Album description
1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 12 cm.Firebird: KICC 45.
Original works and arrangements for double bass, with piano or organ accompaniment.
Gary Karr, double bass ; Harmon Lewis, piano or organ.
Recorded at Religious Denomination “Myochi-Kai”, Tokyo, June 6, 1980 and at King Records Studio #1, May 29, 1980.
Program notes in Japanese and English (17 pages), inserted.
Contents: Kol nidrei, op. 47 / M. Bruch (14:52) -- Prayer from Sketches from Jewish life / E. Bloch (6:11) -- Chanson triste, op. 2 / S. Koussevitzky (5:31) -- Small suite for contrabass and piano / A. Wilder (6:41) -- Scherzo, op. 12, no. 2 / D. v. Goens (4:02) -- Gavotte / F.J. Gossec (2:27) -- Hamabe no uta / T. Narita (2:45) -- Largo from Concerto for cembalo, no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056, 2nd mov / J.S. Bach ; arranged [by] H. Reinshagen (3:54) -- Deep River / trad. ; arranged [by] G. Karr (3:00).
I. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920. Kol nidrei; arranged
II. Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959. From Jewish life. Prayer; arranged
III. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Chanson triste.
IV. Wilder, Alec, 1907-1980. Suites, double bass, piano
V. Goëns, Daniel van, 1858-1904. Scherzo, cello, piano, op. 12, no. 2; arranged
VI. Gossec, François Joseph, 1734-1829. Gavotte, flute, string orchestra, D major; arranged
VII. Narita, Tamezō, 1893-1945. Hamabe no uta; arranged
VIII. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichord, string orchestra, BWV 1056, F minor. Largo; arranged
IX. Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912. Negro melodies. Deep river; arranged
Performers
1. | Karr, Gary, 1941- |
2. | Lewis, Harmon, 1940-2023 |