Contrabasso con bravura. — [Finland] : Finlandia, p1990.

Album description
1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.
Finlandia: FACD 390.
Jorma Katrama, double bass ; Margit Rahkonen, piano.
Arranged by Jorma Katrama, except 7th-8th works by Rodney Slatford.
Recorded in Järvenpää Hall, Finland, March 1989.
Editions recorded: Hansen (1st-3rd works); B & H (4th work); Fazer (5th work); International Music (9th work).
Performed on a French double bass by Charles Quenoil, 1932.
Biographical notes in Finnish and English inserted.
Contents: Rondino, op. 81 (2:03) ; Romance, op. 78, no. 2 (3:39) ; Tanz-idylle, op. 79, no. 5 (2:59) ; Valse triste, op. 44 (4:02) / Jean Sibelius -- Metamorfora / Aulis Sallinen (5:40) -- Elegia in re (5:05) ; Gavotta (2:39 ) ; Fantasia Lucia di Lammermoor (10:34) / Giovanni Bottesini -- Valse miniature / Serge Koussevitzsky (2:21) -- The swan / Camille Saint-Saëns (2:54) -- Flight of the bumble bee / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1:16) -- Czardas / Vittorio Monti (4:56) -- Fantasy on a theme from the opera Moses in Egypt by Rossini / Niccolò Paganini (8:37) -- Hungarian rhapsody, op. 68 / David Popper (8:24).

I. Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Kappaletta, violin, piano, op. 81. Rondino; arranged
II. Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Kappaletta, violin, piano, op. 78. Romance; arranged
III. Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Kappaletta, violin, piano, op. 79. Tanz-idylle; arranged
IV. Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Kuolema. Valse triste; arranged
V. Sallinen, Aulis, 1935-. Metamorfora; arranged
VI. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Elegies, double bass, piano, D major
VII. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Gavotta, double bass, piano, A major
VIII. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Fantasia sulla Lucia di Lammermoor di G. Donizetti
IX. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Morceaux, double bass, piano, op. 1. Valse miniature
X. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged
XI. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Skazka o t͡sare Saltane. Nu, teper’, moĭ shmel’; arranged
XII. Monti, Vittorio, 1869-1922. Czárdás, violin, piano, D minor; arranged
XIII. Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840. Sonata a preghiera; arranged
XIV. Popper, David, 1843-1913. Ungarische Rhapsody; arranged
Reviews
  1. 1. International Society of Bassists, vol. 18 #2 (Fall 1992), p. 69
  2. 2. International Society of Bassists, vol. 20 no. 3 (Winter 1996), p. 61-62.
Genre
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Performers
1. Katrama, Jorma, 1936-2022
2. Rahkonen, Margit, 1949-
Uniform Titles
1. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged
2. Czárdás, violin, piano, D minor; arranged
3. Elegies, double bass, piano, D major
4. Fantasia sulla Lucia di Lammermoor di G. Donizetti
5. Gavotta, double bass, piano, A major
6. Kappaletta, violin, piano, op. 78. Romance; arranged
7. Kappaletta, violin, piano, op. 79. Tanz-idylle; arranged
8. Kappaletta, violin, piano, op. 81. Rondino; arranged
9. Kuolema. Valse triste; arranged
10. Metamorfora; arranged
11. Morceaux, double bass, piano, op. 1. Valse miniature
12. Skazka o t͡sare Saltane. Nu, teper’, moĭ shmel’; arranged
13. Sonata a preghiera; arranged
14. Ungarische Rhapsodie; arranged