Bottesini: Bolero for double bass & piano (ed. David Heyes)

About the Composition Bolero is one of Bottesini’s lesser-known pieces, dating from c.1885, and combines vigorous and spirited technical challenges alongside lyrical passages which emphasise the sonorous and singing qualities of the double bass. Aimed at the advanced bassist, the opening introduction leads directly into the animated and rhythmic Bolero theme, primarily in treble clef, demonstrating the instrument's virtuosic possibilities. Bolero is a fun and effervescent work that deserves a place in the standard solo repertoire. Its accompaniment is supportive but rhythmically independent. The edition includes piano accompaniments for both solo and orchestral tunings. About the Composer Giovanni Bottesini was called the 'Paganini of the Double Bass' and was the finest double bass soloist of the 19th-century. He was born in Crema (Lombardy) on 24 December 1821 and studied at the double bass at the Milan Conservatoire with Luigi Rossi, alongside harmony and composition with Nicola Vacc