Robert Oppelt just wrote a story about Mstislav Rostropovich from his time with him in that National Symphony Orchestra:Rostropovich StoryThe great cellist Mistislav Rostropovich just passed away. As he made himself available so freely, many musicians around the world...
National Symphony recently sent me this photo he took last summer in Bourbon-Lancy, France. It’s good to see that we bass players are making our mark in the gardening world as well! Visit Robert Oppelt’s website for more bass photos as well as helpful bass...
I wonder what’s going on in this tortoise’s little brain? He is absolutely not going to allow any cats to invade his garden. Watch this little guy torment the cats in this video–it is pretty impressive to see how fearless he is, and how alarmed the...
I recently found this great video online featuring a performance of bass soloist and Contrabass Conversations guest François Rabbath’s composition Poucha Dass. This is a home recording by a user named tonibottesini. Very nice playing and camera...
While poking around online recently, I found an older article from Indiana University bass professor and Contrabass Conversations guest Lawrence Hurst: The modern double bass is not a true member of either the violin or viol families. Most likely its first general...
