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Dragonetti: Concerto for Double Bass
Dragonetti: Concerto for Double Bass
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Ever since the publication by Leduc (1925) of this Concerto there has been a question concerning its true authorship. It is now generally believed that it is the work of Edouard Nanny who created it as a tribute to Dragonetti. There are a few reasons why Dragonetti could not have been the author of this piece. The first of which has to do with The British Museum's collection of Dragonetti's manuscripts, containing 10 Concertos, none of which is this one. Secondly, the Nanny Concerto remarkably resembles this one in its melodic and technical passages and finally, the title page of the original lists the composer as: Dragonetti - (E. Nanny) whereas publishing tradition would have "Edited: E. Nanny" after Dragonetti's name. What is more important than the solution to this mystery is that this Concerto offers an opportunity to display the bass as an instrument both lyrical and virtuostic. - David Walter, Editor
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