Album description
1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 12 cm.Koch/Schwann: CD 361 332.
For double bass and orchestra.
"Dragonetti concerto" composed by Edouard Nanny for double bass and piano (2nd work).
Gary Karr, double bass ; Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin ; Uros Lajovic, conductor.
Recorded in Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, November 22-23, 1979.
Performed on an Amati double bass, 1611.
Previously released on analog disc as: Schwann Musica Mundi: VMS 2063, p1980.
Program notes in German, English and French (7 pages) inserted.
Contents: Konzert für Kontrabass und Orchester op. 3 / Sergej Koussevitzky (orc. von Wolfgang Meyer-Tormin) -- Konzert A-dur für Kontrabass und Orchester / Domenico Dragonetti (orch. von Gunther Schuller) -- Bravourvariationen über ein Thema aus der Oper Moses in Ägypten von Rossini / Niccolo Paganini ; Bearb. Gary Karr.
I. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Concerto, double bass, orchestra, op. 3, F sharp minor.
II. Nanny, Edouard, 1872-1942. Concertos, double bass, piano, A major; arranged
III. Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840. Sonata a preghiera; arranged
Reviews
- 1. American Record Guide, 4-1981, p. 55.
- 2. Hi-Fi News & Record Review, 1-1982, p. 89.
Performers
| 1. | Karr, Gary, 1941- |
| 2. | Lajovic, Uroš, 1944- |
| 3. | Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin |