The Russian Double Bass - Rubinstein, Glinka, Rachmaninov / Bosch, Kang

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Album Summary

Performers

• Leon Bosch (Double Bass)
• Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)

Composers

• Sergey Koussevitzky (1874 - 1951)
• Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
• Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
• Reinhold Glière (1875 - 1956)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857)

Notes & Reviews:

Leon Bosch's third recording for Meridian includes detailed notes on the works, the composers, and the history of the double bass in Russia by the performer himself and Elizabeth Bradley from The Bach Players.

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Works Details

Rubinstein, Anton : Melodie :: Melodie

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1852

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Prelude, Op. 23 no 10

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Rubinstein, Anton : Romance

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1854-1858

Koussevitzky, Sergey : Andante, Op. 1 no 1

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Koussevitzky, Sergey : Valse Miniature, Op. 1 no 2

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Waltz
• Written: circa 1901-1905

Koussevitzky, Sergey : Chanson triste, Op. 2

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral
• Written: circa 1901-1905

Koussevitzky, Sergey : Humoresque for Double Bass and Piano, Op 4

• Performers: Sung-Suk Kang (Piano); Leon Bosch (Double Bass)
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Reinhold Glière (1875 - 1956) : Intermezzo and Tarantella for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 9 :: 1. Intermezzo

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1902

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Trio élégiaque, for piano & strings in D minor, Op. 9 :: 2. Tarantella

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1893

Reinhold Glière (1875 - 1956) : Pieces (2) for Double Bass, Op. 32

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Pieces (2) for violin & piano, Op. 6 :: Romance

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1893

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Andante semplice [fragment] :: Elegy

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Glinka, Mikhail : A Life for the Tsar :: Susanin's Aria

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1834-1836

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Vocalise

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Shostakovich, Dmitri : The Gadfly Suite :: Romance

• Performers: Leon Bosch (Double Bass); Sung-Suk Kang (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: Soviet Union.
• Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern