A magnificent transcription of the slow movement from Dvorak's New World Symphony by Miloslav Gajdos, on of Europe's most energetic and enterprising bassist-composers.

"...Gajdos, an extremely fine composer in his own right, has captured the essence of Dvorak's timeless piece...it is excellently written and contains challenging material for all three players. It provides excellent training for close harmony, and developing balance and accurate intonation in an ensemble. Interesting colours and beautifully spaced chords, create a spine-tingling feeling when the harmonies shift." (Double Bassist)

Miloslav Gajdos has composed and transcribed more than 200 works in a successful 40 year career. His works for every level of bassist, and fro one to sixteen basses, have proved popular with players and audiences around the world. Recital Music is Miloslav Gajdos's primary publisher.

Performance Level: Advanced

Miloslav Gajdos is one of Europe's most active and inventive bassist-composers. He was born in northern Moravia in 1948 and initially learned violin before transferring to the double bass, studying with Alois Kriz, Jiri Bortlicek and Ludwig Streicher. He has been Professor of Double Bass at the Vejvenovsky Conseravtoire in Kromeriz (Czech Republic) since 1971, and was a member of the Olomouc Symphony Orchestra for a number of years. He is Director of the Gregora International Double Bass Competition, founded in 1979 and held every two years in Kromeriz, and has been a juror at many competitions in Hungary, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Miloslav Gajdos is a prolific composer and arranger and, for almost 40 years, has produced a vast body of original works and transcriptions for double bass which are performed worldwide. His original works combine Czech lyricism and melody with brilliant technical demands, and music from one to sixteen double basses. He writes in a traditional and accessible style, producing music for every level of performer, particularly for the advanced bassist, and his many works for unaccompanied double bass are frequently chosen as international competition repertoire.

Miloslav Gajdos was Recital Music's Featured Composer in 2007 and has recently revised a number of earlier works for the intermediate bassist which will be published by Recital Music.
[Gajdos is pronounced GUY-DOSH]