Presto Show All Tracks Browse Related Genres Orchestral Chamber The first three works on The Double Bass: Robert Oppelt & Friends lean quite heavily toward showcasing the "friends" more than the double bass. Even Oppelt's own work, the Pas de Deux for flute and double bass, seems more about the flute than his own instrument. The Debussy Danses sacrée et profane uses the double bass in a purely accompanimental fashion. The remaining three works on the program are quite different, putting the double bass squarely in the spotlight. Dragonetti's Six Waltzes for solo double bass allow listeners to experience precisely what the instrument is capable of without competing instruments. Where one bass is good, four basses are even better, at least in Gunther Schuller's magnificent Quartet for Double Basses, a twelve-tone work that truly demonstrates the incredible range and sonorous possibilities that can be achieved with a quartet of double basses. The album ends with another strong work, Barnett's Serenade for double bass, harp, and string quartet.

TRACKLIST

1. Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti
   
2. Pas De Deux For Flute and Double Bass
3. Danse sacrＦ Et Danse Profane
4. Waltz for Double Bass, D 370: Exceprt(s)
5. Quartet For 4 Double Basses
6. Serenade For Double-Bass, Harp, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello