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Originally Posted by tbassist4  Hello, I'm just wondering if there are a few good romantic bass pieces that are easier than bottesini's works. I'm not quite up to the bottesini elegy yet, but I would like to play some beautiful lyrical and flowing pieces that are from the same time period. Is there something I should look into, maybe even something I could transcribe from another instrument? |
It's not so easy to understand what you are looking for, because I don't know your level of study. But if you have talked about Bottesini's Elegia, probably you are "complete"
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I suggest you to visit this interesting website:
http://doublebas.tripod.com/index.html
Here you can find a Cd called Legend in which all Danish pieces of the late Romantic period have been recorded. They were composed by Danish doublebass player Hegner. Of every piece you can download the part of double bass, and then, if you are interested in you can buy the piano score. They are very nice (and sometimes difficult, but not as Bottesini), but quite lyrical.
It's not of the same period but can give a look at Cimador's Concert in Three movement, Capuzzi's Concert in Dmaj or F Maj, Andante e Rondň by Dragonetti (earlier) and Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch, Apres un Reve by Faurč, Reverie by Bottesini, Adagio Melanconico e Appassionato by Bottesini and much other.
Later, Gliere's Intermezzo, The Swan by Saint Sans, Koussevitzky Chanson Triste, Koussevitzky Valse Miniature.
The list is quite long. Now by memory I suggest you these pieces because I like them and I've tested the same during my live concerts.
Ciao
Vito Liuzzi (Italy)
p.s.: or if you like a simple post romantic concert give a look at my website music section. You will find a very lyrical and technical concert
