Bottesini’s Reverie is at the heart of the solo repertoire today but was probably only arranged for the double bass in the 1950s. Originally a song for voice and piano (Quando cadran le foglie), composed in Naples on 6 March 1879 and then published in Nice in a version for cello or violin and piano, it was probably never played by Bottesini and is described by Chris West as “one of his most inspired melodies”.

This new advanced edition, arranged to celebrate the bicentenary of Bottesini’s bir...