Bottesini: Passione Amorosa for 2 double basses & string orchestra (Orchestral Tuning)

About the Composition In three lively and contrasting movements and lasting around ten minutes, Passione Amorosa is essentially a mini three-act opera for a soprano and tenor soloist but portrayed by two virtuosic and serenading double bassists. The technical challenges are much simpler than in the Gran Duo Concertante, which was also originally for two double basses and piano, and this new digital edition was arranged some years ago for 2 double basses and string orchestra by David Heyes. Passione Amorosa is lively and full of high spirits and bravura, brimming with youthful energy and enthusiasm, from a composer who is able to display his extensive knowledge of the solo bass technique across its entire range successfully entwined with the operatic style of the day. Bottesini composed a number of original works for two double basses, all thought to have been written during his studies at the Milan Conservatoire (1835-39) or in the years shortly afterwards. This was probably the only t