Quatuor de contrebasses de Bruxelles. — [Belgium] : Pavane, 1991.

Album description

1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.
Pavane: ADW 7254.
Original works and arrangements for 4 double basses; originally for double bass and piano (1st work), for piano (3rd work, 6th-8th, 11th works).
Arranged by Jacques Vanherenthals (1st, 6th-7th, 9th-10th works) and Eric Demesmaeker (8th, 11th works).
Quatuor de contrebasses de Bruxelles (Christian Vander Borght, Jacques Vanherenthals, Eric Demesmaeker, Marc Henne, double basses).
Recorded in Brussels, 1984 (2nd-4th and 9th-10th works).
Selections previously released on analog disc as: Quatuor de contrebasses de Bruxelles (Pavane: ADW 7166, p1984), (2nd-4th and 9th-10th works).
Program notes in French, English and Dutch ([6] pages), inserted.
Contents: Capriccio di bravoura / Bottesini (9:07) -- Suite romantique / Alt (13:03) -- Scherzo humoristique / Prokofiev (3:18) -- Varium et mutabile (16:22) ; Entre ether et terre (4:20) / Vanherenthals -- Bethena (3:35) ; The entertainer (4:06) ; Magnetic rag (4:31) / Joplin -- Deux negro spirituals: Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen ; Deep river (5:27) -- The ragtime dance / Joplin (3:47).

I. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Capriccio di bravura; arranged
II. Alt, Bernhard, 1903-1945. Suite, double basses (4)
III. Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Pieces, piano, op. 12. IUmoristicheskoe skert͡so; arranged
IV. Vanherenthals, Jacques, 1948-. Varium et mutabile
V. Vanherenthals, Jacques, 1948-. Entre ether et terre
VI. Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Bethena; arranged
VII. Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Entertainer; arranged
VIII. Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Magnetic rag; arranged
IX. Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen; arranged
X. Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912. Negro melodies. Deep river; arranged
XI. Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917. Ragtime dance; arranged