Double bass excerpt from Ein Heldenleben (#9) by Richard Strauss

Double bass excerpt from Ein Heldenleben (Reh. #9) by Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
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[@zbigborowicz7546]

Among so many orchestra double bass players in the world, there is finally a daredevil who is not afraid to show what he can do. Way to go !

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thanks for your support, Zbig! Cheers!

[@degeneratenegativechad8114]

you should be incredibly famous

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Surely in the wrong line of work for that!

[@Metasisic]

The militant march part and build up to it is my favorite part of A heroe's life.

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

The famous 'battle scene"!

[@markokassenaar4387]

I adore the last movement, with the long melodic lines and solos for horn and violon.

[@andychan5720]

A Master at work.....A Master Plays..... ..........Love it......Excellent!

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thank you very much, Andy! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andychan5720]

@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist You are most welcome Sir, the pleasure is mine, thank you so much, take good care, all the BEST!

[@benpm2568]

This is awesome, I may have to try some of your fingerings, I hope you don't mind. You really helped me the other day deciding fingerings for a mozart 35 excerpt. I love how consistent you are with the rhythm too, something I have trouble with in this excerpt. Thank you for sharing.

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thank you, Ben, and definitely try these fingerings! Always a good idea to practice multiple options and then decide what works best for you technically and musically.

[@marcus_gns]

Wow! I'm so happy to have found your videos. Love your sound and clarity!

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@valdirclaudino5646]

Thank you!!!!

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

My pleasure!

[@Johnwilkinsonofficial]

_Strauss_ is the heavyweight champion of giving superb melody to the bass, what a formidable composer!

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Absolutely!

[@MsBossio]

Muchas GRACIAS!!

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Gracias por escuchar!

[@hantasuki]

Excellent performance! Keep up the hard work!

[@QiJin-cc3xk]

I really appreciate you. I learned a lot through your video.❤

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@fabianmeza8961]

Respect

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Cheers, Fabian!

[@mingyuanwang2216]

Bravo!! Master!!

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thanks for listening, Mingyuan!

[@mosstroll2470]

Well played! I'm not a double bassist (me = classical violinist) but you make that look easy when I'm quite sure it's not😁

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thanks for listening! Nice to have upper string players checking out what the basses have to contend with. :)

[@adamtredanari2260]

Wonderful 😍😍😍

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thank you, Adam!

[@justdoublebass.]

Awesome

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thanks, JDB!

[@Musicman914]

Lovely...

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MotoMoto-ld9gi]

Nice bass, but even better player!

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Thanks very much - and thanks for listening!

[@franciscoespinozagamboa6490]

R.Strauss Gran genio.-maestro McCoy.-excelente

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Verdadera un gran genio! Gracias!

[@sublimestrings6221]

The real McCoy!

[@markokassenaar4387]

I love the finish flag at the end 😂

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Hahaha. Bringing it under the 60 second limit was a close shave!

[@markokassenaar4387]

I can imagine. Strauss’ orchestral parts are SO bleedingly difficult, for everyone. No one in the orchestra is safe.

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

@@markokassenaar4387 Very difficult but he understood all the instruments very well. His operas have more and harder passages than the tone poems.

[@markokassenaar4387]

@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist Harder? 😳Like Elektra and Rosenkavalier?

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

@@markokassenaar4387 Yes! Salome and Frau also thick with passages. Challenging and fun to play.

[@deimosvega]

Amazing Master! What strings are you using?

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Top three are Pirastro Original Flatchromes and the extended E is a Passione (stark).

[@miguelmarquez4192]

If I wanted to play in an orchestra would I have to have an extension?

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

You can get away with only a low E depending on the situation. Professional orchestras usually expect their bassists to have a low C extension - or a 5-string that goes to B.

[@michaelloew522]

PLEASE do 5th movement of Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra EDIT: coming from fellow cellist

[@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist]

Fifth part of Zarathustra, "The Song of the Grave", has some passage work for celli but the double bass line isn't very active in that section. Definitely another fantastic tone poem from Strauss! "I may not be a first-rate composer but I am a first-class second-rate composer." RS Hahahaha!