Album description
1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 r/min, stereo. ; 30 cm.Sain/Cambrian: 1322D.
Principally arranged for double bass and piano, with additional accompaniment for 1 or 3 double basses and for voice.
Voice parts spoken in Welsh (7th work); in English (14th work).
Arranged principally by B. Naish.
Bronwen Naish, double bass ; Helen Davies, piano ; with David Heyes, Owen Evans, Nicki Dupuy, double basses.
Program notes in Welsh and English on container.
Contents: Cavatina / Stanley Meyer -- Tritsch-tratsch / Strauss -- Humoresque / Koussevitzky -- Celtic lament / Ralph McAndrew -- Scherzo / Daniel van Goens -- Ave Maria / Bach/Gounod -- Rondo = Sboncyn y gwair / Boccherini -- Meillionen / traditional -- The swan / Saint-Saens -- Barcarolle / Offenbach -- Folk song / Grieg -- Elegy / Massenet -- Fhir a bhata / traditional -- Rondo : the grumpy grasshopper / Boccherini.
I. Myers, Stanley, 1930-1993. Deer hunter. Cavatina; arranged
II. Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka; arranged
III. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Humoresque, double bass, piano, op. 4
IV. McAndrew, Ralph. Celtic lament; arranged
V. Goëns, Daniel van, 1858-1904. Scherzo, cello, piano, op. 12, no. 2; arranged
VI. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Ave Maria (Instrumental version); arranged
VII. Boccherini, Luigi, 1743-1805. Quintets, violins (2), viola, cellos (2), G. 310, C major. Rondeau; arranged
VIII. Meillionen; arranged
IX. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged
X. Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Contes d’Hoffmann. Barcarolle; arranged
XI. Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Lyriske stykker, op. 38. Folkevise; arranged
XII. Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Elegies, medium voice, cello, piano; arranged
XIII. Fhir a bhata; arranged
Reviews
- 1. International Society of Bassists, vol. 12 #1 (Fall 1985), 53. New releases - no review.
Performers
| 1. | Davies, Helen |
| 2. | Dupuy, Nicki |
| 3. | Evans, Owen |
| 4. | Heyes, David |
| 5. | Naish, Bronwen |