GLIÉRE | Intermezzo & Tarantella | Božo Paradžik & Ulrich Rademacher (live 1998)

This is meanwhile a piece of history: our live performance from 1998, the same one which got released on our CD by EMI/Virgin Classics 2000 (in the moment of this recording definitely unplanned). Saved from my mouldering S-VHS video cassette.
Božo Paradžik, double bass
Ulrich Rademacher, piano
Live performance, 1st november 1998
Stuttgart (D), Funkstudio
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[@nemo227]

I never tire of hearing that Intermezzo played on the bass. I always enjoy Bozo's playing too.

[@nonosquare1066]

right intermezzo is so beautiful and tarantella is so FAST and so cool. also hey nemo long time no see

[@nemo227]

@@nonosquare1066 We're just like ships that pass in the night.😇

[@ismet_4977]

I also love Bozo

[@nemo227]

@@ismet_4977 . . . an example that proves quality people like quality music. 😊

[@d3itchd355]

Years later, this is still by far my favorite rendition of this piece. You play it beautifully

[@bozoparadzikcom]

Thank you 🤗 I attend to record it again this year, 25 years later

Congratulation dear Bozo, it is nice to see your old bass and the sound you had. Great talent as usual! Thierry Barbé

[@deimosvega]

Grande Thierry!

[@nickmyers8763]

Wow. Expressive, tasteful, virtuosic.

[@extrasalt4595]

As a contrabassist, I can attest to the difficulty of this music, which is played wonderfully. Hoomeyow!!

[@brianknapp8645]

Not just your average double bassist. Incredible technique and expression!

[@tambourinh]

+Brian Knapp What does double bassist mean ?

[@najangg]

Ich habe gekauft am 2001 in Korea. und 10000 mal geho"rt. Ich liebe diese CD. Danke!~

[@nemo227]

A virtuoso such as Božo Paradžik performs this as easily as the rest of tie our shoe laces. This performance will cause some people to begin taking double bass lessons. I hope.

[@gregoryf4186]

The whole trick with this piece is that it’s only hard if you make it hard, keeping your hand relaxed is the biggest challenge, but if you do that the piece will be three times easier

[@jasnajovanovic5940]

Predivno izvodjenje~bravo!!!

[@ElGehmiMoha]

wow! micidiale! si apre il cuore e vola l' anima ascoltare il contrabbasso che respira ... :) viaggio!!!!!!!!

[@YapLapWombat]

The lyrical sensitivity ... and the alacrity. Incredible. Thank you for this.

[@ocdhopebmh]

Superb and brilliant in every way

[@johnruggeri843]

The music is beautiful and the combination of instruments felicitous.

[@manny75586]

Exquisite piece, excellent performance

[@mariacasemyr]

Breathtaking beauty

[@kukica1976]

simply perfect!!!

[@lebu2006]

Beautifully and impecable

[@albericoborges361]

Quero aqui também ressaltar a incrível habilidade de Urich (o pianista), que tão maravilhosamente executa o seu piano, para completar o saboroso prazer musical .

[@lebu2006]

Just beautiful music played by a great musician!!!! Bravo

[@lebu2006]

Yesss

[@gorandelac]

Božo, odlično, svaka čast!!!!!

[@ericashmusic8889]

Thankyou ,What an unexpected pleasure !!- stumbled on, I would never have believed such an artistic & wonderful mellow sound & rendition could be produced on a D.Bass.. Many thanks to poster.

[@cicerocostahernandez]

Wonderful. It’s like a rose’s smell for my ears

[@lyubovkuchar2845]

it's phenomenal! Bravo 👏🏻💐

[@albericoborges361]

Bozo o seu desempenho musical é para nós admiradores do clássico uma preciosidade imensurável! Chego a pensar que estas melodias em do além, divinas.

[@janetpianist]

Beautifully done!

[@Pochi070119]

Bravo!!! Prof. Paradzik!! Aber gibt es noch mehr gute/er Pianisten in der Welt!!!

[@luciagamper6077]

What a great talent to make the double bass sing like this, it is really impressive, congratulations!! How much hard work and earnest study must have been necessary!

[@bernarddesaintvaulry5366]

Un interprète et un compositeur à découvrir!

[@jorgel2329]

Excellent !!!

[@bassfeng]

Bravo Prof!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Aaron_Kim.]

I love your play!! It's very amazing.

[@Aaron_Kim.]

I think you're best bass players in all around the world.

[@MohamedGehmi]

Great Božo Paradžik

[@CesarJoseee]

Such clean playing.

[@RobertoRodriguez-bz6gh]

El arte en su máxima expresión!

[@basswushu]

Bozo Fantastisch! Bravo, bis bald

[@albericbassbiker]

Hey!! Good interpretation, I learnd a little things just watching the video =) thanks for upload it. Keep Playing Double Bass. YOU ROCK!!

[@Guylangloisartist]

Beautiful

[@Lksinit]

marvelous

[@rudomor]

Skvělé! Jako vždy :-)

[@num1iowaallstatebass]

I can hear every single note. I have always been amazed with this recording. I wonder what kind of bass he's playing on. Sounds great!

[@jeremiahrupp5912]

+Austin Vawter It's not the bass. It's him

[@joerodgers63]

What kind of bass? A 4-string, I believe..... ;-)

[@nemo227]

Jeremiah... Yes, he does a good job on the phrases; he doesn't simply play the notes but gives each phrase its own expression. I'll bet the composer would like this performance.

[@jorgel2329]

Bravo 👏

[@nathanbegel4505]

Love the playing very clear and defined, while having an amazing interpretation! (little thing that doesn't matter that much but the accent on Glière in the title is the other one)

[@saelyne]

touching play

[@lucsevignypsychologue]

WOW !

[@doddsalfa]

Brilliant

[@kenmillerjazz]

Bozo! Amazing, and greetings from San francisco~~~~~~

[@matthewv789]

And Santa Rosa!

[@lyubovmilost6605]

You are genius. Wonderful!!! 👏🏻 Bravo!! Hello from Ukraine)

[@bozoparadzikcom]

Thank you, you are so nice 🤗 I don't see myself that way, but I am glad if you like it so much 🍀 cheers

[@UnclePester]

OMG I had no idea a double bass could be so expressive. Kudos, my good sir. Kudos. That was just pure awesome. *he says as a tear comes to his eye*

[@nemo227]

Uncle Pester Most of us don't sound this well, not even close.

[@arielortega.8678]

Is not the bass it's Paradzik

[@redbrickhut]

3:45 for the people just here for the tarantella ;)

[@dmbaturin]

I came here for the intermezzo and stayed for the tarantella. I love the melody of the intermezzo.

[@trigobass]

Bravíssimo

[@VictorElGreco]

Dazzling!

[@Vulturer]

His tone is Red velvet cake sweet :)

[@syri1004]

♡♡♡

[@Wiizard22]

That piano part at 2:00 and onwards... oh man!

[@cunilon]

Ole!!!

[@LeoNovel]

♥️♥️♥️

[@idrissboudrioua8171]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@simoneschneelockchen6318]

Wow - Božo, dass ist wirklich eine unglaubliche Performance, extrem virtuos - hammermäßig!!🌷

[@huiqicheng7465]

Das ist am besten

[@user-vv7cj7vr9s]

3:45 Tarantella

[@BrianWritesMusic]

just fucking great playing...

[@jamessmith5066]

I love this piece! am currently working on it now and it would be awesome if I could have a lesson with you, but I'm sure your too busy. Best of luck merry Christmas and continue the wonderful work and inspiration.

[@bozoparadzikcom]

Thank you so much 🤗 all best to you also 🎄❄

[@zdenekpazourek1086]

Everytime i hear this interpretation of tarantella i have to check if i dont have the player on 1,25x speed :D

[@bozoparadzikcom]

😅 don't worry, it is a genuine recording speed. No manipulations on my channel

[@iteachbass]

Bravo! Your sound is lovely and your phrasing a real delight. One question - tell me about this bass please? stephanie.

[@19bassman70]

Bravo! I enjoyed your playing. Who made your bass? Thanks!

[@Lampugurda]

Bravo Bojo aaa Ako ti ovaj nacin svirke bude muster i tehnicki i tonski a narocito VIBRATO (pocetak laganog dijela u Tarantelli) onda ces jos puno god. biti naj naj. Dakle po mome skromnom misljenju ta "SITNICA" tj vibrato sa lijepim i tananim nijansama kresenda (kad ides prema gore i obrnuto) je nesto sto moze odsvirati samo izuzetno nadaren muzicar i nemoze se silom nabiflati.

[@ionutzamfir5794]

i think.this guy til his fingers bled...

[@haraldsarnis6177]

3:45

[@MrLeon1701.]

lo unico es q la camara esta muy nerviosa siempre.. no va con la interpretacion del Maestro xD

[@ezno_2603]

What is the rationale for the knuckle fingering at 6:57 in the tarantella? 😅

[@bozoparadzikcom]

Oh, the harmonic? Rotation over the thumb axis and touching the harmonic with the "wrong" size of the index finger is the closest way to reach it. It saves one huge shifting by nominally staying in the same position. It is a very non-standard fingering, I've invented it when I was a student 😊

[@ezno_2603]

@@bozoparadzikcom thank you! I’ve been wondering about that technique for years now!

[@Skullad]

Is there anywhere that I could buy this recording?

[@bozoparadzikcom]

It was available for long time, my first CD published by EMI Electrola. Discontinued since 2019

[@mykolfornasero3631]

Piano is way to loud.. great bass playing! Bravo❤

[@gregoryf4186]

Disagree, there are some parts where piano has to be loud because it has the melody

[@animalcinzento]

It´s really great but trio part musicly is unfounded slow!

[@user-fr9jm4ru2c]

3:45