265: Szymon Marciniak on DVDs, travel, and freelance life

Szymon Marciniak played a killer recital in Prague for BASS2016. Here's a great photo from that standing-room-only event.

The centerpiece of this recital was Frank Proto's compelling new Sonata No. 3.  Frank wrote this piece expressly for Szymon, and it is--to say the least--epic in scope.

Along with pianist Evan Mitchell, Szymon recorded a CD and DVD called New Music for Double Bass for Liben Music.  

This new release includes Proto's Sonata No. 3 along with the 2009 Sonata by Richard Dubugnon, Lu Shang's Fantasy Higgs Boson, and  Chiel Meijering's The Ultimate Workout (Part 1).

We talk about:

• this feature-packed new release (check it out!)
• Szymon's decision to leave his principal bass position with The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra and embark on a freelance career
• strings, endpins, balance, sound, and much more!

Check out this YouTube video with the complete first movement of the Proto Sonata No. 3.  This will give you a feel for the incredibly musicianship and high production quality on this CD/DVD release.

Links to Check Out:

• Szymon’s YouTube channel
• Szymon plays Proto Sonata No. 3 mvt 1 (complete movement from DVD)
• Omega - Hungarian rock band we talk about
• New Music for Double Bass (CD/DVD)

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