INFOS Double Bass Competition
RECITAL category
First round “online”
Each candidate will provide an unindexed YouTube link (video or audio) to our Artistic Director at kontrabass888@gmail.com
- a movement from Bach , suite for solo cello or a movement from Fryba, suite for solo double bass.
- the first movement of a classical concerto (Dittersdorf, Vanhal, Sperger…)
with piano if possible, but without piano is acceptable.
Second round
Approximately 20 minutes of a contrasting program chosen by the candidate from this list:
Giovanni Bottesini: Romanza Drammatica, Allegretto cappriccio, Tarantella, elegia 1,2,3, Capriccio di Bravura or Fantasia “La Sonnambula“
Jean Francaix: Varied Theme for Double Bass
Sofia Gubaidulina: 8 studies (selection)
Teppo Hauta-Aho: Cadenza
Hans-Werner Henze: Serenade or „S. Biagio 9 Agosto Ore 1207“
Julien-Francois Zbinden: Homage to Bach
Final round (30-40 min.)
Approximately 30-40 minutes of a contrasting program chosen by the candidate from this list:
Johannes Brahms: Sonata E minor
Frantisek Hertl: Sonata
Paul Hindemith: Sonata
Reinhold Glière , Intermezzo and Tarantella 0p. 9, no. 1 and 2 / Prélude and Scherzo op. 32
Adolf Misek: Sonata no. 2 E minor
Karel Reiner , Sonata
Franz Schubert: Sonata „Arpeggione“
Giovanni Bottesini: Concerto no. 2 b minor
Sergei Koussevitzky: Concerto op. 3 F sharp minor
Nino Rota: Divertimento Concertante
Lancen : Concerto
Bottesini: Grande allegro ala Mendelssohn
* The competition is open to trainees over 19 years of age . The choice between orchestral or solo arrangement is left to the candidate, who must provide the piano parts without transposition.
* An accompanist is provided for the tests, but candidates may come accompanied by their pianist.
* In each round, the sonatas or concertos can be played in separate movements to accommodate timing and the diversity of styles.
* Final round for only 6 candidates!