Double bass : art of Rodion Azarkhin. — Moscow : Melodii͡a, p2005.

Album description

1 audio disc : digital ; 12 cm.
Melodii͡a : MEL CD 10 00921.
Principally with piano acc.
Arranged by R. Azarkhin (1st-10th works).
Rodion Azarkhin, double bass ; Eugenia Alexandrova (2nd-3rd, 5th-7th, 10th works), Gregorie Zinger (4th, 8th works), A. Dediukhin (9th work), piano.
Performed on a Guarneri double bass, from the U.S.S.R. State collection of musical instruments.
Recorded between 1961 and 1970.
Previously released on analog disc as: “Incredible virtuoso performances on the double bass”. (Columbia: M 33593, 1975) (1st-10th works).
Program notes in Russian and English (7 pages), inserted.
Contents: Chaconne, BWV 1004 (unacc.) / J. S. Bach (9:56) -- The swan / Saint-Saëns (2:52) -- Scherzo from A midsummer’s night’s dream / Mendelssohn (3:09) -- None but the lonely heart / Tchaikovsky (2:42) -- Largo al factotum from The barber of Seville / Rossini (3:01) -- Elegy / Massenet (2:09) -- Tarantella, op. 9, no. 2 / Glière (3:00) -- Romance, op. 6, no. 1 (5:00) ; Prelude, op. 23, no. 10 (3:09) / Rachmaninoff -- Zigeunerweisen, op. 20, no. 1 / Sarsate (8:15) -- Sonata for double bass solo, op. 58 / Yu Levitan (11: 56).

I. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sonaten und Partiten, violin, BWV 1001-1006. Partita, no. 2. Chaconne; arranged
II. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged
III. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sommernachtstraum. Scherzo; arranged
IV. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 6. Net, tol’ko tot, kto znal; arranged
V. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Largo al factotum; arranged
VI. Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Elegies, medium voice, violoncello, piano; arranged
VII. Glière, Reinhold Morit͡sevich, 1875-1956. Pieces, double bass, piano, op. 9. Tarantella
VIII. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Morceaux de salon, violin, piano. Romance; arranged
IX. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 23. No. 10; arranged
X. Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908. Zigeunerweisen; arranged
XI. Levitin, IUriĭ, 1912-1993. Sonatas, double bass, op. 58