This video is a little grainy and slightly out of sync, but it features great bass playing and allows for folks who are unfamiliar with the Hoffmeister Concerto No. 1 to give it a listen. Carmine Laino plays the double bass with Pierfrancesco Borrelli accompanying...
One can learn so much about good string technique from watching Jascha Heifetz perform, and this video offers a great chance to check out his bow technique. The power of YouTube to both entertain and educate is truly amazing, and I hope that small minded media giants...
Here is the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a recording of the first page of the Bottesini Concerto No. 2. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below the player.Sometimes these...
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 was a very exciting day for the Chicago double bass scene as Francois Rabbath made a rare trip to our Lake Michigan metropolis. Chicago Symphony member and DePaul University double bass instructor Rob Kassinger organized a master class with...
There have been some updates to the ‘For Sale’ page on the blog here, including a very reasonably priced set of Pirastro Permanent strings. Check it out, and if you’ve got any gear to list, just drop me an e-mail (jsh177@yahoo.com).
