Album description
1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 12 cm.Tuxedo Music: TUX CD 1090.
Originally for double bass and orchestra (1st work); for voice and piano (2nd work); for violin and continuo (3rd work); and for cello and piano (5th work).
Yoan Goilav, double bass ; Laurenz Custer, piano.
Recorded in 1972 (1st-6th works) and in Frankfurt, 1980 (7th-9th works).
Selections previously released on analog discs as: The virtuoso contrabasso (Summit: SUM 5066, p1978), Der virtuose Kontrabass (Christophorus: SCGL 73776, 1978) and Il contrabbasso virtuoso (Joker: SM 1178) (1st-6th works) and Der romantische Kontrabass (Pelca: PSR 40 619, 1980) (7th-9th works).
Editions recorded: Boosey and Hawkes (1st work); Theo. Presser (2nd work).
Analog recording.
Program notes in English, French and German ([10] pages), inserted.
Contents: Concert [sic] op. 3 for double bass and piano / Serge Koussevitzky (16:32) -- Pièce en forme de Habanera / Maurice Ravel (2:52) -- Sonata in G minor / Henri Eccles (11:10) -- Valse miniature / Serge Koussevitzky (3:27) -- Danse taranesc : op. 15 / C. Dimitrescu (3:19) -- Tarantella / Eduard Madensky (8:08) -- Fantasy on La sonnambula (Bellini) (10:00) ; Melody in E minor (7:34) ; Tarantella in A minor (6:02) / Giovanni Bottesini.
I. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Concerto, double bass, orchestra, op. 3, F sharp minor; arranged
II. Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Vocalise en forme d’habanera; arranged
III. Eccles, Henry, active 1694-1735. Sonatas, violin, continuo, book 1. No. 11; arranged
IV. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Morceaux, double bass, piano, op. 1. Valse miniature
V. Dimitrescu, Constantin, 1847-1928. Dans ţǎrǎnesc; arranged
VI. Madenski, Eduard, 1877-1923. Tarantella
VII. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Sonnambula
VIII. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Romanza patética
IX. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Tarantella, double bass, piano, A minor
Reviews
- 1. International Society of Bassists, vol. 1 #2 (1974-75), p. 32 (Summit: SUM 5066)
Performers
1. | Custer, Laurenz, 1930-2016 |
2. | Goilav, Yoan, 1933-2022 |