Choral was composed in 1924 and is dedicated to French bassist Edouard Nanny.

Aimed at the intermediate bassist, the music is independent, lyrical and dramatic, and written in a modern and late-romantic idiom. The influence of Ravel and Debussy are never too far away and this is a wonderful, but long-forgotten, piece for the adventurous bassist looking for something ‘new’ and a little different. The piano accompaniment is strongly supportive and rhythmically inventive and independent and the ...