When it is dark, light must shine. Listening to this album will take you into the light, being guided by the human and versatile voices of our instruments. The inner strength of this CD is the progression from minor to major. With our instruments we speak about contrasts between loss and comfort, captivity and freedom, injustice and honesty, sarcasm and humor, drama, and love.
Sasha Witteveen, Jorian van Nee & Jose David Ospina Gaviria
…Into the Light
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About the album
When it is dark, light must shine. Listening to this album will take you into the light, being guided by the human and versatile voices of our instruments. The inner strength of this CD is the progression from minor to major. With our instruments we speak about contrasts between loss and comfort, captivity and freedom, injustice and honesty, sarcasm and humor, drama, and love.
Tracklist click to play/pause
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Dmitri Smirnov
...Into the Light, Op. 193
12:58
12:58
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Xavier Dubois Foley
The Falling Seagull
8:19
8:19
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Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Gjorgji Cincievski)
Elegy, Op. 3 No. 1
6:46
6:46
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David Anderson
Seven Double Bass Duets
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I. Kibbles & Kibitz
1:36
1:36
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II. Parade of the Politically Prudent Pigs
2:04
2:04
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III. Rush Hour
1:14
1:14
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IV. Schgweik Fahrt
1:14
1:14
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V. Lament
2:40
2:40
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VI. Blew Cheeze
1:51
1:51
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VII. Gustav's 11 O'clock Dance
2:08
2:08
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Giovanni Bottesini
Variations on Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento
6:14
6:14
More information
| Label | TRPTK |
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| Genre(s) | Classical – Classical (1750-1830) Classical – Romantic (1830-1920) Classical – Contemporary (> 1920) |
| Artist(s) | Jorian van Nee Jose David Ospina Gaviria Sasha Witteveen |
| Composer(s) | Anderson, David Bottesini, Giovanni Foley, Xavier Dubois Rachmaninoff, Sergei Smirnov, Dmitri |
| Recording location(s) | Studio 150 Bethlehemkerk, Amsterdam (NL) |
| Recording date(s) | October 2023 |
| Cat. No. | TTK 0121 |
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| Release date |
May 24th, 2024 |
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Tech specs
| Microphones | Josephson C617 w/ Gefell MK221 capsules (main) |
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| Microphone preamps | Grace Design m801mk2 |
| AD/DA conversion | Merging Technologies Hapi MkII |
| Recording resolution | DSD 11.2MHz 1bit |
| Mastering resolution | PCM 352.8kHz 64bit |
| Monitoring (recording) | Audeze LCD-X |
| Monitoring (mastering) | Grimm Audio LS1be |
| Cabling | Purecable Optimus Link Microphone Cables |
"Double bass talent Sasha Witteveen (2003) has made an original and utterly convincing debut album. The title piece "Into the Light" is a sprawling journey from chaos to light by Dmitri Smirnov. The highlight is Xavier Dubois Foley's frenzied folk-virtuoso solo "The Falling Seagull", in which Witteveen's bass dances and sings."
Joep Stapel, NRC
"To my demanding ears, Sacha is one of those gifted women who qualify for classical solo pieces, playing with little or no vibrato in her musically driven performances. [...] Opulent perfectionism and well-judged glissandos define her virtuoso non-accompanied solo style in what I consider to be the best part of her debut SACD: ‘The Falling Seagull’."
Adrian Quanjer, HRAudio
"Her playing is deeply personal, emotionally intense, technically brilliant. [...] The sound quality of this album is quintessentially TRPTK excellence—what we have come to look forward to with each new TRPTK release."
Rushton Paul, Positive Feedback
"The Sonata is the first and most profound composition on the CD performed amazingly well, with great understanding and genuine lyricism. In all other works Sasha also has shown herself as a brilliant virtuoso and thoughtful musician."
Elena Firsova, composer
