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Rick Stotijn, Thompson, Amsterdam Sinfonietta - Giovanni Bottesini: Capriccio Di Bravura (2012)

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Rick Stotijn, Thompson, Amsterdam Sinfonietta - Giovanni Bottesini: Capriccio Di Bravura (2012)

Rick Stotijn, Thompson, Amsterdam Sinfonietta - Giovanni Bottesini: Capriccio Di Bravura (2012)
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 1 CD | Full Scans | 251 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Channel Classics | Catalog Number: 32612

Bottesini, whose music is little played in international concert halls, was a colourful composer, about whom many an anecdote could be told. There can be little doubt that he was born with a string instrument in his hands. He studied violin and viola but chose for the double bass at age thirteen. He shone as a soloist, led the double bass section in opera orchestras, he conducted ánd he composed.

Stotijn received his first lessons at the age of eight and won his first prizes at the Princess Christina Competition and the Foundation of Youth Musical Talent, followed by numerous master classes and courses. Many solo appearances at home and abroad were soon to follow. Rick is currently leader of the double basses in the Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Swedish Radio Orchestra. He is also guest leader of orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Berlin and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Composer: Giovanni Bottesini
Performer: Christianne Stotijn, Rick Stotijn, Hans Eijsackers, Liza Ferschtman, …
Conductor: Candida Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Reviews: Most Bottesini CDs are miserable: a hapless double bass player grinding away excruciatingly at what sounds like impossibly empty, virtuosic trash, usually accompanied by a second rate pianist or a third rate provincial orchestra. This disc could not be more different. Rick Stotijn is a first rate virtuoso, a real master of his instrument. Many of the works here are arrangements, granted, but they are invariably well made, respectful of the originals, superbly played by world class artists, and chosen so as to demonstrate that Bottesini was not an empty-headed noodler on his unwieldy instrument, but a musician of wide-ranging taste and genuine culture. For proof of this, look no farther than the Grande Allegro di Concerto “Alla Mendellsohn,” composed under the spell of the opening movement of Mendellsohn’s famous Violin Concerto, here effectively arranged for double bass and string quartet (sound clip below). Or consider the passionate song for mezzo soprano, double bass, and piano “Tutto che il mondo serra,” with its accompaniment drawn from a Chopin etude.

No, there is more to Bottesini than meets the eye, or ear. Other highlights from this delectably chosen program include the opening Grand Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass and String Orchestra (in this arrangement), with Liza Ferschtman joining Stotijn as a more than able partner; the Capriccio di Bravura for Double Bass and String Quintet, and finally the powerful and well-wrought Due Concertant with string orchestra on themes from Bellini’s “I Puritani” in which Stotijn teams up with cellist Monika Leskovor. Note that this is the only work on the program that falls into the operatic “greatest hits” class. In all of the orchestral works Candida Thompson leads the always splendid Amsterdam Sinfonietta and also takes lead violin in the works with chamber accompaniments. As usual with this label, the SACD surround sonics are outstanding, save perhaps in the two songs, where pianist Hans Eijsackers and Rick Stotijn tend to overpower Rick’s sister Christianne. Still, as a splendid recital and a revelatory portrait of a much-maligned composer, this disc stands in a class all its own.

Tracklisting:

1. Une Bouche Aimée by Giovanni Bottesini
Performer: Christianne Stotijn (Mezzo Soprano), Rick Stotijn (Double Bass), Hans Eijsackers (Piano)
Conductor: Candida Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; Italy
2. Tutto che il mondo serra by Giovanni Bottesini
Performer: Rick Stotijn (Double Bass)
Conductor: Candida Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; Italy
3. Gran Duo for Clarinet, Double Bass and Orchestra by Giovanni Bottesini
Performer: Rick Stotijn (Double Bass), Liza Ferschtman (Violin)
Conductor: Candida Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1880; Italy
4. Duo concertant on themes from Bellini's "I Puritani" for Cello, Double Bass and Orchestra by Giovanni Bottesini
Performer: Rick Stotijn (Double Bass), Monika Leskovar (Cello)
Conductor: Candida Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; Italy
5. Grande Allegro di Concerto ‘alla Mendelssohn’ by Giovanni Bottesini
Performer: Rick Stotijn (Double Bass)
Conductor: Candida Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
6. Capiccio di Bravura in A major by Giovanni Bottesini
Performer: Rick Stotijn (Double Bass)
Conductor: Candida Thompson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy

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