Album description
1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.Virgin Classics: 7243 5 45396 2 6.
Original and arranged compositions for double bass and piano.
Božo Paradžik, double bass ; Ulrich Rademacher, piano.
Recorded at SWR, Stuttgart, Germany, November 1, 1998 (1st-5th works), February 3, 1997 (10th work), June 8-9, 1998 (6th-9th, 11th works).
Contents: Vier Stücke für Kontrabass und Klavier : Präludium, op. 32, 1 (3:27) ; Scherzo, op. 32, 2 (4:45) ; Intermezzo, op. 9, 1 (3:35) ; Tarantella, op. 9, 2 (5:05) / Reinhold Glière -- Sonate A-dur / César Franck (28:05) -- Fantasia La sonnambula de Bellini / Giovanni Bottesini (8:40) -- Lied ohne Worte : Nr. 25 op. 62, 1 / Felix Mendelssohn (3:52) -- Le cygne / Camille Saint-Saëns (3:07) -- Liebesfreud (3:28) ; Liebesleid (3:19) ; Schön Rosmarin (2:01) / Fritz Kreisler.
Program notes in German, English (10 p.), inserted.
I. Glière, Reinhold Morit͡sevich, 1875-1956. Pieces, double bass, piano, op. 32
II. Glière, Reinhold Morit͡sevich, 1875-1956. Pieces, double bass, piano, op. 9
III. Franck, César, 1822-1890. Sonatas, violin, piano, A major; arranged
IV. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Sonnambula
V. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 62. Nr. 1; arranged
VI. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged
VII. Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen; arranged
Performers
| 1. | Paradžik, Božo, 1969- |
| 2. | Rademacher, Ulrich, 1952- |