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Rick Stotijn

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Unlocking the Double Basss New Charm!Enjoy works by Vivaldi and Bottesini performed by the double bass and a chamber orchestra!SACD hybrid disc. Renowned double bassist Rick Stottin releases an album focusing on the Italian composers Vivaldi and Bottesini!Giovanni Bottesini (18211889), nicknamed the Paganini of the Double Bass. Stottin has long been convinced that if Vivaldi and Bottesini had been contemporaries, they would have composed many technically demanding and captivating double bass concertosand this is how the concept for this album was born.The album features a lineup of Dutch virtuosos, including Camerata RCO and Bram van Sambeek. The beauty of Stottins playing is, above all, its greatest charm. He has consistently redefined the image of the double bass as merely a continuo instrument, and this album unveils a unique world that only he can create. Please enjoy the performances by th