Doppio espressivo Rick Stotijn, Bram Van Sameek, Oliver Thiery, Johannes Rostamo, Camerata RCO

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Cello, Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble):
• 1 Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Cello, Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble): I. Allegro 03:27
• 2 Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Cello, Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble): II. Largo 03:21
• 3 Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Cello, Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble): III. Allegro 03:03
• Giovanni Bottesini (1821 - 1989): Fantasia on Rossini's Canzonette:
• 4 Bottesini: Fantasia on Rossini's Canzonette: II. La serenata (Arr. B. Furtok for Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble) 03:39
• Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble):
• 5 Bottesini: Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble): I. Allegro 04:30
• 6 Bottesini: Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble): II. Andante 04:45
• 7 Bottesini: Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble): III. Allegro 01:56
• Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717:
• 8 Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717: Vedrò con mio diletto (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble) 05:01
• Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812 - 1865): Élégie par Ernst (Arr. G. Bottesini & M. Prooijen for Chamber Ensemble):
• 9 Ernst: Élégie par Ernst (Arr. G. Bottesini & M. Prooijen for Chamber Ensemble) 06:10
• Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello & Bassoon in E Minor, RV 409 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble):
• 10 Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello & Bassoon in E Minor, RV 409 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): I. Adagio 03:43
• 11 Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello & Bassoon in E Minor, RV 409 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): II. Allegro 01:47
• 12 Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello & Bassoon in E Minor, RV 409 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): III. Allegro 02:31
• Giovanni Bottesini: Duetto for Clarinet & Double Bass (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble):
• 13 Bottesini: Duetto for Clarinet & Double Bass (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): I. Allegro 05:18
• 14 Bottesini: Duetto for Clarinet & Double Bass (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): II. Allegro 04:14
• Total Runtime 53:25

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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 disc on the BIS label, 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!

Rick Stotijn, double bass
Johannes Rostamo, cello
Olivier Thiery, double bass
Bram van Sambeek, bassoon
Camerata RCO

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