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Giovanni Bottesini, an accomplished and respected conductor, also enjoyed a globe-trotting career as “the Paganini of the double bass”.
For this recording manuscript sources have been used for his Fantasia on Bellini’s La sonnambula, Variations on Nel cor più non mi sento from Paisiello’s La molinara, arrangements of famous works such as Chopin’s Étude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7, the Air from Bach’s third Orchestral Suite and other pieces.
Volumes 1–3 of this series are available on 8570397, 8570398 and 8570399.
“Thomas Martin’s comprehensive… survey of Bottesini’s hair-raising bravura works for double bass reaches Volume 4 with these impressive performances. Highly recommended.” BBC Music Magazine on the disc’s original release
Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia on Bellini's La sonnambula
Fantasia on Bellini's La sonnambula
Giovanni Bottesini: Melodia, "Romanza patetica"
Melodia, "Romanza patetica"
Giovanni Bottesini: Allegro capriccioso in F sharp minor, "a la Chopin"
Allegro capriccioso in F sharp minor, "a la Chopin"
Giovanni Bottesini: Melodia, "Giovinetto innamorato"
Melodia, "Giovinetto innamorato"
Giovanni Bottesini: Tutto che il mondo serra (trans. of Etude No. 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7 by Chopin)
Tutto che il mondo serra (trans. of Etude No. 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7 by Chopin)
Giovanni Bottesini: Introduzione e gavotta
Introduzione e gavotta
Giovanni Bottesini: Bach - Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on a G String"
Bach - Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on a G String"
Giovanni Bottesini: Variations on Nel cor piu non mi sento from Paisiello's La Molinara
Variations on Nel cor piu non mi sento from Paisiello's La Molinara
Giovanni Bottesini: Ci divide l'ocean
Ci divide l'ocean
Giovanni Bottesini: Dove fuggiste mai, "Romanza"
Dove fuggiste mai, "Romanza"
Giovanni Bottesini: Variations on Auld Robin Gray (arr. Bottesini for double bass)
Variations on Auld Robin Gray (arr. Bottesini for double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini: Reverie
Reverie
Giovanni Bottesini: Introduction and Variations on the Carnival of Venice
Introduction and Variations on the Carnival of Venice
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Fantasia on Bellini's La sonnambula