\nVirtuoso repertoire, brilliantly presented: Dominik Wagner is releasing his Bottesini album \u201cRevolution of Bass\u201d with Berlin Classics. Due to appear at the end of October, the album features such works as the composer\u2019s Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor for solo double bass and two Duos with Benjamin Schmid on violin and Jeremias Fliedl playing cello. The artists are accompanied by the W\u00fcrttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn under Emmanuel Tjeknavorian \u2013 very much to the liking of Dominik Wagner, who played his first concert together with Tjeknavorian ten years ago and has been a close friend of his ever since.
\nThe Romantic composer Giovanni Bottesini \u2013 whose bicentenary we celebrate this year \u2013 is considered the Paganini of the double bass, an innovator who shaped and revolutionized the double bass repertoire. Having learnt the violin and viola, Bottesini discovered that no scholarships were on offer for either instrument, so he began studying the double bass instead \u2013 and soon showed exceptional talent. For Dominik Wagner, Bottesini\u2019s compositions were the reason he began playing the double bass. \u201cIf you are looking for exceptional concertos for double bass, that inevitably leads you to the works of Bottesini. There was nothing anywhere near this sort of double-bass technique before,\u201d he says of the available repertoire, \u201cit is just incredibly good music. Brilliantly orchestrated. The sections in this fantastic piece never drown each other out, it really is a model soloist\u2019s concerto!\u201d
\nIt\u2019s true that the works are played relatively seldom, but this will be due to their very high technical hurdles. The alternation between harmonics and low register takes place in an instant, sometimes the bass plays higher than the violins \u2013 and the music still has to sound light and airy. It\u2019s a challenge. That said, Bottesini exploits to the full the instrument\u2019s sonic potential, which comes over particularly well in partnership with the violin and the cello. Accordingly, Dominik Wagner looked for his perfect partners: \u201cI played with Benjamin Schmid in November 2020, we recorded the Trout Quintett together. He has been one of my greatest role models ever since I was a boy. I took the opportunity to ask him if he\u2019d play on the recording. Jeremias Fliedl is an absolutely outstanding cellist, on a musical and technical level that practically no-one else commands. For such a demanding and rarely played piece as the Bottesini Duo, he was the ideal choice.\u201d
\nDominik Wagner was concerned to show off Bottesini\u2019s versatility. \u201cRevolution of Bass\u201d is not limited to works with orchestra; there are bonus titles on the album as well. \u201cUne bouche aim\u00e9e\u201d, \u201cTutto che il mondo serra\u201d, \u201cAllegretto Capriccio\u201d and \u201cR\u00eaverie\u201d with soprano Ursula Langmayr and Can \u00c7akmur at the piano shape the repertoire into a veritable Bottesini kaleidoscope: a round tour through the works of a composer who was regarded as one of the most important musical personalities of his day.
\nBottesini is an unknown quantity to many music-lovers, to whom \u201cRevolution of Bass\u201d will come as a rewarding expansion of their horizons. Dominik Wagner comments: \u201cPeople have this chance to hear new music that will appeal to them at once. If you don\u2019t know what to expect, your enthusiasm will be all the greater in the end!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nVirtuoso repertoire, brilliantly presented: Dominik Wagner is releasing his Bottesini album \u201cRevolution of Bass\u201d with Berlin Classics. Due to appear at the end of October, the album features such works as the composer\u2019s Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor for solo double bass and two Duos with Benjamin Schmid on violin and Jeremias Fliedl playing cello. The artists are accompanied by the W\u00fcrttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn under Emmanuel Tjeknavorian \u2013 very much to the liking of Dominik Wagner, who played his first concert together with Tjeknavorian ten years ago and has been a close friend of his ever since.
\nThe Romantic composer Giovanni Bottesini \u2013 whose bicentenary we celebrate this year \u2013 is considered the Paganini of the double bass, an innovator who shaped and revolutionized the double bass repertoire. Having learnt the violin and viola, Bottesini discovered that no scholarships were on offer for either instrument, so he began studying the double bass instead \u2013 and soon showed exceptional talent. For Dominik Wagner, Bottesini\u2019s compositions were the reason he began playing the double bass. \u201cIf you are looking for exceptional concertos for double bass, that inevitably leads you to the works of Bottesini. There was nothing anywhere near this sort of double-bass technique before,\u201d he says of the available repertoire, \u201cit is just incredibly good music. Brilliantly orchestrated. The sections in this fantastic piece never drown each other out, it really is a model soloist\u2019s concerto!\u201d
\nIt\u2019s true that the works are played relatively seldom, but this will be due to their very high technical hurdles. The alternation between harmonics and low register takes place in an instant, sometimes the bass plays higher than the violins \u2013 and the music still has to sound light and airy. It\u2019s a challenge. That said, Bottesini exploits to the full the instrument\u2019s sonic potential, which comes over particularly well in partnership with the violin and the cello. Accordingly, Dominik Wagner looked for his perfect partners: \u201cI played with Benjamin Schmid in November 2020, we recorded the Trout Quintett together. He has been one of my greatest role models ever since I was a boy. I took the opportunity to ask him if he\u2019d play on the recording. Jeremias Fliedl is an absolutely outstanding cellist, on a musical and technical level that practically no-one else commands. For such a demanding and rarely played piece as the Bottesini Duo, he was the ideal choice.\u201d
\nDominik Wagner was concerned to show off Bottesini\u2019s versatility. \u201cRevolution of Bass\u201d is not limited to works with orchestra; there are bonus titles on the album as well. \u201cUne bouche aim\u00e9e\u201d, \u201cTutto che il mondo serra\u201d, \u201cAllegretto Capriccio\u201d and \u201cR\u00eaverie\u201d with soprano Ursula Langmayr and Can \u00c7akmur at the piano shape the repertoire into a veritable Bottesini kaleidoscope: a round tour through the works of a composer who was regarded as one of the most important musical personalities of his day.
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