Informationen zu "David Heyes Postcards from Prague Double Bass Solo"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM223
EAN: 9790570452231
ISMN: M-57045-223-1
Beschreibung
'We studied together your work today. It is great!!! We are thrilled to be
allowed to play your composition !!!! We thank you very much for the honor of
giving the German premiere of 'Postcards from Prague'. It's so wonderfully
composed and the timbres are awesome! Dirk plays the 2nd / 4th / 6th
postcards and I 1/3/5/7. We send each other the postcards. We will always
include this into our programs! Thank you!!!!' [Manuela Uhlmann, Dortmund
Philharmonic Orchestra] 'We had two successful mini concerts yesterday.
'Postcards from Prague' was a huge success !!! Many visitors then talked to
us about your composition and how they loved this work!' [Manuela Uhlmann]
'One if my students has taken a fancy to this David, he was quite overcome
when i suggested he perform it at one if our concerts for the first time in
Australia.' [Diana Ford] 'Loving your postcards from Prague by the way. A
student at Junior Guildhall was working on it the other day. Lovely piece!!!'
[Lachlan Radford/Guildhall School of Music & Drama (JD), London Postcards
from Prague was composed in August 2015 and was recorded by the composer for
Prime Facie Records on 1 September 2015. It is dedicated 'to the memories of
Irena & Frantisek Posta' and the seven short movements/postcards reflect the
composers memories of studying and visiting Prague from 1986, when the
country was still under communist rule, to the present day. The suite can be
performed complete, or any number of movements performed and in any order,
with the option of repeating movements at the player's discretion. The aim is
to create a work which is both flexible and approachable but also different
at each performance. Postcards from Prague is played pizzicato throughout
and the composer suggests a range of pizzicato styles or techniques are
employed to vary the colours and timbres of each movement. Prague is
represented by the opening three notes (A-G-E) and Frantisek Posta
(1919-1991), who was Principal Bass of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra for
over 40 years, is depicted by the notes F-A-E-E flat. Each movement portrays
a different memory or image of Prague and its beautiful architecture, history
and culture. David Heyes writes: 'Postcard 1 depicts our first visit to
Prague in 1986, when still under communist rule, and everything was different
and new. It was an exciting time and both Prague and Professor Frantisek
Posta are depicted. Postcard 2 has more confidence as we begin to explore the
city and relax into the new pace of life. Postcard 3 depicts the Jewish
cemetery, founded in 1478, and its history and heritage with a recurring
bell-like figure. Postcard 4 is the liveliest of the pieces and reflects the
thriving jazz scene in Prague, but lasts barely 20 seconds. Prague Castle is
celebrated in Postcard 5 and a strong and imposiing melody is contrasted by
gentler chords of reflection. The popularity of Prague today, especially the
Old Town Square, attracts tourists from all over the world and a lively and
bustling Postcard 6 is followed by a more solemn final postcard which
reflects my passion and love for the city but also my sadness each time I
leave.' Postcards from Prague was premiered by David Heyes on 6 September
2015 in Templecombe (Somerset) and received its German premiere in Dortmund
by 'Basso alberi' (Manuela Ulhmann/Dieter Nolke) on 12 September 2015.
Postcards from Prague was recorded by the composer on a CD of the same name
for PrimaFACIE records (PFCD040), released on 2 March 2016 and available on
Amazon, itunes and spotify on 10 May 2016. Copies of the CD are available
from doublebass@tiscali.co.uk David Heyes studied double bass with Laurence
Gray and Bronwen Naish and later at the Royal College of Music in London. He
completed his post-graduate studies in Prague with Frantisek Posta (Principal
Double Bass, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra). He has given recitals and
masterclasses in 13 countries over the past few years and has been a juror at
a number of international competitions, twice as chairman. David has been
Specialist Double Bass Tutor at Wells Cathedral School for 17 years and
received a prestigious award from the David Walter Charitable Trust of New
York for his pioneering activities as a soloist, teacher, publisher and
commissioner of new music for double bass. He works with composers throughout
the world and is particularly interested to expand the double bass
repertoire, by commissioning new works and by rediscovering forgotten ones.
Over the past 30 years he has commissioned more than 500 works, from beginner
to virtuoso, and from one to twenty basses. David has transcribed more than
200 works for double bass, many published by Recital Music, and in recent
year has also composed a number of original works for double bass which have
been successfully performed many times in Britain, America, Spain, Turkey,
Germany and Czech Republic. David is self-taught as a composer and his choral
music and works for double bass continue to be performed around the world.
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