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Bottesini: Fantasia On Themes Of Rossini; Passione Amore; Gran Duetto No. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia on Canzonette of Rossini, for 2 double basses & piano; Concerto di bravura; Grand Duetto no 2, for 2 double basses; Concerto for 2 double basses & orchestra (or piano)
Performers: Cobb, Timothy; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]

These works for two double basses by Giovanni Bottesini date from his student days at the Milan Conservatory. The delightful Fantasia on themes of Rossini...continue...
Recording information: 2006-10-13&2006-10-05&2007-....continue...

Bottesini: Fantasias, etc / Thomas Martin, Anthony Halstead, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia "La Sonnambula"; Melodia in E (Romanza patetica); Capriccio à la Chopin (Allegro capriccioso in F sharp minor); Melodia (Giovinetto innamorato); Tutto che il mondo...
Performers: Fugelle, Jacquelyn; Halstead, Anthony; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]

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...continue...

Bottesini: Fantasia on Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor", etc / Thomas Martin, Anthony Halstead, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia on Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"; Elegy no 2 in E minor "Romanza drammatica"; Introduzione e Bolero; Une bouche aimée; Capriccio di bravura; Elegy in D major; ...
Performers: Fugelle, Jacquelyn; Halstead, Anthony; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]

Giovanni Bottesini enjoyed a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the double bass" but was also an accomplished and respected conductor in Europe. When conducting...continue...

Bottesini: Concertino in C minor, Elégie in D major, Ali Babà Overture, etc / Gibson, Petracchi, Martin, Welsh, London SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Ero e Leandro; Concertino for Double Bass in C major; Il Diavolo Della Notte; Concerto di bravura; Elegy in D major; Alì Babà; Duo concertant on themes from Bellini'...
Performers: Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Petracchi, Franco; Welsh, Moray
Conductors: Petracchi, Franco; Gibson, Matthew
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Known to his contemporaries as the Paganini of the double bass, Giovanni Bottesini significantly extended the technical possibilities of the instrument both as a composer...continue...

Bottesini: Gran Concerto in F sharp minor, Gran Duo Concertante / Martin, Garcia, Johnson, Litton, English CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Gran Duo concertante for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra; Andante Sostenuto for strings; Duetto for Clarinet, Double Bass and Orchestra; Gran Concerto for double bass in F sharp...
Performers: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Giovanni Bottesini was not only among the most famous double bass virtuosos of his time, but he was also a distinguished conductor and composer. Known...continue...

Bruckner: Mass in e, Libera me, etc / Matthew Best, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-07-10

Works: Anton Bruckner: Aequale no 1 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 114; Libera me, Domine (II), motet for chorus, 3 trombones & organ in F minor, WAB 22; Aequale no 2 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 149; M...
Performers: Brenner, Roger; Brown, Phillip; Hegedus, Olga; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Scott, John; Sheen, Colin
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra Winds

"One of the most beautiful recordings of a choral masterpiece." - The Sunday Times (UK)...continue...

Bruckner: The Masses, Te Deum, etc / Best, Corydon Singers

3 CD / Hyperion / 1996-12-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Mass no 1 in D minor, WAB 26; Aequale no 1 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 114; Libera me, Domine (II), motet for chorus, 3 trombones & organ in F minor, W...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Booth, Juliet; Brenner, Roger; Brown, Phillip; Hegedus, Olga; Howell, Gwynne; Lewis, Keith; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; ...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble

"The sacred music of Bruckner appears, like his symphonies, to be an acquired taste. But - also as with the symphonies - those who have...continue...