Double Bass Quartet BASS_4: DAINIUS RUDVALIS, AUGUSTINAS TREZNICKAS, DONATAS BUTKEVIČIUS, AUŠVYDAS KRIŠČIŪNAS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Motet Ave verum corpus (Hail True Body) in D major, KV 618 for choir, strings and basso continuo (arranged by BASS_4)
ANTONIO VIVALDI –
Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 8, RV 269 La primavera (Spring), from violin concerto cycle Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), mvts. 1&2 (arranged by Klaus Trumpf);
Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293 L’autunno (Autumn), mvt. 1 (arranged by Klaus Trumpf)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 175 From the New World (arranged by Dominik Wagner), mvt. 2
JOSEPH LAUBER – Quartet for Double Basses
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN–HIROYUKI SHINSHI – Rock’n Roll No. 9
DARYL RUNSWICK – Strauss in the Doghouse (After Strauss) for four double basses
ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA – Libertango for accordion (arranged by BASS_4)
DONATAS BAGURSKAS – Turėja liepa for four double basses
Did you know that the double bass is not only a member of an orchestra, but also a great solo instrument? And what happens when four double basses, the largest instruments in the string family, join forces? The answer to this question can only be found by attending the concert of Bass_4, the only double bass quartet in Lithuania.
Formed in 2022, Bass_4 is a project involving four double bassists, main goal of which is to blur the boundaries between classical and popular music. Through original arrangements of various works, Bass_4 reveals the unique colours and virtuosic possibilities of the double bass.
The members of the quartet, Dainius Rudvalis, Augustinas Treznickas, Donatas Butkevičius and Aušvydas Kriščiūnas, are winners of international competitions, soloists, members of various ensembles, and active participants in various projects in Lithuania and abroad. The double bassists have not only been playing together in the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra for many years but are also good friends.
Colourful and dynamic programme of the concert The Elements of Four Double Basses will feature arrangements and witty interpretations of well-known classics, Argentine tango and an original composition by Bass_4’s colleague double bassist Donatas Bagurskas.
