Composer: Giovanni Bottesini, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Rick Stotijn, Johannes Rostamo, Olivier Thiery, Bram van Sambeek, Camerata RCO
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BIS
Catalogue: BIS2509
Release: 2022
Size: 986 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, RV531
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo
03. III. Allegro
Bottesini: Fantasia per Due Contrabassi Dalle Canzonnette di Rossini
04. II. La serenata (Arr. B. Furtok for Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble)
Bottesini: Passioni amorose for two double basses and piano / orchestra
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Andante
07. III. Allegro
Vivaldi: Il Giustino
08. Vedrò con mio diletto (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble)
09. Ernst: Élégie par Ernst
Vivaldi: Concerto for cello, bassoon, strings & continuo RV409
10. I. Adagio
11. II. Allegro
12. III. Allegro
Bottesini: Duetto For Clarinet, Double Bass & Orchestra
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Allegro
The concerto, with its soloist thrilling and moving an audience with the support of an orchestra, has been one of the most popular musical forms for over 300 years. Now imagine a concerto for two instruments: twice the virtuosity and twice the expression!
While Antonio Vivaldi was one of the first composers to investigate the possibilities of this format in his more than 500 concertos, he didn’t compose a single one for double bass. This recording rectifies Vivaldi’s omission and offers arrangements of two of his double concertos as well as one of his best-loved arias, “Vedrò con mio diletto” from the opera Il Giustino. A little more than a century later, Giovanni Bottesini, the Paganini of the double bass, captivated first Europe and then the rest of the world, displaying a dazzling virtuosity in his numerous compositions that highlight the unique qualities of the instrument.
For his second recording for BIS, Rick Stotijn, a tireless advocate of his instrument and its endless possibilities, has joined forces with his friends Johannes Rostamo, Olivier Thiery and Bram van Sambeek. Supported by Camerata RCO, a string ensemble from the Amsterdam Concertgebouworkest, they perform concertante works from these two Italian composers: Doppio espressivo!