My low-end friend Matt Heller (hellafrisch blog, New World Symphony) was recently featured in a New York Times article titled The Face-The-Music Academy by Daniel J. Wakin. This article is an in-depth look at Miami’s New World Symphony program, and it is a...
Here is a little more Bottesini (this time the La Sonnambula Variations) from the great Boguslaw Furtok. This is the complete rendition, and it lasts around nine minutes.
Here is an excerpt of the fabulous Boguslaw Furtok playing an excerpt from the last movement of the Cesar Franck Violin Sonata in A. Ewa Warykiewicz is accompanying on piano, and you’ll be seeing more of this great player on the blog in the near future. To see...
I’d like to thank all of the bassists who have either sent me their MySpace URL or else become my friend on MySpace. I am in the process of going through and finding friends of my new friends who play bass and adding them to the archive, so it will continue to...
Most bassists who don’t hold the principal chair in a major symphony orchestra can count on one had the times that they get to play a solo in orchestra. Double bass is an instrument that does not usually fall into the solo spotlight during your typical orchestra...
