Dittersdorf - Double Bass Concerto in E minor, Kr. 172 - Contrabass and Piano impressionist “the temperamental and in part

“the temperamental and in part virtuoso flow of these Suites is more characteristic of the musical language of the young Bach” (from our preface)

The Musical

These partitas can justifiably be described as Bach's “ultimate” cycle of suites

At any rate the composer played it on 8 January 1904 at a soirée held at the salon of Marguerite de Saint-Marceaux

The first movement of Maurice Ravel’s Sonatine for piano was probably written in 1903

Dittersdorf - Double Bass Concerto in E minor, Kr. 172 - Contrabass and Piano impressionist “the temperamental and in partDittersdorf Double Bass Concerto in E minor, Kr. 172 Contrabass and Piano Publisher: Hal Leonard Composer: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Format: Soft Cover Length: 20 p. With this cornerstone of the double bass repertoire we continue a still young but important part of our catalogue. This musically charming work, full of technical trickery, is with justification demanded time and again as a test piece or set piece for competitions. In order to