The double bass is an underrated instrument. It plays far back in the orchestra and rarely appears as a solo instrument. Even Patrick Süskind's famous play "The Double Bass" didn't exactly flatter the bass's image. It's high time for more attention! Not just one, but eight basses are now in the spotlight, demonstrating their tremendous expressive potential and opening up never-before-heard soundscapes. It's as if one were witnessing the Big Bang of music. Experience powerful, meditative, and highly emotional works by Julia Wolfe, John Luther Adams, Johann Sebastian Bach, and the shy Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya, who sought paths beyond all convention.