Michael Rieber - Nuits Blanches For Kontrabass - Import CD

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Michael Rieber

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Sleepless Night ~ French Music for Contrabass Includes. Dezancro: Aria and Rondo (for contrabass and piano)/ Faure: Elegy, Op.24, After a Dream, Op.7-1/ Franck: Sonata in A major, CFF 123/ Ravel: Pieces in Habanera form, Pavane for a Dying Princess Performers Michael Lieber (double bass), Norbert Gerlich (Piano) Michael Lieber, the first solo contrabassist of the NDR Elbphilharmonie, presents a French contrabass repertoire with his piano partner Norbert Gerlich, who has been his friend since their student days. The rarely heard "Aria and Rondo" by Dezanclos is an original for double bass, and the rest are masterpieces by Fauré, Franck, and Ravel, arranged for double bass and piano. Also of note is the double bass version of Franck's "Violin Sonata," which is also popular on cello and various other instruments. (Tokyo M-Plus)