Today’s deep-dive is all about learning Bach on the bass and was inspired by this week’s YouTube video—enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle.… Continue reading 876: Approaching Bach on the bass – what I’ve learned
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543: Yung-Ho Fu on Bach
I had the chance to spend time in person with Yung-Ho Fu during a recent tour to San Francisco with the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, where he serves as principal bass. Our mutual friend Cielito de Jesus connected us, and we had a wonderful time talking about his recent edition of the Bach Cello… Continue reading 543: Yung-Ho Fu on Bach
528: Kieran Hanlon on Bach for the bass
Kieran Hanlon, bass professor at The State University of New York at Fredonia and also a past podcast guest, has been hard at work putting together a Bach project. Titled Practical Bach for the Double Bass, this project involves transcribing select movements of the Bach cello suites into the lower positions of the double bass.… Continue reading 528: Kieran Hanlon on Bach for the bass
CBC 46: Ira Gold interview 3
This week’s podcast concludes our interview with National Symphony Orchestra bassist Ira Gold. We began this interview on episode 15 of the podcast and continued it on episode 18, as well as featuring Ira performing the Vanhal Concerto with orchestra. Ira discusses his double bass set-up and mental toughness aspects of the audition, practicing, and… Continue reading CBC 46: Ira Gold interview 3