Suite Italienne for Double Bass and Piano is a transcription that will be the first full-scale composition by Igor Stravinsky included in double bass solo repertoire. The special kinship of the double bass and its prominent role in the Pulcinella Suite (the original source of the Suite Italienne arrangements) further makes it a work that is both readily recognizable and of particular interest among bassists. The historical and compositional methods regarding this piece have been thoroughly resea...