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Session Report: Leon Bosch on recording his album ‘The British Double Bass Sonatina’

30 May 2025

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Leon Bosch tells Harry White about his new album of double bass sonatinas – seven brand new works that he commissioned from a circle of contemporary British composers

Leon Bosch has an ingenious ability to unearth musical gems. The double bassist’s discography reads like a homage to once-lost loves, including odes to British composers such as Reynolds, Lutyens, Pitfield, as well as some stunning works from warmer shores by composers such as Josep Cervera-Bret (1883–1969) and Pedro Valls (1865–1935), both from the Catalan school

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