Vienna Philharmonic Bass Master Class with Ödön Rácz: Bottesini’s Double Bass Concerto No. 2, Part 2

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal bassist Ödön Rácz coaches bassist Nina Bernat on an excerpt from Bottesini’s Allegro from Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B Minor. To watch more master class videos, visit • Vienna Philharmonic Ba...
To complement their performances at Carnegie Hall, select members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led master classes on March 1, 2019. Participating young artists-alumni of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) and NYO2-had the opportunity to perform and work with these world-renowned musicians in a one-on-one setting in Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing. To learn more about workshops and master classes at Carnegie Hall, visit carnegiehall.org/workshops.

[@clancywiggam]

"Did it look like a problem?". Haha, nope. Great playing.

[@XaviBasser]

Boom, what an answer LOL

[@DSteinman]

I think she was genuinely asking! Goodness knows I've had teachers correct technique problems of mine I'd been oblivious to 🙂

[@alfieharries]

Ikr, what a boss answer

[@misterobtuse6242]

mic drop

[@bassoskat]

imagine being a student and answering back a snarky comment to somebody a lot more experienced than you who has taken the time to support your development, what a peanut.

[@BurningtunaDC]

What an amazing gift to be able to be a fly on the wall during these wonderful moments and witness the creative process up close. Thanks for shooting and sharing and much luck to Nina on what will be a wonderful career.

[@jboix1]

Congratulations! That Bottesini sounds amazing. Great job

[@enriquerodriguezyebra]

Incredible playing!!!! Such an amazing Bottesini version 😍😍😍

[@carnegiehall]

Thank you for visiting our channel and listening!

[@nonosquare1066]

she's such a pro

[@jip8793]

She really has such a nice, full, strong but soft sound. It doesn't sound like a problem and the instrument sounds fantastic, but it's actually gigantic. Actually best solo players play on relatively small basses comparing to their bodies and reason for that is just sparing energy and time.

[@gnypp45]

Well, in any case I certainly hope she keeps that bass for orchestral playing.

[@DSteinman]

Edgar Meyer's bass is pretty small

[@gregoryf4186]

The reason is not because small basses are easier to play, although they are. Small basses have a tendency to have a more bright and piercing sound, one that projects much better than a big bass.

[@liuxbrek]

​@@gregoryf4186 also just physically better for yourself. shoulder pain while playing is so real lol

[@PEACE-nu4wj]

Beautifully played💖

[@ositoCastro]

Bravo Nina. Is the IMC Bach suites editor your related?

[@remifasolla5324]

Mark Bernat is her father

[@lucazalaffi1able]

Brava!!! ... 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ludwigstreicher5627]

Sie spielt sehr gut aber, die Meisterklasse ist sehr Gonorrhö.

[@IvicaMarusevic]

ÖR IQ eines Zaunpfostens

[@matthewv789]

He has nothing to say about the playing (it really was very very good, technically and musically I’m not sure what I’d even say about it) so he talks about the bass. But the bass sounds so good, he has to come up with something - it’s perhaps too big for her? On the other hand, about the only thing I might have said was about a little bit too-careful approach to the very highest notes. Which could be just “practice those more so you can go for it”, or it could be the big shoulders of the instrument are getting in the way of her reaching them as easily as the rest of the instrument and it’s subtly slowing her down up there. So maybe even musically, the excessive size of the instrument was the most constructive thing to address. I still love her response, “did it look like a problem?”, though.

[@liuxbrek]

i believe i've seen your comments on mikyung sung's channel as well... well, i digress. i'm glad you also didn't take his comment as something degrading. rácz is hungarian and it just seemed like some things just got swept up in translation. he has nothing really to comment probably because she played extremely well. the hiccups were not from a lack of technique/bad intonation but just general mishaps that happen all the time. ultimately, it just seemed like he had genuine concern for her playing comfortability and ease. and personally, i've gotten quite a bit of shoulder pain playing prolonged thumb position on larger basses so i'm just genuinely shocked by the amount of negative feedback that this comment section is giving lol but yeah i agree she was definitely pretty badass about it

[@tmsV9]

Does anyone know the girl's name?

[@marketg1612]

Why is that bass so thick?

[@NGHmusic]

cuz thicker better, louder, fuller, better sound production.

[@izzok.5850]

@@NGHmusic not really...

[@NGHmusic]

@@izzok.5850 yes really

[@NGHmusic]

@@izzok.5850 its just physics. Deeper body, more volume.

[@Dany715gd]

@@izzok.5850 Nah man, less strings and less size is better because then wood resonates more

[@antonytarasova9690]

Bass is bigger than her, but she is great!

[@DSteinman]

She really does play wonderfully! But goodness, I can say from experience injuries from playing are no joke, I hope she does take that into consideration if she does focus on solo/thumb position repertoire

[@carnegiehall]

Thank you for watching and for sharing your perspective!