This video (courtesy of Italian bassist Vito Liuzzi) features the incomparable bass virtuoso Franco Petracchi performing the Bottesini Tarantella on a hard-to-find documentary that RAI (Italian state television) did on this great artist:
The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass...
Double bassist Vito Liuzzi sent me a link to this excellent performance of the Rossini Duetto featuring the incomparable bassist Franco Petracchi with Italian cellist Vittorio Ceccanti:
The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass...
I just discovered a new site called Behind the Notes through a recent article in Bass Musician Magazine. This site offers a variety of interviews with what on first glance appear to be mostly jazz artists. It’s a premium content site with some free content as...
