David Ballam sent me a link to a video of Edicson Ruiz of the Berlin Philharmonic performing the Concerto for Double Bass by Lars-Erik Larsson. The conductor in the video is Eduardo Marturet. What an amazing player! You will have to use (the dreaded) Real Player to...
My eyes are red and bleary from checking out hundreds (maybe even thousands) of double bass MySpace pages. Boy, are there a lot of us out there! If you’re interested in being added to the MySpace Archive here, just add me as a friend –...
Although it shames me to admit it, I cannot tell a lie—I have never been to a Midwest Young Artists performance before. Despite having had numerous students in this program over the years (as well as having served as one of the ensemble and sectional coaches) through...
I’d like to see what people are into checking out on the blog these days. I’ve done these polls in the past, but it has been a while since the last one, so let me know what is of value to you here. You can vote for as many choices as you want.What Bass...
Bassist Roman Patkoló’s rendition of the allegro section of Pablo Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen is truly outstanding in this video. What a bass player! Does anybody know what sort of instrument he plays?
