Here’s a double bass premiere from the double bassist Guy Tuneh. It’s always a pleasure to feature Guy on the blog–very musical and passionate playing as always. Bravo!
I know Nate from the IRIS Orchestra in Memphis, Tennessee. He’s a very talented bassist (Curtis grad) who used to sub in the group. Check out his rendition of this Edgar Meyer movement:
Part 2 of the Hal Robinson excerpt video (51 minutes)–part 1 can be found here:
This video has been floating around for a long time in the libraries of bass students, and it looks like someone finally posted it on YouTube. It really is a must-see if you haven’t checked it out before. It features Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bass Hal...
There’s something about the way that Gary Karr tackles a phrase, that combination of vibrato, confident shifting, and close to the bridge rich tone quality that no other bass player quite hits on the head. Are there faster, cleaner, and showier players out...
