Arcantio (2023)
(Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Orchestra)

When I set out to compose a Double Bass Concerto for Niek de Groot, I had in mind a musical atmosphere that would feel like it emerged from some distant archaic time. The concerto structured as a series of variations, begins with a low melody on the double bass. Throughout the concerto the soloist constantly guides the orchestra towards new situations, at times a virtuoso, at times a meditator in a trance. The work is dedicated to Niek de Groot.

Sebastian Fagerlund