Albert Roussel - Duo for bassoon (or violoncello) & double bass

Edited by David Heyes

Duo for bassoon and double bass was composed in 1925, as a gift of congratulation for Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951), the revered conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who had recently become a Knight of the Legion of Honour in France. Although Koussevitsky had, on the whole, stopped playing the double bass at this point it was fitting that the piece featured the double bass in a solo capacity and i...