Meyer: Discovering the Double Bass

Discovering the Double Bass reveals the range and sound of the double bass through orchestral excerpts, solos and duets, including a short spoken introduction to each piece.

Track Listing:
1. La Matelotte (Marais)
2. Recitative from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
3. Solo from Symphony No.1, the Titan (Mahler)
4. Polacca for two double basses (Bottesini)
5. Duo for Bassoon and Double Bass (Roussel)
6. From Lieut. Kijé (Prokofiev)
7. Aria with 'cello and bass, Rigoletto (Verdi)
8. Double bass solo, Otello (Verdi)
9. Variations on a theme, Rossini's Moses in Egypt (Paganini)
10. The Elephant (Saint-Saëns)
11. Double bass solo, Variaciones Concertantes (Ginastera)
12. Aria from Verdi's Il Trovatore, arranged for double bass (Bottesini)
13. 2nd Movement from A Little Concerto for double bass, strings, and percussion (Jacob)