Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass Movement I - Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile playing the 1st movement from Edgar Meyer's "Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass." The original recording is on the album Short Trip Home by Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall, and Sam Bush. The re-recordings of the 1st and 2nd movements (with Thile's mandolin replacing the violin) are on the Deluxe CD+DVD edition of Meyer and Thile's album.
This is a clip from Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile's set on the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. You can watch the show in its entirity by visiting the Woodsongs archives at www.woodsongs.c... (show #506).

[@OkayAsAPlum]

The emotion and composition in this piece is so perfect.
Marvelous. Just marvelous.

[@MattMinteer]

@themightymearns It's because that bowhold is advantageous since it's very efficient in regards to weight. Edgar can conserve movement since he has to move his hand less than he would with his other bowhold. I believe one of the strengths of that bow hold is articulation (notice that he almost always uses it for fast passages).

[@dfrantzis2r]

jeeesus christ......fantastic.

[@fuerjo1]

very nice ...but I'm still looking for the violin!!!!

[@renasoaca]

Edgar doesn't come from a classical school. He always played bluesgrass songs, that's how he started, and that's why he sounds so different from any other bass player I know. amazing

[@jasonhoward464]

Didn't he study classical at Indiana though?

[@johncleere4885]

@@jasonhoward464 yes, and did a good number of very high level but traditionally-programmed recitals with interesting hints into his future sound in his choices of encores. gotta love making stuff up on the internet.

[@jasonhoward464]

@@johncleere4885 that’s what I thought, especially with influential recordings of Bach, Bottesini, Zigeunerweisen and more.

[@radiohehehead]

this is my favourite concerto! Its much better with Johua Bell but its amazing anyway!

[@NYyankee02]

@NinjaMatt27 it's made for the violin, but chris thile played it on the mandolin because the violin and mandolin are tuned the same way. so he just substituted the mandolin.

[@XavierFoley]

@renasoaca i think you should do more research on this guy before you state that he "always played bluegrass songs" :)

[@VEGaBitable]

Классно

[@FenceThis]

you posted movements 1 and 4 but how about 2 and 3 ?

[@NinjaMatt27]

-.- misleading title where's the violin?

[@JetOfSang]

Edgar Meyer gain some weight, hasn't he?