Contrabasso con amore. — [Finland] : Finlandia, p1994.

Album description

1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 12 cm.
Finlandia: 4509-95605-2.
Original works and arrangements for double bass and piano (1st-7th works); for double bass (8th-9th works).
Arranged by Klaus Stoll (9th work).
Jorma Katrama, double bass ; Margit Rahkonen, piano.
Recorded at Järvenpää Hall, November 1993 (1st and 9th works); at Finlandia Hall, January 6-7, 1981 (2nd-8th works).
Editions recorded: Ludwig Doblinger (2nd work); N. Simrock (3rd work); Drshavno Idzdat (4th-6th works); International Music (7th work); Manus (8th work).
Performed on a French double bass by Charles Quenoil, 1932.
Previously released on analog disc as: Contrabasso con amore (Fuga: 3025, p1983) (2nd-8th works).
Analog recording (2nd-8th works).
Program notes in English, French, German and Finnish (15 pages), inserted.
Contents: Concerto. Adagio : II mvt / Johann Christian Bach [i.e. composed by Henri Gustave Casadesus] (6:37) -- Sonata in E / Johann Matthias Sperger (12:15) -- Kol nidrei / Max Bruch (9:06) -- Intermezzo / Enrique Granados (4:10) -- Malaguena / Isaac Albeniz (3:50) -- Requiebros / Gaspar Cassado (5:23) -- Tarantella in A / Giovanni Bottesini (5:14) -- Motives / Emil Tabakov (3:40) -- Sonata in C major for double bass solo / Carl Friedrich Abel (9:03).

I. Casadesus, Henri Gustave, 1879-1947. Concertos, cello, orchestra, C minor. Adagio; arranged
II. Sperger, Johann, 1750-1812. Sonatas, double bass, piano, E major
III. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920. Kol nidrei; arranged
IV. Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916. Goyescas (Opera). Intermezzo; arranged
V. Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909. España. Malagueña; arranged
VI. Cassadó, Gaspar, 1897-1966. Requiebros; arranged
VII. Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889. Tarantellas, double bass, piano, A minor
VIII. Tabakov, Emil. Motívum
IX. Abel, Karl Friedrich, 1723-1787. Sonatas (1760). No. 4; arranged