Catalin Rotaru, double bass - A. Piazzolla, Ave Maria

from the recital performed at Lutherse Kerk in Groningen, The Netherlands
Victoria Dmitrieva, piano

[@LloydGoldsteinMusic]

One of the most beautiful bass performances I have heard. Thank you!

[@merellacurtis3822]

I wish someone was filming me watching and feeling this for the first time. I will start replay again and again and again

[@jordebra1979]

¡Qué belleza de interpretación! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤩🤩🤩

[@marcospsarruda6251]

And you! My son Pablo, himself a double-bass musician and composer, heard you play in Rio. Exhilarating! Thanks so much for the beauty you and your pianist played for us!!!

[@Cazaq]

Superb Catalin, felicitari pentru prestatie.

[@bassocat]

thank you so much for listening! It truly is a little musical gem; best wishes!

[@massimilianoputino8097]

MAESTRO

[@bassocat]

glad you enjoyed and thanks for listening :)

[@geraldcannon6512]

Beautiful work Mr Rotaru ,i am Jazz Bassist Gerald Cannon currently with the Mcoy Tyner Trio .Thank you for making this video it very inspiring .

[@bassocat]

Thanks for your kind words Mr. Cannon! I love McCoy Tyner so I hope to get a chance someday to hear you guys; Best wishes and Happy New Year!

[@PaintedRavensong]

This is absolutely gorgeous!! Bravo to you both. Your bowing is incredible!

[@joedante95]

Wonderful Rotaru, You re absolutely the best!

[@MrPastasushi]

Che Bella !!!! Wow !! This is very soulful!!

[@bassocat]

John Patitucci thanks John for your comment! It truly is a lovely piece :)

[@Yvonneawakening]

Hermoso!!! Thank you Maestro Rotaru

[@eerbrev]

very well played, and a beautiful choice of piece.

[@pediendo]

Beautiful piece!

[@bassocat]

glad you like it, and yes, the tailpiece works miracles in the overall sound of the bass :)

[@Linnea325661]

So beautiful!

[@marcospsarruda6251]

Soulful is the word and the feeling, dear Patitucci!!!

[@dublbass]

Perfection. Bravo, maestro.

[@Innergameofmusic1]

Beautiful Catalin! Happy New Year to you. Exquisite playing! thank you! see you soon? Barry

[@lixu8023]

Beautiful!

bravo again Catalin!

[@elmira_tulip_music]

I love it

[@bassocat]

glad you like it :) I have already 2 CD's, I believe they're on iTunes and the 3rd is coming soon

Maestro, que belleza de sonido.

[@darlingsarahi5519]

simplemente excelente!!!!!

[@KaraCamilleDelonas]

I will be playing in a master class with him in two weeks

[@Ming0116]

ahh.. I see! thanks alot for your reply :)!! look forward to listening to your future recordings! thank you for the beautiful interpretation!

[@piktya]

Your playing is, After all, it is the Bible. Many times even listening, The teary. あなたの演奏は、 やっぱり、バイブルです。 何回聴いても、 涙です。

[@bassocat]

Thank you for the kind words!!!!!

[@bassocat]

merci Thierry :)

[@drachenfeuer7410]

Firstly, Bravo Catalin!!! Now, 2021 Piazzola's 100 years birthday, and of course Bottesini's 200 years. Do you think in something special, in order to celebrate both Composers birth??? Have a nice new year!!!

[@bassocat]

I guess it will all depend on the virus situation.... Happy New year

[@bassocat]

most people play on 3/4 basses both solo and in orchestra; the 4/4 is used almost exclusively in orchestra. Thanks for listening!

[@mralegrias]

a poem become music,

[@pedrodebelgranopedrodebelg3800]

Excelente version melódica con un instrumento esencialmente rítmico,

[@abnerbernate4019]

that so beautiful master piece me gustaria interpretarla. =)

[@nicholasscott9672]

very nice

[@bassocat]

mii de multumiri :)

[@robertobuenodias1606]

Bravo! Onde encontro a partitura dessa música para contrabaixo?

[@danielbassVE]

Perfect master, where can i get the score

[@mhnirra]

exelent

[@joserobertoanaya]

it sounds better than a cello !

[@bassocat]

I use 2 Flat Chrome steel on the upper 2 and Spirocore in bass. You need to keep adjusting the height of the bridge until you find the proper string action.

[@bassocat]

mersi mult, ma bucur ca ti-a placut :)

[@edvinoscarssonferner1661]

ok, thanks!

[@RyanonBasss]

FANTASTIC tone! Do you have a CD I can buy?

[@manuelvillarlifac6331]

Very moving! Is that tailpiece designed and made by Luciano Golia?

[@denelleundjulian]

Beautiful work Mr Catalin! Does the tailpiece work well ? very Interesting design!

[@jlincolnsg]

Beautiful mr. Rotaru!!! i need of this score ^ ^

[@mhnirra]

yo toco contrabajo en la orquesta de cuerdas de puren de chile

[@scyth5586]

Where can you find sheet music? Wonderful performance

[@bassocat]

Give me your email address and I'll send it to you

[@scyth5586]

madduxjbrooks

[@bassocat]

@@scyth5586 this doesn't look like an actual email address

[@scyth5586]

@@bassocat add gmail at the end. KZbin takes comment down

[@scyth5586]

@@bassocat thank you

[@Ming0116]

well interpreted maestro! may i know what strings were you using? i have problems with my bass setup.. i cant seem to change strings comfortably at thumb positions, is it because of the string tension or is it because of the bridge? I've tried adjusting my bridge to a shorter height but the string now vibrates and hit the fingerboard

[@marioborione5998]

MERAVIGLIOSO , DUOBLE BASS LUCIANO GOLIA?

[@bassocat]

Yes, Golia bass

[@leonardorafaelesouza]

Maestro, I play cello but i want to have a double bass just for fun, I see more basses 3/4 than 4/4 to sell... Its common an Ochestral bassist to use a 3/4? and a soloist? Or they all use 4/4? Thank ou in advance!

[@edvinoscarssonferner1661]

is that a Steve Reiley-bow?

[@bassocat]

no, it was made by Marco Pasquino

[@osvaldocapella3135]

Lástima que a veces el sonido del piano molesta al del contrabajo.

[@pedrogoncalves5966]

hhuuuuuuuuuuuuhu