Catalogue # CCSSA32612

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“The music of Giovanni Bottesini is a must for double bass\nplayers. It was a dream-come-true for me to have the opportunity to\nrecord my favourite Bottesini pieces with my favourite ensemble\nAmsterdam Sinfonietta, who I have so enjoyed working with for the\npast ten years. And it is an unforgettable experience to make a\nrecording with friends including the top soloists Liza Ferschtman,\nMonika Leskovar and Hans Eijsackers, not to forget my own sister\nChristianne.” Rick Stotijn

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Bottesini, whose music is little played in international concert\nhalls, was a colourful composer, about whom many an anecdote could\nbe told. There can be little doubt that he was born with a string\ninstrument in his hands. He studied violin and viola but chose for\nthe double bass at age thirteen. He shone as a soloist, led the\ndouble bass section in opera orchestras, he conducted ánd he\ncomposed.

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Stotijn received his first lessons at the age of eight and won\nhis first prizes at the Princess Christina Competition and the\nFoundation of Youth Musical Talent, followed by numerous master\nclasses and courses. Many solo appearances at home and abroad were\nsoon to follow. Rick is currently leader of the double basses in\nthe Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Swedish Radio Orchestra. He is\nalso guest leader of orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw\nOrchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Rundfunk Sinfonie\nOrchester Berlin and the London Symphony Orchestra.

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