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Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto “in E major” [D major]
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Bass
Dittersdorf Double Bass Concerto “in E major” [D major]
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Double Bass and Piano edited by Christoph Sobanski
The Urtext edition of what is arguably the most often played double-bass work of all was long overdue. The work was previously available only in an abridged and arranged form. The edition departs from the sole extant source, a set of parts from the estate of the composer and double-bass virtuoso Johannes Sperger. The score and orchestral parts as well as the piano reduction are printed in E major as well as D major so as to make the work playable both in orchestral or Viennese tuning as well as in solo tuning. The piano reduction contains additional cadenzas by the editor.