I have been a bit concerned by the throwaway usage of the term ‘bass viol’ recently mostly in regards to John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol. I am actually pleased that by the use of the term, double bassists are recognizing the connection between...
Phillip W. Serna Doctoral Recital from 2002 at Northwestern UniversityQuest (1990, revised 1994) by George Crumb (b.1929)For Guitar, soprano saxophone, harp, double bass, and two percussionistsRefrain II. Dark PathsII. Fugitive SoundsRefrain 2III. Forgotten DirgesIV....
Italian bassist Vito Liuzzi left some great comments on the blog recently, pointing to a video of the second and third movements of the Divertimento Concertante by Nino Rota. I had originally blogged about this back in April of 2007. Click here to check out the first...
Contrabass Conversations listener and double bassist Greg Sowell wrote in recently with a very interesting dilemma, wondering if he has stumbled across a very old cake of Oak Bass Rosin. He writes: I love the show. Its an excellent source for all us Bass Geeks out...
The Chicago Symphony is on tour at the moment, and I’m holding off on releasing any additional material for Contrabass Conversations from CSO bass section members Michael Hovnanian, Rob Kassinger, or Brad Opland until they get back. It’s always better to...
