Скачать или смотреть J. Hawkins, "Shadows" • W. Christ (viola), B. Paradžik (double bass), M. Sofianska (piano)

This video, produced in August 2024, seems to be the first on YouTube with a performance of this beautiful short piece by the Canadian composer John Hawkins (1944-2007).

This video is BTW just a small appetizer for what comes as next here from three of us, so while you (hopefully) enjoy this one, fasten your seat belts for the next one. There isn't so much nice chamber music for viola, doble bass and piano and it was amazingly beautiful to be able to record some of it with such an iconic musician of our time, Wolfram Christ, interpreting the viola part.

John Hawkins wrote also quite a list of other chamber music compositions for viola and double bass: "Waiting – Tango" (for viola and double bass), "Worlds Apart" (for double bass and piano), "The Bed Bug’ (for soprano voice, 2 clarinets, viola, cello and double bass), "Coronach" (for viola and harpsichord / piano), "Crossings" for viola and guitar, "At Two" (for two violas), "Tri" (for 6 violas), "Gestures" (for viola duo), "Romantique" (for flute, viola, piano), "Party Piece" (for clarinet and 2 violas), "Brief Encounters" (flute and viola), "The Unknown Bird" (for baritone voice with flute, viola and harp), "Silk Road" (tenor voice with violin, viola, cello and piano) and there is also a version of his composition "Urizen" for viola solo with chamber orchestra.