Matthew McDonald plays Bruch Kol Nidrei on double bass

Matthew McDonald double bass (1st principal bass Berliner Philharmoniker)
Tomoko Takahashi piano
Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei (arr. Matthew McDonald)
Recorded live in the Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal November 2014

[@osrub5787]

My God the pianist is amazing! It must be an utter joy to play with her. Lucky Matthew, who plays wonderfully as well.

[@bumpriderolling9158]

truly out of this world.

[@josephtanzi5219]

Totally agree... accompaniment often gets overshadowed by the soloist, however both players here are truly grand.

[@bumpriderolling9158]

The piano and bass are like one team that cannot be separated within this piece. Bravo!

[@Crimson_Ghoul]

You left me speechless, I can't stop cying. God I was way to powerful,a powerfull performance. Bravo!

[@lawrenceofarabia8456]

I really don't know much about australian born Proffessor Mat McDonald, an expert at his craft shown playing this piece. Migh'tve read somewhere that he once held an assistant principal gig at this danish national radio symphony orchestra in berlin. That explains to me that this cat could probably play something this technical in the dark during a power outage. I'd have probably cried too to hear him play in a formal setting, might've been expensive but I would've paid for it. Absolutely incredible!!!

[@melissafreerangepsychic8970]

It's beautiful!

[@nolanjenkins7510]

i love the way they dance together

[@joaquinswearssalinas9877]

I'm excited to hear this interpretation, it is so delicate and wonderful, thanks you!

[@aijafreija8924]

Impressive, emotional, incredible performance!Thank you!

[@yanessarozari1700]

Perfect! My favorite song! Perfect song, perfect player!!!

[@garretthilliard5083]

Wonderful interpretation! Very interesting fingering for the opening phrase, it flows beautifully. Bravo maestro!!

[@antoniofonseca6888]

amazing im playing this piece rn and this is for sure my goal

[@marcelqi609]

Geniooooooos . Thanks from Buenos Aires Argentina

[@olflatop]

Wow. Stunning.

[@bblanca6592]

I'm loving it.

[@collacico]

Beautiful

[@matthewgirolami4509]

Incredible performance!

[@joeshmoe702]

You would know.

[@TullioGAizza]

Splendida visione di questa struggente armonia.

[@zenahrb8316]

wonderful

[@RamSadeh]

The most heart Breaking Magnificent of Jewish prayers - So touchingly played. Straight to the veins

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

Great rendetion

[@mar-tes98]

bravo! :-)

[@barbaralattuca1352]

❤

[@MrBestBass]

Does anyone know where I can get this arrangement that he did, or if it's even available? Please and thank you for any help that you can give me, because I'm a fellow bassist that would LOVE to play this

[@goranpiljic9362]

i don't know if it's the one he plays, but International has one by either Zimmermann or Sankey, can't remember which. Just taking Cello sheet music usually backfires.

[@antoniofonseca6888]

its the sankey version with some adjustments

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

Bryan Guarin trying to play this with cello music isn't reasonable. Thankfully, the camera shots are good enough to make this piece learnable along with your ear

[@Atomic_pavarotti]

Jeff Bradetich's version available through Ovation Press keeps the original music intact while sharing some useful fingering/bowing concepts

[@alfieharries]

Imslp, use cello score and just change what u want to change

[@rojasrod]

looks like a modern bass. who made it?

[@MrDschaen]

Krattenmacher from Germany.

[@thomasts495]

Can somebody tell me the tuning in this song with bass

[@rojasrod]

"solo tuning" from hight to low: A-E-B-F#

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

Thomas TS I was just about thinking that it was impossible to play this piece ( in standard)

[@anthonywilsongolf]

Napkin Shoplifta' no it isnt. The highest note is a high a. Without using harmonics off of the fingerboard, the bass can get to a high c in standard tuning

[@royalmaster203]

great, IMO the piano maybe be a little softer, it out volumes the bass, more balence the volumes

[@user-yb7jx9bt9v]

10:20

[@coolegg2561]

I'm pretty sure this piece was written in a concentration camp during WWII such a sad song but well done. Good job.

[@xrpbluemarvel2566]

Is this a full bass or 3/4 or 1/2

[@NearlyPerfectGames]

Christopher White full size

[@klausmelem]

Great. Good Sound, perfect Intonation, telling the Story, wonderful. Only the Vibrato is not with the Music. Less would be more.

[@gregoryf4186]

Not less, just a wider and slower vibrato