The Colburn sessions. — [San Francisco, California : Modus Vivendi Media, 2023]

Album description
1 online resource (1 sound file).
Modus Vivendi Media: MVM2301.
Mikyung Sung, double bass ; Jaemin Shin, piano.
Recorded in Mayman Hall, in 2017 (1st-6th, 8th works) and in Thayer Hall, in 2018 (7th and 9th works), at the Colburn School, Los Angeles, California.
Performed on a double bass made by Charles Quenoil in 1951.
Program notes with CD are in English, Korean, and Japanese ([8] pages).
Contents: Tarantella (5:54) ; Capriccio di Bravura (8:57) ; Elegy No. 1 (4:43) / Giovanni Bottesini -- Meditation from Thaïs / Jules Massenet (5:28) -- Sonata for double bass and piano / Paul Hindemith (13:26) -- Sonata for double bass and piano / Vilmos Montag (22:14) -- Sonata no. 2 for cello and piano, op. 58 / Felix Mendelssohn (23:03) -- Sonata for cello and piano, op. 19. Andante / Sergei Rachmaninoff (6:35) -- Sonata in A major for violin (or cello) and piano / César Franck (28:33).

I. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Tarantellas, double bass, piano, A minor
II. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Capriccio di bravura
III. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Elegies, double bass, piano, D major
IV. Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Thaïs. Méditation; arranged
V. Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Sonatas, double bass, piano
VI. Montag, Vilmos, 1908-1992. Sonatas, double bass, piano, E minor
VII. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sonatas, cello, piano, no. 2, op. 58, D major; arranged
VIII. Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Sonatas, cello, piano, op. 19. Andante; arranged
IX. Franck, César, 1822-1890. Sonatas, violin, piano, A major; arranged
Reviews
  1. 1. Strings Magazine, January-February 2024: Cahill, Greg. Bassist Mikyung Sung Shows Good Things Come to Those Who Wait on ‘The Colburn Sessions’.
  2. 2. Bass Magazine, March 14, 2023: Mikyung Sung Announces Debut Album ‘The Colburn Sessions’
  3. 3. Classical Candor, 16 January 2024: Heck, Bill. Mikyung Sung: The Colburn Sessions.
  4. 4. www.classicstoday.com, viewed 2024-03-05: Distler, Jed. An Impressive Double Bassist.
  5. 5. Fanfare, November/December 2023: Lemco, Gary. The Colburn sessions.
  6. 6. American Record Guide, March/April 2024, p. 131: Vroon, Donald R. Mikyung Sung, double bass.
  7. 7. WholeNote, April 12, 2024: Robbins, Terry. Strings Attached.
  8. 8. Hi-Fi News & Record Review, April 25, 2024: Everard, Andrew. Hi-Res Downloads, April 2024.
  9. 9. mFiles.co.uk, May 25, 2023: Paterson, Jim. May 25th - Mikyung Sung: The Colburn Sessions - All about that Bass!
  10. 10. Textura.org, January 26, 2024: Schepper, Ron. Mikyung Sung: The Colburn Sessions.
  11. 11. Violinist.com, February 2, 2024: Niles, Laurie. For the Record, Op. 270: Daniel Hope; Neave Trio; bassist Mikyung Sung.
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Performers
1. Sung, Mikyung, 1993-
2. Shin, Jaemin
Uniform Titles
1. Capriccio di bravura
2. Elegies, double bass, piano, D major
3. Sonatas, cello, piano, no. 2, op. 58, D major; arranged
4. Sonatas, cello, piano, op. 19. Andante; arranged
5. Sonatas, double bass, piano
6. Sonatas, double bass, piano, E minor
7. Sonatas, violin, piano, A major; arranged
8. Tarantellas, double bass, piano, A minor
9. Thaïs. Méditation; arranged