Dominican Symphony Orchestra bassist Velibor Veljkovic sent me a message recently in search of more information about the Klauss Stoll and Jorg Baumann recording of the Bottesini Passione Amorosa. It sounds like this CD is out of print, and he is having a hard...
The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!__________________Contrabass...
I’ve been playing this piece by Rabbath for many years, finding it extremely effective for many different kinds of concerts. There are a lot of different ways to interpret this piece, and I find this rendition fresh and fun: You can also hear me play this...
Here’s a great video of University of Iowa double bass professor Vlkan Orhon performing Poucha Dass by François Rabbath. I’ve always enjoyed playing this piece, and it’s great to get a chance to hear Volkan perform it. Check out...
Here are a few short bits from some of my favorite music blogs. You can always visit my link blog to see all the stories (both music and non-music related) that I’ve been checking out: John Grillo discusses the IRIS Orchestra – John Grillo (a frequent...
