Back to the bass. — Tokyo : Camerata, 2005.

Album description

1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.
Camerata: CMCD-28087
Sung in German (2nd work), Italian (6th, 8th, 12th, 14th works), and French (15th work) words; texts to 2nd, 6th, 8th, and 12th works printed separately as text in German, Italian, and Japanese on pages 14-16 of program notes.
Giuseppe Sabbatini, tenor (2nd, 6th, 8th, 12th, 14th-15th works) ; Circus Bassissimus (Bartosz Sikorski, Georg Straka, Christian Berg, Helmut Stockhammer, double basses).
Recorded at Studio Baumgarten, Vienna, November 15-17, 2003.
Program notes in Japanese and English (16 pages : illustrations), inserted.
Contents: Il barbiere di Siviglia ouverture / Rossini -- Dein ist mein ganzes Herz / Léhar -- Aida, 2nd act finale / Verdi -- Rêverie / Bottesini -- Auersperg-Marsch, op. 111 / Ziehrer -- Funiculì funiculà / Denza -- Crisantemi / Puccini -- Una furtiva lagrima / Donizetti -- Im Krapfenwaldl, polka française, op. 336 / Strauss -- Wien bleibt Wien, Marsch / Schrammel -- La traviata prélude ; La donna è mobile / Verdi -- Stadt und Land, polka mazur, op. 322 / Strauss -- Il bacio / Arditi -- La chanson du bébé / Rossini.

I. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Sinfonia; arranged
II. Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Land des Lächelns. Dein ist mein ganzes Herz; arranged
III. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda, Gloria all’ Egitto; arranged
IV. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Rêverie; arranged
V. Ziehrer, Carl Michael, 1843-1922. Auersperg-Marsch; arranged
VI. Denza, Luigi, 1846-1922. Funiculì funiculà; arranged
VII. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Crisantemi; arranged
VIII. Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Elisir d’amore. Furtiva lagrima; arranged
IX. Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Im Krapfenwald’l; arranged
X. Schrammel, Johann, 1850-1893. Wien bleibt Wien, Marsch; arranged
XI. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Atto 1o. Preludio; arranged
XII. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Donna è mobile; arranged
XIII. Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Stadt- und Landleben; arranged
XIV. Arditi, Luigi, 1822-1903. Bacio; arranged
XV. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Péchés de vieillesse. Miscellanée de musique vocale. Chanson du bébé; arranged