The complete solo double-bass recordings ; Early recordings with the Boston Symphony / Beethoven �...

Album description

1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.
Biddulph: WHL 019.
Original works and arrangements for double bass and piano (1st-7th works); for orchestra (8th-10th works).
Bernard Zighera (1st work), Pierre Luboshutz (2nd-7th works), pianos ; Boston Symphony (8th-10th works) ; Serge Koussevitzky, double bass (1st-7th works), conductor (8th-10th works).
Recorded in Camden, N.J. September 27, 1928 (1st work); at Liederkranz Hall, New York, September 25, 1929 (2nd, 6th-7th works), September 26, 1929 (3rd-5th works); in Boston, December 12, 1928 (8th work) and December 20, 1928 (9th-10th works).
First issued on Victor 7159 (1st, 2nd, 5th works), Victor 99-2002 (3rd work), Victor 1476 (4th, 7th works), Victor 99-2000 (6th work), Victor 6939 (8th work) and Victor 6903 (9th-10th works).
“Sometime during the 1930’s, the 1928 take of this selection [i.e. Eccles Sonata] was substituted on Victor 7159, however the label crediting Luboshutz was never changed”--Notes, p. [6].
Program notes ([6] pages), inserted.
Contents: Violin sonata in G minor. Largo (3:52) ; (4:01) / Eccles ; arranged [by] Koussevitzky -- Wiegenlied / Laska (2:49) -- Minuet in G / Beethoven (2:56) -- Chanson triste, op. 2 (4:36) ; Double bass concerto in F minor, op. 3. Andante (6:32) ; Valse miniature, op. 1 (2:37) / Koussevitzky -- Symphony no. 6 in F “Pastoral”, op. 68 / Beethoven -- Wiener Blut, op. 354 (4:21) ; Fruhlingsstimmen, op. 140 (4:29) / J. Strauss II.

I. Eccles, Henry, active 1694-1735. Sonatas, violin, continuo, book 1. No. 11. Largo; arranged
II. Láska, Gustav, 1847-1928. Wiegenlied, double bass, piano, op. 28
III. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Minuets, orchestra, WoO 10. No. 2; arranged
IV. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Chanson triste
V. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Concerto, double bass, orchestra, op. 3, F sharp minor. Andante; arranged
VI. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Morceaux, double bass, piano, op. 1. Valse miniature