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0:01 - "Capriccietto", No. 23
2:19 - "A Card For The Memory Book", No. 24
World's premiere recording of the entire "30 Miniatures for double bass and piano" by František Hertl (1906-1973). Performed by Božo Paradžik (double bass) and Annalisa Orlando (piano)
Until just a few years ago, nobody knew about the fact that František Hertl composed during his lifetime the biggest composition of the whole literature for double bass and piano: 30 Miniatures. The cyclus of short gems (in total more than 90 minutes of music) remained for almost 50 years in a box full of manuscripts.
I am publishing the compositions in the order decided by the composer. This pair is in an usual order: fast/slow. And while the faster one, "Capriccietto", is ance again an extremely charming dance, "A Card For The Memory Book" is once another brilliant piece: emotional, unforgettably beautiful elegy. In all 30 Miniatures, the melodic part of the double bass is written most of the time in the natural register of double bass - and it sounds really well that way. Most of other solo pieces from the literature of double bass are written quite high, more alike compositions for violoncello.
With a purchase of the PDF music, you will automatically support our charity project. Until the beginning of 2022, whole turnover was 100% forwarded to composer's daughter, who lives on a very tight budget in Prague. Since beginning of 2022, a minor part of the turnover has been used to partially cover the costs of this video production. The miniatures can be purchased either as "six-packs" (for example No 1-6, 7-12 etc) or full edition, all 30 miniatures as a set.