmqvist studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with the renowned bassist Olli Kosonen. After ten years of study in Finland, Malmqvist returned to his native Norrkoping where he is now principal of the bass section of the Symphony Orchestra. The music on this CD is all written for double-bass solo, except for the Christensen, which is a duet with cello.

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Works Details

Hauta-Aho, Teppo : Kadenza

• Performer: Bjorn Malmquist (Double Bass)
• Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Studio/Live: Studio

Henze, Hans Werner : Serenade for Cello solo

• Performer: Bjorn Malmquist (Double Bass)
• Running Time: 8 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1949
• Studio/Live: Studio

Eklund, Hans : Elegia for Double Bass

• Performer: Bjorn Malmquist (Double Bass)
• Running Time: 7 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1983
• Studio/Live: Studio

Christensen, Mogens : Le Chemin de Diamant

• Performer: Bjorn Malmquist (Double Bass)
• Running Time: 8 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1996
• Studio/Live: Studio

Lars-Åke Franke-Blom (1941 - ) : Espressione Intima

• Performer: Bjorn Malmquist (Double Bass)
• Running Time: 8 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Studio/Live: Studio

Vasks, Peteris : Sonata for Double Bass

• Performer: Bjorn Malmquist (Double Bass)
• Running Time: 17 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1986
• Studio/Live: Studio