I’ve always enjoyed this set of variations by Bottesini, played quite admirably here by Chunyang Wang. I always thought about working them up for a recital but ended up ditching them for something or another. [From YouTube – Chunyang Wang plays “Nel...
I recently found what seems like a pretty cool solo bass piece by bassist/composer Chunyang Wang. I’d be interested to know more about this player if any blog readers know about his background. [From YouTube – Chunyang Wang plays his Caprice for Solo...
Here’s a very 1970s-looking documentary featuring the incomprable Franco Petracchi playing the Bottesini Tarantella. Man–listen to that fantastic bass sound! Just what I imagine i my mind when I think of a classic Italian bass sound.
As the podcast coordinator for the Midwest Young Artists program here in metro Chicago, I have to opportunity to pore through some very cool videos, some of which I also like to share here on doublebassblog.org. This video (approx. 25 minutes) is of a master class...
Here’s a video of Guy Tuneh (who has appeared many times both here on the blog and on Contrabass Conversations), one of the most captivating bassists active on the music scene today, performing The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns. What a...
