Bottesini Double Bass Quartet. — Bologna : Bongiovanni, [1994?]

Album description

1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.
Bongiovanni: GB 5554-2.
Original works and arrangements for 4 doubles basses (3rd-9th works); originally for baritone and organ (1st-2nd works).
Magda Olivero, soprano (1st-2nd works) ; Roberto Ranfaldi, violin (1st work) ; Bottesini Double Bass Quartet (Emilio Benzi ; Elio Veniali ; Davide Ghio ; Silvio Albesiano, double basses).
Recorded March 6, in Milan (1st-2nd works) and in July (3rd-9th works), 1994.
Editions recorded: Bongiovanni (1st-2nd, 9th works).
Program notes in Italian and English ([5] pages), inserted.
Contents: Ave Maria : per soprano, violino e quattro contrabassi (2:23) ; Padre Nostro : per soprano e quattro contrabassi (2:58) / B. Baudissone -- Bourée / G. Marangoni (2:04) -- Suite per quattro contrabassi / B. Alt (9:23) -- Quartetto / J. Lauber (12:00) -- Recalling Rossini / D. Torta (6:10) -- Scherzo umoristico / S. Prokofiev (2:58) -- Quartetto / J. Alm (7:49) -- Chili suite / D. Torta (16:05).

I. Baudissone, Bruno, 1948-. Ave Maria; arranged
II. Baudissone, Bruno, 1948-. Padre nostro; arranged
III. Marangoni, Giovannimaria. Bourée, double basses (4)
IV. Alt, Bernhard, 1903-1945. Suite, double basses (4)
V. Lauber, Joseph, 1864-1952. Quartets, double basses (4)
VI. Torta, Domenico. Recalling Rossini
VII. Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Pieces, piano, op. 12. IUmoristicheskoe skert͡so; arranged
VIII. Alm, Jan, 1955-. Quartet, double basses (4)
IX. Torta, Domenico. Chili suite