Archive for August, 2010

Paganini Moses Fantasy for full orchestra?

Yazan: Jason | 24 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Anybody know how to get ahold of the score and parts for the full orchestra version of Paganini’s Moses Fantasy? If so, drop me a line at jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org. Thanks!

Brandino on Helicore Orchestral Strings

Yazan: Jason | 23 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

I know I’ve been putting out a lot of videos recently, but this one really must be seen. I think it speaks for itself:

Eggs Over Easy

Yazan: Jason | 20 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: humor, videos

He likes his eggs over easy: An oldie, but still great.

Rabbath versus Simandl continued

Yazan: Jason | 19 August 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, education

One of the fun things about running a blog is seeing how posts from many years ago still generate comments. The following comment comes from a discussion from 2007 about the merits of the Rabbath and Simandl systems as teaching materials for younger students. The original post can be found here, and a quite articulate [...]

Leon Bosch performs Serenata by Pedro Valls

Yazan: Jason | 18 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

Double bassist Leon Bosch (we’ve featured him several times in the past on Contrabass Conversations) performs the Serenata from Suite Andaluza by Pedro Valls with pianist Sung-Suk Kang in the following video:

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