Darkness & Scattered Light

"Darkness and Scattered Light" presents celebrated Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning composer John Luther Adams's mesmerizing; elegant; virtuosic music for double bass-two solos and a work for five basses-written for and all performed by bassist extraordinaire Robert Black. "This is one of the most beautiful albums I have heard in years... It would be hard to imagine a better match of composer and performer than John Luther Adams and Robert Black."(David Lang; Pulitzer-winning composer); John Luther Adams's music has been performed by such prominent ensembles as the New York Philharmonic; the Chicago Symphony; the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the Seattle Symphony; the and the JACK?Quartet. Cold Blue Music has released ten recordings of his work; including Houses of the Wind; Arctic Dreams; Lines Made by Walking; Everything That Rises; and The Wind in High Places. "John Luther Adams... one of the most original musical thinkers of the new century." (Alex Ross; The New Yorker) "His music... is an elemental experience." (The Guardian). Robert Black tours the world collaborating with composers; musicians; and other artists. A founding member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars; his recent collaborations have been with Philip Glass; Eve Beglarian; and Joan Tower. "No one on the planet can make the double bass sing; dance; sound like a drum; spin like a top; like Robert Black. Robert has single-handedly reinvented the technique and repertoire of the Double Bass; bringing it bursting into the 21st century." (Michael Gordon)

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