Angelo Tommaso from the LaVerdi Orchestra of Milan, Italy recently sent me a link to the YouTube Channel of the London Symphony, which is currently featuring videos of LSO Principal Bass Rinat Ibragimov performing the Bach Suite No. 3 for Violoncello.
Here’s the video of the prelude–check the rest out on the LSO channel:
From the YouTube page for this video:
Rinat Ibragimov, principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra, performs Bach’s 3rd Cello suite, which he hopes will help encourage student bass players to explore Baroque playing and Bach’s music in particular.
For more information please see http://lso.co.uk/youngplayers
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Comparing to some other guys from europe like Guy Tuneh and the rest of the high-league or even Ben Jensen, this guy is like a student, A very good student but not more.
Mybe for Orchestra he is very good but for inspiration with bass it is not enough.
The orchestras sould stop to try to “show-off” like this, thaks to You Jason, it isnt so easy any more to make us be impressed, not from everyone who play good intonation and solid tempo!
(Sorry if my comment sound hard…)
A very good Bass player.
I dont think that we sould “run” and compar every one with people like G. Tuneh or others from his Caliber!
Mr. Tuneh is one of his kind but still, there is place for other bass players also.
Mr. Ibragimov is an Orchestra-Bassist, Mr. Tuneh is a Solist and chamber performer.
Its not the same Job.
Some drive BENTLEY but still the others have the right to drive BMW also.
More than that I’m sure that Mr. Tuneh has huge
respect to people who play in an Orchestra or other to other jobs to do with music!
(CBC -Guy Tuneh episode)
In other words dont compar Orange with Apple!
I think rinat is fantastik!
I agree with previous post.You can’t compare someone who makesa living as a “solo” bassist to someone who makes aliving in the orchestra.
Try doing bach on heavy gauge orchestra strings with high action and tell me how suave guy can sound.
It’s like comparing golf and football.
Personally, I believe this performance to be one of the best interpretations of this piece I have seen on the bass. His technique is impeccable, as is his interpretation. His historically informed playing (see that baroque bow?) make for one of my favorite performances of this piece that I’ve ever seen. He takes a very difficult piece and makes it seem easy and flow very naturally. Check out the other movements, they are truly fantastic.