This woman is more vocal than bass but you might like her:
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Re Person and Carter: I’m not sure which I liked most: the running bass or the breathy sax. Great music! Thanks.
That’s a C-Extension, used to be able to play orchestral parts (Mahler, Wagner) which go below the low E.
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There are so many DBQ albums where he plays, but here is a pinnacle:
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I thought so, thanks for the professional information!
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I’m just wondering how they managed it technically at the time of Mahler and Wagner…
A lot of European orchestras play 5-string basses – B E A D G. As far as I know they were the primary way in which bassists played the low notes in the late Romantic repertoire. Most orchestral 5 strings are huge so if a player wants a more moveable and versatile instrument that can play an occasional low note, a C extension is the ticket.
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are you a bass player?!
Yes. Not very good though! It’s hard!
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It´s like me on the guitar, I think…
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The virtuoso double bass player Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889) quite singlehandedly made the unwieldy big bass a ‘modern’ solo instrument…
Great playing by the two artists, and the recorded sound on this release by a small Italian independent label is spectacular. If you like the album, there’s a second volume…
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