Amazing we have his actual double bass playing .So much exists wish my teachers could have heard Zimbalist,Elman Rabin etc.Wonderful finds radio,home recs everything showing up in our crazy times!

Thanks for uploading this

自分が認識していたよりもずっとロマンティックな哀愁のある表現でした。 古い白黒の映画を味わうような、切なくなるような演奏。 現代の技巧の優れた演奏も良いが、作曲者本人による時代を感じさせるこの演奏も、とても味わい深くて素晴らしいです。

Interpretazione del maestro assolutamente straordinaria, lontano anni luce da quello che si ascolta al giorno d'oggi. Purtroppo nella maggior parte delle attuali scuole o conservatori musicali si insegna ai poveri malcapitati studenti di eseguire le note intese come formalità di solfeggio freddo, pulito, avulso da ogni considerazione di carattere poetico ed interiore: questa mancanza di studio introspettivo (unita ad una saccente e dannosa formale pignoleria) produce un'ampia gamma di esecutori noiosi, meccanici, inconsistenti, sciatti senza cavata e profondità di immagine sonora. Insomma, piccoli suoni e vibrato caprino. Il pubblico, poverino, è costretto a sorbirsi lo strazio di queste pessime esecuzioni, potendo a stento seguire la rigida monodia di questo brano che come invece dimostra il suo autore ed interprete risulta essere stupendo.

Do you have his other recordings and if so can you please upload them as well?

This sound is pure

Rinat Ibragimov is much better,he is also the best

Is the bass tuned in the usual way? The upper string seems to be tuned in A, which would make sense, of course.

Like a Theremin

Thank you for uploading this

5:38 Koussevitzky is playing the ending of the 2nd Movement an Octave Higher using only Harmonics.

Holy shit

I feel very fortunate to be able to listen to Koussevitzky himself.

This is chronically out of tune ,plus too much sliding, what the heck?

👍 for the historical value .. but in my mind I think: Miao miao mia mia miao miao miaoooo, mia mia mia miaaaoooo, ecc. ecc. 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱 😁😁😁😁😁

On the virge of tears from his clear, full, lowest notes. Missing his beloved Tver.

He had a fantastic control of the tempo.

Koussevitzky sort of looks like FDR.

Amazing. Thenk you for that. This movement is very beautiful. Incredible listening Koussevitzky himself playing that.

Thank you for this! I'm going to put the link in my Classical Music Almanac blog tomorrow - on the anniversary of the premier of this piece.

what kind of gut strings john?

hi's louk like Lev landau_the tipe! m.b.he was,in music!

Gut strings.

OOOOOOOOOOO MYYYYYYYYYY! Now this makes me think of liquid gold. Koussevitzky you are my role model for life. Thank you so much!

monster glizzando

Hello, by chance you do not have the 1 and 3 move the concert.

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mate! you can not be serious! hahaha i am listening to this at fucking three in morning... What I am doing with my live??

infinite thanks for sharing this item!!!!!!!

Here you guys can listen to Koussevitzky playing I-mov from Eccles sonata and Chanson Triste. archive.org/details/P_KOU_SER_01

I love the way he plays this.. that portamento is really beautiful. And he's playing this on gut strings.. it ain't easy to play so well on guts, lemme tell ya.

Bottesini was said to be a unique instrument with a remarkable sound :)

No tenees los otros movimientos grabados por el tambien ¿¿

A terrible performance by Koussevitzky : no sense of rhythm, direction or phrasing, and, to make the matters worse, out of tune most of the time....My sincere condolences go to the pianist, who was probably sweating his arse off to be able to adapt to the 'soloist's' piss take....:D

@baroquecello Another time indeed. Love these old recordings; the strings sound a bit drunk. :)

Really in love with this. Just like a time capsule filled with beautiful art.

Haha, I totally get that lots of portamento was typical back in the day, and I love this man, but his performance seems a bit drunk. :)

@hsu912174 great bass and greater player!

@bassivus Yup! You can tell a little by the sound (which is just so beautiful of course), and I believe steel strings weren't used on double basses until the 50's. Have you seen the great LIFE magazine portrait photograph of Anselme Fortier? It was taken in 1938 and you can see he has gut strings too.

@Sprongles95 Are you sure?

now i understand how this movement should be played. old school playing is always the best. viva Casals, Elman, Fournier and Koussevitzky!!!

gut strings!

who the hell didnt give this a 5 star?!?!?! idiot =\

This man had a really big heart.

no mames q hermoso..¡¡¡

Stupendous! Bravo! TY.

I think you misinterpret my statement- I only mean to say that from a technical standpoint the overuse of sliding is a bad thing. An amount of it is certainly called for considering the period and influence of the piece (romantic and operatic), but, in my humble opinion, he does use a little too much: the overuse diminishes the expressive effect and calls into question whether he could play it without. Its still a great recording to hear, especially to learn that he does play 8va at the end.

What the hell are you talking about people show emotion and creativity all the time in music just look up Yo-Yo Ma playing the swan. His playing is pure emotion.