G. Bottesini - Arias Romances & Fantasias for Double Bass - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Elegy in D, No. 1 2. Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn' 3. Melodia 4. Bolero 5. Elegy No. 3, 'Romanza Drammatica' 6. Introduction and Gavotte 7. Capriccio Di Bravura 8. Elegy No. 2, 'Romanza Drammatica' 9. Allegretto Capriccio 10. Rrie

When opera singers go from their standard repertoire into something new, from the stage to the recording studio or simply from one performance to another, the results may be better or worse, a great achievement or a great disappointment. None of which ever troubled Ettore Bastianini, whose renowned confidence in his own vocal and mental powers would not allow for those all too human failings which other performers may suffer in such circumstances. His authenticity and renown had their origins on stage of course, yet once he had taken that experience into the recording studio, a return to live performance often brought gains in authority and expressive power. The present series of previously unreleased recordings proves this admirably and they are all the more remarkable because they are certainly not the sort of material with which Bastianini felt most at home, (that was always a thoroughly Romantic repertoire, hence dominated by Verdi).

Album Tracks 1. Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55 21, for 2 Corni Da Caccia, 2 Oboes, Strings and B. C., Pour M. Le Landgrave Louis VII D'essen-Darmstadt Ouverture 2. Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55 21, for 2 Corni Da Caccia, 2 Oboes, Strings and B. C., Pour M. Le Landgrave Louis VII D'essen-Darmstadt Plainte 3. Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55 21, for 2 Corni Da Caccia, 2 Oboes, Strings and B. C., Pour M. Le Landgrave Louis VII D'essen-Darmstadt Rejouissance Belustigung, TRÈS Vite 4. Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55 21, for 2 Corni Da Caccia, 2 Oboes, Strings and B. C., Pour M. Le Landgrave Louis VII D'essen-Darmstadt Carillon Glockenspiel, Graceieusement 5. Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55 21, for 2 Corni Da Caccia, 2 Oboes, Strings and B. C., Pour M. Le Landgrave Louis VII D'essen-Darmstadt Tintamare 6. Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55 21, for 2 Corni Da Caccia, 2 Oboes, Strings and B. C., Pour M. Le Landgrave Louis VII D'essen-Darmstadt Loure 7. Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55 21, for 2 Corni Da Caccia, 2 Oboes, Strings and B. C., Pour M. Le Landgrave Louis VII D'essen-Darmstadt Menuet 1 & II 8. Die Gnadenthüre Steht Dir Offen, TWV 1 339, Cantata for Bass Solo, Satb, 2 Violins, Vla, VC and B. C. Chorale Die Gnadenthüre Steht Dir Offen 9. Die Gnadenthüre Steht Dir Offen, TWV 1 339, Cantata for Bass Solo, Satb, 2 Violins, Vla, VC and B. C. Aria Hier Nur Ist Noch Zeit Zur Buße 10. Die Gnadenthüre Steht Dir Offen, TWV 1 339, Cantata for Bass Solo, Satb, 2 Violins, Vla, VC and B. C. Recitativo Wie Glücklich Ist Ein Mensch 11. Die Gnadenthüre Steht Dir Offen, TWV 1 339, Cantata for Bass Solo, Satb, 2 Violins, Vla, VC and B. C. Aria O Seele! Laß Dich Nicht Ermüden 12. Die Gnadenthüre Steht Dir Offen, TWV 1 339, Cantata for Bass Solo, Satb, 2 Violins, Vla, VC and B. C. Chorale Und Gesetzt, Du Müsstest Noch Lange Zeit Im Elend Liegen 13. From Miriw