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Brandino on Helicore Hybrid

Jason — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Last week I put out a video of Brandino on Helicore Orchestral Strings. Here’s more of Brandino, this time on the Helocire Hybrids:

Glazounov Elegy music?

Jason — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

While I’m in “asking the public” mode, anybody know how to get ahold of a copy of the Glazounov Elegy? Here’s a video of the piece as performed by Hans Roelofsen. Drop me a line if you know details on publishers for this piece.

Wow–listen to that tone!

Brandino on Helicore Orchestral Strings

Jason — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

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:

Leon Bosch performs Serenata by Pedro Valls

Jason — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

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:

Cristian Braica plays Badinerie solo part on bass

Jason — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Bassist Bobby Sleeper sent me a link to this great arrangement of the Bach Badinerie from the Orchestral Suite No. 2, played masterfully by Cristian Braica and accompanied by Boguslaw Furtok (featured many times on the blog in the past) as virtual orchestra. Enjoy!

Francesco Tesei plays Bach

Jason — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (check out the room that he’s playing in!):

Edgar Meyer – The Great Green Sea Snake

Jason — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:00:47 +0000

Bassist Matt Ides sent me a link to one of my all-time favorite bass tunes. I remember listening to this over and over while in high school. Matt had the same experience as well. I figured that this was on YouTube somewhere. Enjoy–it’s awesome!

Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile – Farmer and the Duck

Jason — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Watching Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers on all those live videos last week reminded me of Edgar Meyer’s duo performances with Chris. Here’s one of my favorites:

Punch Brothers: Sometimes

Jason — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Not as much of a bass focus as what I posted earlier, but great music making and bass playing:

Punch Brothers: The Beekeeper

Jason — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000

More great stuff from the Punch Brothers and Paul Kowert on bass: