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DePaul University student Brandon Mitchell is seen here performing the first movement to the Bottesini Concerto. I have several videos of Brandon in the blog queue, and most of them don’t have the unfortunate stand placement that this one does. Great job, Brandon!
Brandon also left a very perceptive comment on my article [...]

Here’s a quick wrap-up of this week’s bass scene news, blog posts, and other activity:
I released the first part of my new series called ‘This Crazy Business’. This first installment lays the groundwork for what follows in future installments. I wanted to make sure that I had established my position on the [...]

Bass blog reader Jake Siener sent me a link to this video featuring Iztok Hrastnik performing the Glière Tarantella. I really enjoy Iztok’s playing, and this video plus the first and second movements of the Koussevitzky Concerto are great examples for students learning either of these works.

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This is the second movement of the Koussevitzky Concerto as performed by Iztok Hrastnik. Bass blog reader Jake Siener sent me a link to this video, along with a link to the first movement of this concerto performance:

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Bass blog reader Jake Siener recently sent me a link to this excellent video of Iztok Hrastnik playing the first movement of the Koussevitzky Concerto. What a performance!

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Gary Karr plays Van Goens Scherzo
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This is my first real week of vacation in over six months, and it is a humongous relief to finally have come time to kick back and relax. As a result of all this discretionary time, I have made some big behind-the-scenes changes to the blog and the podcast–the sort of thing that has [...]

You’ll love it or you’ll hate it–check out this double bass nonet recording of a Mozart Piano Concerto slow movement, complete with piano soloist! This group has also been featured on the blog in a recording of Miloslav Gajdos Christmas tunes:

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Gary Karr’s concert performances often took camp to a new level, and nowhere is this better demonstrated than in this video of Paul Mero’s Pitzi-Cats:

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Gary Karr plays Paganini Moses Fantasy
Gary Karr plays Van Goens Scherzo
Gary Karr plays Rachmaninoff Vocalise

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Those who have seen Gary Karr perform know that he is a bit of a ham (to say the least). This performance of the Van Goens Scherzo is representative of one of the many encores that Gary would typically play during a performance as soloist. I remember hearing this same piece with the [...]

This is an excellent video featuring Guy Tuneh performing the La Sonnambula variations by Bottesini. Wolfgang Kind accompanies Mr. Tuneh on piano. Mr. Tuneh and I have been in touch, and I plan on featuring him on a future episode of Contrabass Conversations!

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Guy Tuneh plays Rossini part 1 - part 2
Gary Karr [...]