Album description
1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 r/min, stereo. ; 30 cm. -- (Der Kontrabass ; Folge 1)Carus-Verlag: FSM 63 106 CV.
Radio-Sinfonie Orchester Frankfurt, Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor (1st work) ; Alfred Sapper, Rudolf Neudörfer, Timm-Johannes Trappe, double basses (3rd work) ; Günter Klaus, double bass.
Recorded in Frankfurt, November 1, 1974 (1st work); July 9, 1970 (2nd work); December 2, 1971 and Feb. 26, 1972 (3rd work).
Editions recorded: Mainz : B. Schott (1st work); Wiesbaden : Breitkopf & Härtel (2nd work); Florence : Aldo Bruzzichelli (3rd work).
Program notes in German with English and French translation on container.
Contents: Concerto pour contrebasse et orchestre (1974) / Jean Françaix (14:30) -- Hommage à Johann Sebastian Bach : op. 44 : für Kontrabass solo (1969) / Julien François Zbinden (6:05) -- Quartet for double basses (1947) / Gunther Schuller (15:25).
I. Françaix, Jean, 1912-. Concertos, double bass, orchestra.
II. Zbinden, Julien-François, 1917-2021. Hommage à J.S. Bach
III. Schuller, Gunther, 1925-2015. Quartets, double basses (4)
Reviews
- 1. International Society of Bassists, vol. 7 #1 (1980), p. 673.
Performers
| 1. | Hessischer Rundfunk. Sinfonieorchester |
| 2. | Iwaki, Hiroyuki, 1932-2006 |
| 3. | Klaus, Günter, 1940- |
| 4. | Neudörfer, Rudolf |
| 5. | Sapper, Alfred |
| 6. | Trappe, Timm-Johannes |
Uniform Titles
| 1. | Concertos, double bass, orchestra |
| 2. | Hommage à J.S. Bach |
| 3. | Quartets, double basses (4) |