HERTL 30 Miniatures: 11. Scherzino & 12. Song Without Words • Božo Paradžik & Annalisa Orlando

World’s premiere recording of the entire “30 Miniatures for double bass and piano“ by František Hertl (1906-1973). Performed by Božo Paradžik (double bass) and Annalisa Orlando (piano) 0:02 - “Scherzino“ () 1:54 - “Píseň bez slov“ () Another two really interesting miniatures. Dynamic and fiery music of Scherzino begins in alternating 2/4 and 3/4 time, which is typical for Czech traditional dance Furiant. Magic light conditions during the recording of this piece were created by the low position of the sun far in the west, towards the end of the daylight. Song without words begins with pentatonic melody, which is rather typical in Chinese folk music. The name of the piece could also be an alusion on often situation in Chinese folk music where just the melody gets performed on an instrument or sang by a singer, but without any words. Please visit my website for more information about this cyclus of dances and elegies, Hertl’s last and biggest creation for double bass. PDF music was published for the first time in 2021 and it can be purchased and downloaded from the online shop of my website. It was a 100% charity project until the beginning of 2022, whole turnover was forwarded to composer’s daughter, who lives on a very tight budget in Prague. Since beginning of 2022, one part of the turnover will be used to partially cover the costs of this video production.