New Release- Eccles Sonata for Double Bass and Ukulele

In my new recording of Eccles’ charming Sonata in G minor I wanted to present a piece well known to so many instrumentalists in a slightly different light. Nearly always it’s the solo violin part that is transcribed for another instrument. But my favourite recordings of this sonata are of performances where the accompaniment is a non keyboard instrument. I always wanted to record this with a classical nylon string guitar, but when I had the opportunity to record it during lockdown here in the UK, what I had to hand, and what I could play, was the ukulele.

The result is far less unusual than I expected it to be, and probably not that far from the sound world of the small baroque guitar, which would have been a continuo option for small ensembles in Eccles’ own time. It’s inspired me to explore other repertoire for the combination- baroque, classical, romantic, 20th century all have pieces that I believe would suit this combination so well. Further releases on Luminate Records will hopefully follow soon.

It’s available now for download from Luminate Records online store, and streaming on all the regular platforms: Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube Music.