Alper Mufettisoglu plays the Gliere Tarantella
Are you in the mood for some rip-roaring, top-notch bass playing? Then check out this video of double bassist Alper Mufettisoglu playing an extremely virtuosic rendition of Gliere’s Tarantella, the fourth in his series of pieces for the double bass.
14 February 2007, 5:20 pm
Wow! I really enjoyed that. Gliere’s tarantella was the piece that made me drop everything in high school and decide to major in music (double bass performance). I had a teacher who gave me a solid foundation, but I was never really exposed to the solo repertoire (beyond Vivaldi sonatas) until I heard Duncan McTier’s recording of this on the radio one night. If I had never heard that piece, I would probably be sitting at my desk in an architecture firm somewhere drawing floor plans.
15 February 2007, 12:38 pm
Isn’t that a great piece? It’s great that this was the one piece that made you pursue the double bass and a music career. I played the Tarantella on a recital in college, and I remember sweating bullets trying to get ready for the performance.