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Leon Bosch celebrates the bicentenary of his fellow double bassist

www.stephenstreet.com   In addition to his extraordinary accomplishments as a double bass virtuoso and conductor, Giovanni Bottesini is also credited with nearly 300 compositions, encompassing opera, oratorio, chamber music and instrumental music, much of it for the double bass. That there has never been any meaningful attempt to catalogue or publish Bottesini’s output is surprising, but the double bassist Stephen Street, perturbed by evident discrepancies in many current editions, notably i...

Rosa/Buckle (Rubicon) On an intriguing disc of finely-played sonatas, the first ever recording of 18th-century French composer Hélène de Montgeroult’s A minor Sonata is a highlight Finely judged … violinist Sophie Rosa and pianist Ian Buckle. Finely judged … violinist Sophie Rosa and pianist Ian Buckle. Thu 4 Mar 2021 13.54 EST When men wrote the accepted history of classical music, some important women were left out. In the case of Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836), ...