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Double bassist Alexander Verster performs the ‘Sonnet Mélancolique’ from Alexis de Castillon’s song cycle Six poèsies d’Armand Silvestre, op.8.
Verster’s transcription for double bass in standard orchestral tuning is available to download here and the piano score (public domain) here.
The video was edited by John Reddihough, who is also the pianist.
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