What's the point of piano music playing in the background? I'd love to hear what he's talking about but I can't really hear his demonstration of DIFFERENT DOUBLE BASS NOTES NOT HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH PIANO.

I had an extension fitted to my 1890’s German bass and it suddenly started making new, deeper, and richer sounds. In the instrument’s long history it had clearly had one before and this was like a return home. It also increased my value in a bass section because, now, the music can be played as written. Joseph’s mention of “Ein Heldenleben” is a case in point and that guttural low E-flat at the beginning. It is worth it if you have the money!

found this video a bit ironic as I'm getting ready to perform the Nutcracker with the Grand Rapids Ballet. they perform occasionally with the Midland Symphony as a "warm up". Think we've had them over here 4-5 times now over the years.

Hey Joseph, can you remember what the strings are on this bass?

Joseph, would be great if you play for us… just 5 min, please!!! Of course , the videos are always great👏

This dudes pretty good but he needs to lift some weights.

Fantastic!!!

Necromancer threading this because I hope to see Movement #4.

Brilliant speech by a brilliant musician!

You are the best, keep making video like this🙏🙏

Revelation 13:15-18. Coming soon

I'm a cellist, and yeah, the Dvor'ak is definitely harder to play: more drama , more contrasting sections in each movement, and 5 movements compared to Tchaikovsky's 4. BUT SO EPIC TO PLAY, TOO. 🤩🤩💥💥

Is it possible to play this on the cello?

4:25 this is technically a 4-3 suspension but usually I treat these as appagiaturas, Especially if it’s not tied

give me particular lessons :)

I play mostly jazz (electric) bass & I’m starting my journey to get my classical playing up to par and it’s been very difficult but fun journey so far. Love your videos here and on Instagram. Love this piece and hope to perform it soon ❤️

You sir are badass. Please keep it up.

Great job, I see you hold you bow like cello. very intersting thnx for upload!

Excellent!

I didn't have music lessons in school and only took up the double bass when I left the RAF in my early 30s. I've not had many lessons, but get by with reading a few tuition books and playing in an orchestra and concert band. Not having a teacher gets you to think about problems you're having with your playing and working them out by yourself.

The correction for contrabassoon: it can go to Bb. An a needs an extension, you can look at the contrabassoon extensions video by @Subcontrabassoon

I asked this exact question in an Instagram group I am part of. I wonder how the algorithm found out about it, considering our chats should be private... 😂In any case, great video!!

So beautiful

Hi Joseph I’ve played electric bass for a while most Gospel and Jazz, and started playing upright couple years ago and started bowing last week in prep for a performance with a local orchestra. That video was very helpful as I’m learning the technique. Is it better to bow while sitting or standing?

Golden! Beautiful information, thank you!

I will play this concerto tonight . Im very exited.

Lord of the bass

Truly such beauty! The emotion resonates.

in Also Sprach Zarathustra, the low B appears once, in a two-way divisi. That and the march in Pines of Rome are the only examples I can think of in the orchestral literature of the note actually being written. There may be more though.

Richard Wagor has his to AA. It sounds insane!!!!!

Given the double bass's relationship with the violone, it makes sense that we have 5 stringers. More would be cumbersome given the larger size of a double bass, less would be restrictive given the repertoire. Violones were once a "stylish" instrument for the time period (and were much more affordable than a harpsichord). Also, they came in various ranges kind of like some brass and woodwinds. They even had various string numbers from three to six.

Tyyy ❤❤❤❤

Brooklyn Symphony is performing this in a couple of weeks. Great to share your tips with the section. Thanks so much.

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Funny how Panormo didn't label his instruments, and several are notoriously mislabeled (e.g. label prior to his birth; label suggesting he built a renowned instrument at 13 yrs old; instruments with labels suggesting he was in one location when he was known to be working in another). Yet, somehow experts nonetheless attribute these instruments to Panormo - a man and family renowned for refusing to label instruments and for consistently altering the style of build. Weird.

Hey hello there, Im a double bass student from france and I was actually wondering if you know any good reference teachers/schools back there in europe in order to migrate to the US for orchestra competitions ? thanks, love your playing

Спасибо! Вы очень хорошо объяснили ключевые моменты и это даёт правильное понимание партии конрабаса в этом музыкальном произведении.

Crazy amount of musical detail

useless

Sam Kolstein also installed an extended nut on another one of my instruments in 1966. He did a great job - as usual. He was a bass hero.

Sam and Barrie Kolstein did that neck correction alteration on one of my Italian instruments in 1975. Their work was/is always superlative.

Truthfully, I never thought that this was a good piece of music. Yuk!

I am an old timer who knows who started using surgical tubing on the french bow first. - He lost some fingers and had to do it, or stop playing.

It's funny.. I hate the feel of octagonal sticks... they feel floppy to me and like I can't put any weight into it.

watching this video i was expecting you to have a 2m+ sub channel with thousands of comments but when i scroll down to comments there were only 4 and then i saw this was posted 2 years ago and i just had to say I am such a big fan of the way you present the video and teaching, i saw maybe 7 cuts over the whole video and i love how you say these off the top of your head like a true teacher

I’ve got basically all of my bows from Robertson and sons in Albuquerque

Im working on the first mov. for an audition, I really enjoyed this <3

IMHO, the background music was a little distracting. I liked the information though.

Beautifully played, Joseph….

We only need the zydeco washboard . Perfect !