Keith Hartley is the author of the well-known Double Bass Solo series, published by Oxford University Press. He is a double bassist in the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London.

The inclusion of numerous excerpts that are difficult to find in a single source makes this particular collection a rare gem and an invaluable addition to a serious bass collection.

• Entree Les Patineurs ; Coppelia ; Symphony 40 ; Prince Igor ; Galop Jeux d'enfants ; The Perfect Fool ; King Lear ; String Sonata 3 ; L'Elephant Le Carnaval des Animaux ; Harpsichord Concerto 1 ; Prelude and Fugue 'The Spitfire' ; Symphony 7 ; Symphony 8 ; Symphony 4 ; Symphony 5 ; The Bartered Bride Overture ; Euryanthe Overture ; Trepak 'Nutcracker' ; Badinerie Suite 2 ; Violin Concerto 2 ; Symphony 9 'From the New World' ; Fugue 'Schwanda the Bagpiper' ; Symphony 9 'The Choral' ; Symphonie Fantastique ; Die Meistersinger Overture ; Die Walkurie ; Lohengrin ; La Traviata ; The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra ; Symphony 2 ; Carnival Overture ; Rumanian Folk Dances: 5 ; Symphony 7 ; Don Juan ; Symphony 6 'Le Matin' ; Symphony 7 'Le Midi' ; Symphony 8 'Le Soir' ; Symphony 45 'Farewell' ; Symphony 72 ; Symphony 31 'Horn Signal' ; Pictures from an Exhibition ; Symphony 1 ; Rigoletto ; Otello ; Violin Concerto 1 ; Pulcinella Suite ; Cantata Academic ; Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock' ; Dance Rhapsody 1 ; Violin Concerto 2 ; Symphony 3 ; Romance 'Lieutenant Kije' ; Romeo and Juliet ; L'Enfant et les Sortileges ; Symphony 5 ; Peter Grimes ; Symphony 5 ; Symphony 1 ; Introduction and Allegro ; Enigma Variations

Keith Hartley is the author of the well-known Double Bass Solo series, published by Oxford University Press. He is a double bassist in the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London.

The inclusion of numerous excerpts that are difficult to find in a single source makes this particular collection a rare gem and an invaluable addition to a serious bass collection.

• Entree Les Patineurs ; Coppelia ; Symphony 40 ; Prince Igor ; Galop Jeux d'enfants ; The Perfect Fool ; King Lear ; String Sonata 3 ; L'Elephant Le Carnaval des Animaux ; Harpsichord Concerto 1 ; Prelude and Fugue 'The Spitfire' ; Symphony 7 ; Symphony 8 ; Symphony 4 ; Symphony 5 ; The Bartered Bride Overture ; Euryanthe Overture ; Trepak 'Nutcracker' ; Badinerie Suite 2 ; Violin Concerto 2 ; Symphony 9 'From the New World' ; Fugue 'Schwanda the Bagpiper' ; Symphony 9 'The Choral' ; Symphonie Fantastique ; Die Meistersinger Overture ; Die Walkurie ; Lohengrin ; La Traviata ; The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra ; Symphony 2 ; Carnival Overture ; Rumanian Folk Dances: 5 ; Symphony 7 ; Don Juan ; Symphony 6 'Le Matin' ; Symphony 7 'Le Midi' ; Symphony 8 'Le Soir' ; Symphony 45 'Farewell' ; Symphony 72 ; Symphony 31 'Horn Signal' ; Pictures from an Exhibition ; Symphony 1 ; Rigoletto ; Otello ; Violin Concerto 1 ; Pulcinella Suite ; Cantata Academic ; Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock' ; Dance Rhapsody 1 ; Violin Concerto 2 ; Symphony 3 ; Romance 'Lieutenant Kije' ; Romeo and Juliet ; L'Enfant et les Sortileges ; Symphony 5 ; Peter Grimes ; Symphony 5 ; Symphony 1 ; Introduction and Allegro ; Enigma Variations