Double Bass
I'm excited to present a selection of the double bass repertoire I've played, including rarely heard works and ones that have been written especially for me. You can sort the works by your own interests. Enjoy!
Albums
Fantasy
Ron Merhavi – Double Bass
Benjamin Goodman – Piano
Romantic & Contemporary gems for Double Bass & Piano, by Serge Lancen, Robert Fuchs, Clara Schumman arr. Diana Gannett, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich & World premiere recording of Alan Hovhaness' Fantasy in its original version for double bass
01) Serge Lancen, Croquis: I. Habanera
02) Serge Lancen, Croquis: II. Mais que se passe-t-il donc?
03) Serge Lancen, Croquis: III. Tilbury
04) Serge Lancen, Croquis: IV. Tendresse
05) Serge Lancen, Croquis: V. Reminiscence
06) Serge Lancen, Croquis: VI. Espagnolade
07) Robert Fuchs, 3 Stuecke, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
08) Robert Fuchs, 3 Stuecke, op. 96: II. Andante
09) Robert Fuchs, 3 Stuecke, op. 96: III. Allegro non troppo ma passionato
10) Clara Schumann, 3 Romanzen, op. 22, arr. Gannett: I.Andante molto
11) Clara Schumann, 3 Romanzen, op. 22, arr. Gannett: II.Allegretto, mit zartem Vortrage
12) Clara Schumann, 3 Romanzen, op. 22, arr. Gannett: III.Leidenschaftlich schnell
13) Ellen Taaffe Zwilich / Lament
14) Alan Hovhaness / Fantasy, op. 277
Up My Bass
Ron Merhavi – Double Bass
Original works for Double Bass alone from USA (Philip Glass), Canada-Iran (Behzad Ranjbaran), Germany-Turkey (Fazil Say), Sweden (Erland Von Koch), Denmark (Bent Lorentzen) & Mexico (Rodrigo Mata) [also see Ron Merhavi's previous album "One on One – Double Bass' Many Faces"]
01) Philip Glass, from The Not-Doing of an Insomniac: 2. Not Tasting
02) Philip Glass, from The Not-Doing of an Insomniac: 5. Not Seeing
03) Philip Glass, from The Not-Doing of an Insomniac: 6. Not Touching
04) Behzad Ranjbaran / Ballade
05) Fazil Say / Nightwalk, Sonata for Double Bass solo, op. 93: I. Allegro assai - Meno mosso cantabile - Allegro assai
06) Fazil Say / Nightwalk, Sonata for Double Bass solo, op. 93: II. Adagio espressivo, Quasi Duduk
07) Fazil Say / Nightwalk, Sonata for Double Bass solo, op. 93: III. Presto
08) Erland Von Koch / Monolog 18
09) Bent Lorentzen / Tiefe
10) Rodrigo Mata / VIII Decennium
Shir (Song)
Ron Merhavi – Double Bass
Benjamin Goodman – Piano
Showcasing the lyric side of Double Bass & Piano – instrumental song versions, recorded in Jerusalem
01) Stanley Myers / Cavatina, arr. Byron Yasui
02) Eyal Bat / An English Souvenir, with Benjamin Goodman
03) Serge Lancen / Berceuse pour Bebe Hippopotame
04) Joachim Stutschewsky, Six Israeli Melodies: I. Legend
05) Joachim Stutschewsky, Six Israeli Melodies: II. Raindrops
06) Joachim Stutschewsky, Six Israeli Melodies: III. You, Earth
07) Joachim Stutschewsky, Six Israeli Melodies: IV. Oriental Melody
08) Joachim Stutschewsky, Six Israeli Melodies: V. Prayer
09) Joachim Stutschewsky, Six Israeli Melodies: VI. Wanderer's Song
10) Rabbi Shalom Charitonov, arr. Gideon Klein / Lullaby (Ukolebavka) – Shechav Beni
11) Daniel Sambursky, arr. Kurt Weill / Song of the Valley
12) Menashe Ravina, arr. Ernst Toch / A Watermelon
13) Mordechai Zeira, arr. Paul Dessau / Lo, I play upon my Flute
14) Eyal Bat / An English Souvenir, with Eyal Bat
15) Vilmos Montag / Silhouette – Intermezzo
Watch & Listen
