Gary Karr - Koussevitsky Concerto - 3rd Mvt. (1987)

Doublebass virtuoso Gary Karr has revolutionized the art of an instrument described as "the bullfrog of the orchestral lily pond." His playing combines the bravura technique with impassioned lyrical interpretations to create a uniquely sensuous sound. Praised by TIME magazine as "the world's leading solo bassist," he has popularized and revealed the virtuosity of the doublebass, expanded its repertoiire, and set new standards of performance. Since his deput in 1961 he has enjoyed a career as a recitalist and soloist with orchestras throughout the world, including the Berlin Symphony, BBC Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Osaka Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Toronto Symphony. This performance was with the Valley Symphony Orchestra in Edinburg, Texas, under the direction of Carl Seale on March 10, 1987.

[@bassist41]

Gary Karr is a delightful person and a phenomenal teacher. His solos are always brilliant and inspiring. I didn't think the orchestra was that bad either.

[@montibass]

Thanks for posting the complete Concerto. Gary Karr is by far my favorite soloist. Not only does he get the most amazing tone, but he is a really nice guy. I have done master classes with many famous bass players and he was by far the nicest. He was able to find something positive to say about every performer as well as things to improve upon. Kudos for the awesome post.

[@discurio]

The Spirit of Koussevitzky - A Historical double bass revelation Sergei Koussevitzky was one of the world’s premier conductors and virtuoso bass players whose favorite instrument was one unusually-shaped bass reportedly made in 1611 by the Amati brothers, Antonio e Girolamo at Cremona. In 1962, 11 years after Koussevitzky’s death, wis widow, Olga Koussevitzky, give the instrument to Gary Karr, currently considered to be the world’s premier double bassist. In 2004, Karr donated the bass to the International Society of Bassists. Close inspection by a team of experts in 2004, however revealed stylistic inconsistencies that suggested a later construction date. At time, by Karr suggestion, Henri Grissini-Meyer, and Georgina Deweeze from the Tree-Ring Dendrocronologycal Lab of Tennessee University using four reference tree-ring chronology developed from treeline species in the Europian Alpine region to anchor the dates for the tree-rings from the double bass absolutely in time. The bass yielded a 317-year long sequence, the longest sequence yet developed from a singled musical instrument. Statistical and graphical comparisons revealed that the bass has tree rings that date from 1445 to 1761. Based on the strength of these correlations, the spruce tree harvested to eventually construct the double bass likely came from the treeline Alpine area of western Austria, not to far from Obergurgl at the Italian border. The results demonstrate that the double bass was not made by the Amati Brothers, but the likely by French luthiers in the late 18th Century.

[@AugustoTolosa645668]

Grande el maestro..¡GRANDE de VERDAD!

[@user-sy2sn5dm9b]

0:12 0:33 0:48 1:50 2:41 16th note passage 3:51 4:32

[@Brenda5881]

Si, demasiado lastima. This was excellent!!!

[@shmelbee]

@1:29 It's cool to see the MAN play a note sharp...just goes to show you that everybody could use more and more practice! btw...i'm not trying to insult Gary. I took lessons with Maestro Karr in 2005 and loved it. What a great soul!

[@user-qo1un6qe7f]

Мне очень не нравится как он играет. Не знаю,почему от него все кипятком писяют, но мне его игра вообще не заходит,не только по интерпретации конкретного произведения, но и в целом по манере. Послушайте невероятного Рината Ибрагимова-вот там вертуоз, вот там гений. А Карр играет, ну и играет. Мне личное мнение

[@kontrabassman]

Gary Sounds Great but the orchestra dosen't sound to good:-(