Il diavolo della notte bottesini, giovanni double bass concertino in c minor bottesini, giovanni double bass concerto no. Aside from his delightful and popular gran duo for violin, double bass and orchestra, his large catalog of works is virtually ignored, even today in his native italy. The instrument was owned elfgia several unknown bass players. See also for double bass arr, scores featuring the double bass.
Bottesini, giovanni concerto no 2 in b minor for double. Duets classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. The second double bass concerto by giovanni bottesini is a work in three movements and in the key of b minor. This catalog is not entirely compatible with imslp practices, as arrangements of the same piece be it under a different title are given different catalogue numbers. Available now is the solo part to bottesinis concerto for double bass no. The list below includes all pages in the category for double bass. Notes these parts come from bottesini s c minor verison and are for accompanying a solo bassist in highsolo tuning. Bruch, max kol nidre op 47 for double bass and piano arranged by sankeyreinshagen international edition. For the players and aficionados of the double bass, a. Mikyung seong shares her thoughts on the future of the double bass and performs bottesini concerto no 2. Pleasant and tuneful music, played with understanding and affectionate respect. Here his first opera, cristoforo colombowas produced in in he made his first appearance in england, playing double bass solos at one of the musical union concerts.
See also for double bass, orchestra, for double bass, piano arr, scores featuring the double bass, for cello, piano. Edited by andre van haren, based on the original manuscripts with mp3 music accompaniment tracks. Giovanni bottesini was one of the foremost virtuoso double bass players in history and a major contributor to the development of the technique of that instrument. Thomas martin the bottesini of the double bass boguslaw furtok or big bog stefano sciascia and his incredible world. Previous sheet music next sheet music double bass concerto no. Includes bolero, melodie, gavotta, and nel cor piu non mi sento. This attractive sampler of the music of giovanni bottesini, famous as a virtuoso of the doublebass and also a competent composer and successful conductor he conducted the cairo premiere of aida in 1871 was originally issued as asv dca 563. Edgar meyer giovanni bottesini yo yo ma joshua bell. Giovanni bottesini songs for all instruments and levels. Double rainbow breath live with chris thile, fort worth. Mikyung soung performs bottesini and shares thoughts on.
Boguslaw furtok recorded stefan boleslaw poradowskis double bass concerto of 1929 with the katowice national symphony orchestra for polish radio and a further cd with the double bass concerto lunar halos by brian fennelly. Bottesini tchaikovsky double bass concertos amazon. This includes works originally scored for double bass also known as contrabass or string bass and piano. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Giovanni bottesini 22 december 7 julywas an italian romantic composer, conductor, and a double bass virtuoso. It contains two of his own concerti and two bottesini. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. Double bass, piano duet sheet music yorke edition a standard and muchused edition of this wellknown concerto with a piano reduction by clive pollard prepared from bottesinis autograph score. Imslp does not currently have the concerto di bravura, which was for a single double bass and piano, so it is not possible to say how distinct.
But the bottesini works are performed terribly, in my opinion. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Bottesini, yorke complete for double bass and piano, volume 1. Concert footage from the 2nd international bradetich competition. Depaul university orchestra director cliff colnot reorchestrated the bottesini concerto no. Bottesinis second concerto is the triumph of the bass players repertoire. Edgar meyer joins conductor cornelia laemmli orth and the cayuga chamber orchestra for bottesinis second concerto for double bass on march 10, 2018. Double bass solo \relative c \key a \minor \time 44 \.
Concertino in c minor london symphony orchestra feat. The a minor part has been transposed for bass in orchestra tuning eadg but is othewise identical. Gcfb the bassist would then play from the standard e minor notated part. Free double bass midi files between 1996 and 1998 we created some simple piano midi files for double bass accompaniment and hosted them on our first website. Bradetich has been an active lecturer, clinician, and arranger, having transcribed over 100 solo works for the double bass. Bottesini duetto for clarinet, bass and piano martin. We also have the pleasure to listen to two amazing soloists playing the double bass, i. I the solo part has been meticulously edited by bert witzel, principal bassist of the louisville orchestra. The composition date of this piece is unknown, but it was first published in 1925. The list below includes all pages in the category for double bass, piano.
Most notably there are many virtuoso bass players who draw inspiration from the early. Notes urtext edition copied from the b minor manuscript score. I dont mind meyers own music, though its not terribly intersting for me. Double bass sheet music book by giovanni bottesini 18211889. Giovanni bottesini sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. Bottesini, giovanni romantic style romantic concertos for 2 double basses, orchestra scores featuring the double bass scores featuring the orchestra. Koussevitzky concerto for double bass and piano edited by david walter perhaps the bestknown piece for bass by a russian composer, the koussevitsky concerto, is now. A double bass concerto is a notated musical composition, usually in three parts or movements see concerto, for a solo double bass accompanied by an orchestra. Because of the contributions of bottesini along with those of sperger and dragonetti to bass technique, many have come to view the double bass as a diverse and versatile instrument. This includes works originally scored for solo double bass. To be fair, the concertino is basically a transposition and an arrangement for soloist and string orchestra, but the composer treated it as a seperate composition. Double bass, orchestra composed by giovanni bottesini 18211889.
Bottesini music for double bass and piano volume 1. Bottesini was widely acclaimed, and his virtuosic skill in the bass paralleled that of paganini himself on the violin. The list below includes all pages in the category for double bass, orchestra. Bruch, max kol nidre op 47 for double bass and piano. Im listing some issues with this double bass idol which i dont think i can tackle. This one is the same concerto as above, but piano part is in orchestra tuning. Cliff has made the score and parts to his edition of the concerto freely available. Giovanni bottesini, born in crema near parma, was considered the paganini of the double bass and was the most famous virtuoso on this instrument during his time. Bottesini duetto for clarinet, string bass and piano martin parts only. Download the bottesini even better, cliff had the depaul symphony record all three movements without the. Giovanni bottesini was a double bass virtuoso, his solo concertos are fulllength threemovement works which offer the double bass player, who is truly not spoiled with original pieces, all the. Double bass solo \relative c \key e \minor \time 34 \. Bottesini, giovanni concerto no 2 in b minor for double bass and piano arranged by buccarella international edition.
I rococo variations by ovidiu badila and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. I just got the new meyer recording earlier this week. He travelled as a soloist and conductor throughout europe, latin america and the usa, where he thrilled audiences with his virtuoso. Boguslaw furtok combines this with many years of chamber music collaboration with the pianist ewa warykiewicz. Double bass concerto is a recording under the direction of stephan tetzlaff who leads the radiosinfonieorchestra frankfurt on this cpo recording from 1999. After a hiatus of more than 10 years since the release of vol.
One of the most unjustly neglected composers of the 19th century is giovanni bottesini. The ticarbon fibre musicherie catalin rotaru plays testore by bottesini lord of the basses new cd. This b minor part is for accompanying bass in solo tuning f. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
His compositions are also the foundation read full biography. John keene double bass and the scm chamber orchestra perform giovanni bottesini s concerto no. Bass concertos typically require an advanced level of technique, as they often use very highregister passages, harmonics, challenging scale and arpeggio lines and difficult bowing techniques. This page lists all recordings of double bass concerto no. Notes these parts come from bottesinis c minor verison and are for accompanying a solo bassist in highsolo tuning. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many.
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