Legendary koussevitzky double bass an old friend to eastman. Catalog information click to view or download a pdf sample of the music koussevitzky. Price new from used from sheet music, january 1, 2010. This syllabus replaces all previous double bass syllabi, and forms the official requirements of the. Free double bass midi files between 1996 and 1998 we created some simple piano midi files for double bass accompaniment and hosted them on our first website. David walter has not only edited the work, but has provided an optional cadenza and program notes featuring the history of the work. This month, the eastman school of music has been a temporary home for the 200year old double bass once owned by serge koussevitzky 18741951, famed russian double bass virtuoso and longtime music director of the boston symphony orchestra from 19241949. Concerto for string and electric bass and orchestra, op. This is the first complete edition of the work to be made available. Boguslaw furtok recorded stefan boleslaw poradowskis double bass concerto of 1929 with the katowice national symphony orchestra for polish radio and a further cd with the double bass concerto lunar halos by brian fennelly. B 19 sperger, johann matthias double bass concerto no.
Sergej koussevitzky doublebass concerto with orchestra. Double bass concerto in eflat major vanhal, johann baptist. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Instantly view and print serge koussevitzky string instruments sheet music online koussevitzky.
Oct 05, 2017 serge koussevitzky was famous as a 20th century conductor, but he was also a composer. Click on the composers name to see the list of recordings of that composer. Legendary koussevitzky double bass an old friend to eastman professor. Played by rinat ibragimov with miriam leskis, piano. Jan 27, 2018 serge koussevitzky was famous as a 20th century conductor, but he was also a composer. Rinat plays a dbass by matheus albany, a gift from his colleague. Koussevitzky completed the fiveyear course in five months. It has been edited by senior bassist david walter, who has also included an. Highest pitch is g harmonic, two octaves above the open g string. Beethoven, ludwig van, koussevitzky, serge, boston symphony. No longer do the badly handcopied versions need to be sureptitiously photocopied and passed from player to. Koussevitzky concerto for double bass and strings op. The karrkousevitzky bass or amati bass is a famous double bass previously belonging to serge koussevitzky and gary karr.
On thursdays performance today, hear koussevitzky s double bass concerto, with robin kesselman on double bass, in concert with the houston symphony. B 20 sperger, johann matthias double bass concerto, ak 27 skalkottas, nikos double bass concerto, mn. B solo, transposed \relative c \key e \minor \time 44. Now generally referred to as the karr koussevitzky rather than the amati. It is renowned for its tonal quality in solo music but is considered.
Dragonetti, the italian virtuoso, written a lot of concerts but we have only some fragments or probably but its difficult we can imagine that he preferred to write in that way. Boguslaw furtok combines this with many years of chamber music collaboration with the pianist ewa warykiewicz. Rg91ymxllujhc3mgq29uy2vydg8gkenhchv6emksiefudg9uaw8p genre. Sometime between 1902 and 1905 sources vary, just before he turned his attention to conducting, he composed a concerto for his instrument possibly with the help of reyngold gliere, although this is disputed. Rinat plays a d bass by matheus albany, a gift from his colleague. Serge koussevitzky was famous as a 20th century conductor, but he was also a composer. List of compositions featuring the double bass imslp. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many. Here is a nicely printed edition of the koussevitzky concerto in orchestral tuning. Print and download in pdf or midi concerto in e minor. Stravinsky, igor sacre du printemps, le new york philharmonic. Ludwin specific information available for subscribers. Classical net koussevitzky recordings society biography. This includes works originally scored for double bass also known as contrabass or string bass and piano.
Koussevitzky, before he became a conductor, was a worldfamous performer on the double bass, that big growling brute of an instrument popularly known as the bull fiddle. This is just a sample of this item, buy this item to display the complete music. Highest pitch br is g harmonic, two octaves above the open g string. Koussevitzky left only a handful of recordings as a bassist, dating from the late s. Serge prokofieff, jascha heifetz and boston symphony orchestra, serge koussevitzky concerto no. On thursdays performance today, hear koussevitzkys double bass concerto, with robin kesselman on double bass, in concert with the houston symphony. Rg91ymxllujhc3mgq29uy2vydg8gkenhchv6emksiefudg9uaw8p genre concerto. For the players and aficionados of the double bass, a. The list below includes all pages in the category for double bass, orchestra. The list below includes all pages in the category for double bass, piano. The list below includes all pages in the category for double bass, piano arr. Sergej koussevitzky doublebass concerto with orchestra, gary. Stay updated on the latest composer news and publications.
Legendary koussevitzky double bass an old friend to. Oct 08, 2019 koussevitzky left only a handful of recordings as a bassist, dating from the late s. Notes the piano part for this edition is only useable with the c major bass part if the bass player is tuned up a minor third to rarely used highsolo tuning gcfb. On this weekends performance today, hear koussevitzky s double bass concerto, with robin kesselman on double bass, in concert with the houston symphony. Koussevitzky left only a handful of recordings as a bassist, dating from the late koussevitzku he nevertheless talked his way into the conservatory of the moscow philharmonic, where one of the only scholarships left was for a doublebass student. Original parts with inserts for rebarred measures relating to score. See also for double bass, orchestra, for double bass, piano arr, scores featuring the double bass, for cello, piano. Use coupon code spring20 at checkout to receive 20% off your order. This is my arrangement of koussevitzky in orchesrta tuning and strings. In those days all that was visible of his impressive person was his head, one of his shoulders and his arms. On this weekends performance today, hear koussevitzkys double bass concerto, with robin kesselman. Now generally referred to as the karrkoussevitzky rather than the amati. Bass sheet music book by serge koussevitzky 18741951. Edited by andre van haren, based on the original manuscripts with mp3 music accompaniment tracks.
July 14 1874 june 4, 1951 was a russianborn conductor, composer and doublebassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the boston symphony orchestra from 1924 to 1949. This site is dedicated to devotees of the art of serge koussevitzky, charles munch, the boston symphony orchestra and related matters. Mainly for highschool seniors that for their concerto senior concert. Please note that this site is unofficial and is not affiliated with the boston symphony orchestra or any other organization. David geffen hall 10 lincoln center plaza new york, ny 100236970. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus years such as china, japan, korea and many others worldwide. Serge koussevitzky conducted the boston symphony from 1924 to 1949. The 2004 edition of the double bass syllabus represents the work of dedicated teachers, performers, and examiners whose assistance is here gratefully acknowledged. Beethoven, ludwig van, koussevitzky, serge, boston. He is noted for his passionate performances of russian music, richard strauss, sibelius, ravel, debussy, berlioz, and 20th century american composers, but his beethoven could be very exciting. These are two works in the tradition of russian lateromanticism, but on the verge to. Serge aleksandrovich koussevitzky, sergei koussevitzky, sergey koussevitzky, sergiusz kusewicki, serge. Koussevitzky, serge 18741951 concerto for double bass, op.