Following on from the ground-breaking Music for Bass Clarinet CC0026, Henri Bok features in his latest disc for Clarinet Classics, some of the shorter, standard works for his instrument. BASSics is a compilation of the (shorter) standard works for bass clarinet and piano - like the E. Bozza's 'Ballade' and B. Krol's 'Fantasiestücke' - which are interesting for professionals and experienced amateurs alike. For many of the recorded works it is the first time to appear on CD. American composer David Loeb and Dutch composer Burkhardt Söll composed new works especially for this CD. As a special feature the sheet music of those two pieces will be included (as a CD-ROM file). The last two works were written especially for this CD. The repertoire on this disc covers more than 80 years: from François Rasse's 'Lied' (1921) - (one of) the first work written for bass clarinet and piano to Loeb's 'Sonata Lirica' and Söll's 'Mirabelles' - both composed end 2002. The music on this disc covers more than 80 years and is a worthy successor to Bok's earlier release.