MÍŠEK • Sonata in E minor (1.& 2. mov.) Božo Paradžik (double bass) & Maria Sofianska (piano)

0:02 Con fuoco (1. movement)
7:23 Andante cantabile (2. movement)
Adolf Míšek (1875-1955), Sonata for double bass and piano No.2 in E minor, op. 6
Recorded in Müllheim (D) on May 31, 2021
Artists:
Božo Paradžik, double bass
Maria Sofianska, piano
3rd and 4th movement have been meanwhile also uploaded under: • MÍŠEK • Sonata in E mi...
From a total of 3 sonatas for double bass and piano composed by Adolf Míšek, this one has become meanwhile the most popular. While my personal favorite of the three sonatas is Míšek's lyrical and musically very inventive first sonata, the second sonata has an enormous energy and power that can sweep the audience away. In a musical sense, the slow second movement is the musical highlight of this composition. The beauty of the themes in the second movement, the rousing unison before the interesting middle section - which begins in the tempo of a slow waltz and builds up to the climax of the movement - and the perfect architecture characterize this movement. Stylistically, the first movement is reminiscent of Brahms in many places - at the time when Míšek moved to Vienna, Brahms, who also lived in Vienna, was a true living legend in full creative power and exerted an enormous musical influence on musical life as a whole. The intensity of the dynamics in the first movement of this sonata, which at times seeks almost symphonic volumes, is reminiscent of Brahms' Sonata in D minor op. 108 for violin and piano, where Brahms made a similar experiment.

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Listening to you has really helped me with accuracy of shifting, and actually finding a coherent and expressive way of connecting the notes within a musical line rather than just aiming to "hit the right notes".

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Great to hear about that 🥰 yes, that is more about the music. The other thing is pure mechanical / technical task

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Beyond beautiful! Cannot say much more that could precisely describe this performance, i loved it!

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Very very very beautiful music and interpretation! Thank you very much, Bozo!

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Great artistry, as usual, and a tone to die for. I learned double bass for ca. four years and my tone was, to the very last day, just bad. Therefore I really admire the great sound achieved by players like Bozo, Lauren Pierce or Mikyung Sung. Please more like this. I makes me wish to come back to bass

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I started learning cello last year and I don't think I can afford to learn double bass as well for now but I definitely wanna try it in my life. Thanks for the amazing performance :)

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No conocía a este compositor. Me recuerda mucho a Brahms pero el despliegue del contrabajo es espectacular. Gracias.

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I am absolutly in love with the piece and your playing. The intonation and phrasing is just perfect. I dont know how you are able to play this perfect with piano if I play with piano my intonation sucks on recordings but if i play the piece alone it works perfectly can you tell me maybe why this is happens to me?

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It is a well-tempered tuning system of piano. You just need to practise regularly alone in a room with the piano. Block the right pedal in pressed position with something heavy enough (a real piano chair has enough weight) and use its long sustain to your benefit 🤗 (play a chord on piano with harmony you need and fix all you play with finest adjustments)

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This piece is beautiful, and your delivery is beautiful as well! I want to buy the sheet music for myself to learn, but I was curious if this performed in standard tuning or solo tuning? Thanks!

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😊 oh, thanks. It is originally written this way, for solo tuning.

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Beautiful performances from both players. Sensitivity and strength, and confident, heart-felt musicianship. Bravi and thank you!

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A great musician, extraordinary performance.

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Me senti entre nuvens calmas, mas, ao mesmo tempo levado por ventos vorazes. Simplesmente maravilhoso. Obrigado pela performance.

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the best performance of this magnificent sonata that I have ever heard❤🇺🇦

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