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Round 1 - Classical double bass concerto of your choice (1st movement with cadenza and 2nd movement):
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Concerto in E major or Johann Baptist Vanhal, Concerto in D major
Round 2 - Romantic double bass concerto of your choice (1st and 2nd movement):
Serge A. Koussevitzky, Double Bass Concerto in F sharp minor or Giovanni Bottesini, Double Bass Concerto in B minor
Orchestral parts tutti:
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd and 3rd movements
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 4th movement recitative and theme
- Mozart: Magic Flute, Overture
- Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, 1st movement
- Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Overture
- Verdi: Otello, group solo 4th act
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Orchestral solo parts:
- Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
- Berg: Wozzeck, Act 3
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1, 3rd movement
- Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 1, No. 3
The orchestral parts can be found in the booklet ‘Orchester-Probespiel Kontrabass’ (Schott). The sheet music for the theme of the 4th movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is included in the appendix. |
