Dragonetti: Double Bass Concerto / Works for Double Bass

Featuring

Claudio Martignon
Ubaldo Fioravanti
Teodora Campagnaro
Stefano Furini
Pietro Juvarra
Giancarlo di Vacri

Piero Toso
Monica Tosi
Mario Finotti
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
Domenico Dragonetti

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Compositional Technique

Dragonetti, an autodidact in composition, sometimes incorporated well-known Beethoven melodies into his works so subtly that they are not immediately noticeable.

Composer Biography

Domenico Dragonetti, a celebrated double-bassist, was known for his eccentricities, including sleeping in his concert attire with jewelry and owning a famous collection of life-size dolls.

Instruments

Dragonetti invented the 'Dragonetti bow' (of which only the nut survives today) and raised the bridge of the double-bass, and he tuned the orchestra to his instrument's tuning.

Composer Biography

Dragonetti met and was acquainted with many famous composers and musicians of his time, including Beethoven, Haydn, Sechter, Viotti, Paganini, Spohr, Hummel, Liszt, and Rossini.

Compositional Technique

Dragonetti's compositions often feature a lively and technically demanding solo double-bass part, sometimes supported by a traditional or even absent accompaniment.

Compositional Technique

Dragonetti significantly advanced double-bass technique and sound possibilities, with some of his difficult passages being quoted in later works by other composers.