Douglas Mason Freefall for Violoncello & Piano

"The exhilarating sensation of a freefall through the air is musically represented by a number of features of this piece. The soaring melodic writing for the cello has a weightless quality and is presented above a strong bass line in the piano representing the solidity of the ground below.

Constant energy is provided by the continuous movement in the piano right hand, the echo effect used to provide a feeling of a vast open space. During t...