Artist: Camerata RCO, Rick Stotijn
Album: Vivaldi & Bottesini: Doppio espressivo
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 55:11
Total Tracks: 14
Total Size: 990 MB

Tracklist:

1-01. Rick Stotijn – Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Cello, Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble): I. Allegro (03:33)
1-02. Rick Stotijn – Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Cello, Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble): II. Largo (03:23)
1-03. Rick Stotijn – Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Cello, Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble): III. Allegro (03:15)
1-04. Rick Stotijn – Fantasia on Rossini’s Canzonette: II. La serenata (Arr. B. Furtok for Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble) (03:45)
1-05. Rick Stotijn – Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble): I. Allegro (04:32)
1-06. Rick Stotijn – Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble): II. Andante (04:46)
1-07. Rick Stotijn – Passione amorosa (Arr. B. Furtok for 2 Double Basses & Chamber Ensemble): III. Allegro (02:08)
1-08. Rick Stotijn – Giustino, RV 717: Vedrò con mio diletto (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass & Chamber Ensemble) (05:14)
1-09. Camerata RCO – Élégie par Ernst (Arr. G. Bottesini & M. Prooijen for Chamber Ensemble) (06:23)
1-10. Rick Stotijn – Concerto for Cello & Bassoon in E Minor, RV 409 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): I. Adagio (03:49)
1-11. Rick Stotijn – Concerto for Cello & Bassoon in E Minor, RV 409 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): II. Allegro (01:48)
1-12. Rick Stotijn – Concerto for Cello & Bassoon in E Minor, RV 409 (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): III. Allegro (02:44)
1-13. Rick Stotijn – Duetto for Clarinet & Double Bass (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): I. Allegro (05:21)
1-14. Rick Stotijn – Duetto for Clarinet & Double Bass (Arr. M. Prooijen for Double Bass, Bassoon & Chamber Ensemble): II. Allegro (04:26)

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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!