Benoit Dunoyer De Segonzac

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Benoit Dunoyer De Segonzac is a noted virtuoso double bass player who performed with Jacques Loussier and Andre Arpino playing renditions by Johann Sebastian Bach / Eric Satie.

Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac and drummer Andre Arpino—have tackled some of today’s most widely heard and popular Baroque classics. Their goal is to play the piece in a manner that updates the sound while remaining true to the spirit of each piece.

The repetitive structure of the Pachelbel allows Loussier and his virtuosic bass player, de Segonzac, to trade the melody and bass lines in a delicious interplay of sounds and ideas. In the Albinoni, similarly constructed with a repetitive harmonic framework, Arpino provides a lively beat in the central section that tempts Loussier to some sassy improvisation.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Brown, Geoff (2006). "Jacques Loussier Trio." The Times. November 3.
  • Key, Philip (2003). "It's just Bach and all that jazz." Daily Post. May 23.


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