Catalin Rotaru, double bass - Cesar Franck violin sonata

Anastasia Zhivotovskaya, piano
From the recital in Hong Kong, September 7, 2014

[@AndresMartin]

my favorite sonata and this will become one of my favorite performances!!! bravo Catalin!!

Bravo Catalin, this is perfection and warm heart!

[@lamyreviews783]

So privileged to have had a master class from you

[@quickliker]

Sounds like cello, beautiful!!

[@MrInterestingthings]

I wouldn't have believed this wasd possible on double bass! fantastical performance . Proust and Franck look and are pleased!

[@NeilGramopadhye]

Absolutely fantastic! Great work as always!

[@daviciriaco4664]

WOW what a wonderful performance!! congratulations Catalin that's super awesome! thank you so much!!

[@ricex2]

as always, amazing :D

[@gregorygibbs9551]

A wonderful performance of what is, probably, my favorite musical piece. The deeper tone of the double bass helps bring out the spiritual side of the piece. When played on violin the obvious sensuality can overpower the deeper dimensions of the composition. [Not that I don't still love Chee-yun Kim's rendition of it.]

[@jdstep97]

I know what you mean. I love strings in general, but the deeper tones of both cello and double bass are my preference. I could listen to solos on both all night, assuming the soloist can play well of course.

[@user-md7fv7uw9g]

I. Allegretto ben moderato (0:02) II. Allegro (5:45) III. Recitativo-Fantasia : Ben moderato (15:12) VI. Allegretto poco mosso (22:31)

[@ApilloTube]

Excelente!

[@FFraioli]

Great!Great!Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@matthewv789]

As in Bottesini, I am beginning to think you might be the player Mikyung Sung has most followed in interpretation because your performances sound so similar! (And of similarly amazing quality and beauty)

[@bassocat]

Haha, I think it's very possible 😬

[@jancowell]

5:45 Second Movement

[@mrsilvamauricio]

awesome

[@VitoLiuzzi]

Cat, read it in Italian at loud voice: "BRAVISSIMO" ;-)

[@OnlyLuckyOnce]

this is beautiful! is it your arrangement? i'd love to give it a try

[@bassocat]

it is a mix between Sankey and Levinson arrangements; but you can try either one :)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

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@@bassocat It does sound kinda like a Cello since we're in solo tuning. It does remind me of the Cello version arranged by Jules Delsart.

[@minka866]

Double bass reach until this cello notes?

[@gregoryf4186]

The the solo bass typically has an f# below the cellos lowest C, so pretty much all solo bass is in cello range

[@hauskonzertmusikverein9863]

Catalin Rotaru-san. Bravo! It is a beautiful and wonderfully Sonata Frank very romantic. By the way, when did you a priest? Shaved same with me also 's Bravo! Let's duo of skinheads when you came to Japan next time! Satori-Keigo Hasegawa

[@bassocat]

Satori-San, I think both the sonata and Franck are romantic....haha; I will be in Japan next year (Phil is making the schedule) and I would love to see you and play with you :)

[@JeanClaudeWelche]

Il n'est pas "normal"... ;-)

[@josephchandler7770]

german bow is the only way to play upright

[@wren7574]

I have a french bow but I really want a German bow