Utwory na płycie:

• I. Allegro from Concerto in G minor RV 531 (beginning)
• Vedrò con mio diletto, aria (beginning)
• I. Allegro from Duetto (beginning)

Antonio Vivaldi:
Concerto in G minor, RV 531, arr. for cello, double bass, strings & b.c.
Vedro con mio diletto from Il Giustino, RV 717
Concerto in E minor, RV 409, arr. For double bass, bassoon, strings & b.c.

Giovanni Bottesini:
La Serenata from Fantasia on Canzonette by Rossini
Passione amorosa
Duetto, arr. For bassoon, double bass & strings
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, arr. Bottesini:
Élégie par Ernst. Adagio melanconico ed appassionato

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: Vedro con mio diletto from the opera Il Giustino. A little more than 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!

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Recording: October 2021 at Singelkerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Instrumentarium: Panormo School double bass, 19th c. (Rick Stotijn); Cello by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona 1698 (Johannes Rostamo); Double bass by Cesare Candi, c. 1920 (Olivier Thiery).