The singing double-bass. — [Place of publication not identified] : Supraphon, [2011]

Album description

1 online resource (1 sound file).
František Pošta, double-bass (1st-10th, 12th-15th works), bass viol (11th work) ; Jan Panenka, piano (1st ,3rd ,4th works), harpsichord (2nd work) ; Josef Hála, piano (5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 15th works), harpsichord (6th, 10th works) ; Vít Mach, double-bass (6th work) ; Karel Patras, harp (8th, 13th works) ; Zdeněk Pitter, theorbo (11th work).
Original remastered recordings licenced from Supraphon Records (Supraphon: 1111949, 1976 and Supraphon: 11113195, 1982).
Contents: Concerto grosso in D minor, op. 3, no. 11. Largo (3:25) -- Waltz miniature, op. 1, no. 2 (2:19) -- Nocturno for double bass and piano (6:46) -- Plaisir d'amour for double bass and harpsichord (5:08) -- Canzonetta for double bass and piano (2:25) -- Liebesleid for double bass and piano (3:35) -- Melody : transcription of Étude for piano in E major, op. 10 (3:00) -- Air from Orchestral suite no. 3 for double-bass, harpsichord, double-bass (pizzicato) in D major, BWV 1068 (4:31) -- Desiré (2:34) -- Le cygne from La carnaval des animaux (2:40) -- When my mother taught me songs she cherished dearly from Gypsy songs, op. 54 no. 4 (2:32) -- Aria for contrabass and harpsichord (2:33) -- Serse. Opera (Largo) (5:12) -- Andante for contrabass and piano (3:02) -- Chant d'amour (4:31) -- Poem from Idyll At twilight, Op. 39 (2:20) -- Romance for violin and orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (7:54).

1. Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741. Estro armonico. N. 11. Largo e spiccato; arranged
II. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Morceaux, double bass, piano, op. 1. Valse miniature
III. Cerny (Černý), František, 1861-1940. Nocturne et intermezzo
IV. Martini, Johann Paul Aegidius, 1741-1816. Plaisir d’amour; arranged
V. Kuchynka, Vojtěch, 1871-1912. Canzonetta, double bass, piano
VI. Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen. Liebesleid; arranged
VII. Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Études, piano, op. 10. No. 3; arranged
VIII. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, orchestra, BWV 1068, D major. Air; arranged
IX. Kuchynka, Vojtěch, 1871-1912. Touha
X. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged
XI. Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Zigeunermelodien. Als die alte Mutter; arranged
XII. Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736. Aria; arranged
XIII. Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Serse. Ombra mai fù; arranged
XIV. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Morceaux, double bass, piano, op. 1. Andante
XV. Cerny (Černý), František, 1861-1940. Chant d’amour
XVI. Fibich, Zdeněk, 1850-1900. V podvečer. Lento; arranged
XVII. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Romances, violin, orchestra, op. 50, F major; arranged