All bottesini articles
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Video
A Mendelssohn-inspired double bass performance from James Oesi
Oesi and pianist Andrea Vasi perform Bottesini’s Allegro Di Concerto ’Alla Mendelssohn,’ which was released as a single last week
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News
Double bass winners announced at the 2024 International Bottesini Competition
Double bassist Siheon Ryu wins the first prize, receiving a double bass by Marco Nolli worth €30,000
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Review
Rick Stotijn: Doppio Espressivo: Double concertos for bass Instruments
A Dutch double bass superstar offers flair aplenty
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Blogs
How I met Puccini: double bassist Valentina Ciardelli
Ciardelli discusses using the double bass and a combination of theatrical techniques to explore and bring the music of Giacomo Puccini to new audiences
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Premium ❘ Feature
Bottesini’s 200th anniversary: The world at his feet
Stephen Street looks at the life and career of the remarkable artist Giovanni Bottesini and introduces us to his catalogue of works
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Gallery
A walk through the Giovanni Bottesini exhibition
An exhibition celebrating the life and times of the influential double bassist was held from 10 to 18 October in Crema, Italy
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Video
Bottesini Bass Concerto no.2 …arranged for two basses!
’Don’t have a pianist around to play Bottesini’s famous second Concerto? Just play it with a bass buddy!’
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Premium ❘ Feature
Masterclass: Bottesini’s Elegy in D major
Canadian soloist and former principal bassist of the London Symphony Orchestra, Joel Quarrington demonstrates how he plays Bottesini’s Elegy in D major. From November 2015
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Focus
‘Make it sing’ - Thomas Martin on playing Bottesini
Bass player Thomas Martin shares his thoughts on the music of Bottesini, in this extract from the Winter 2000 issue of the now discontinued magazine, Double Bassist
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Focus
‘Surrounded by musicians and immersed in music’ - the early life of Giovanni Bottesini
In our December 2021 issue, Stephen Street examines early influences on the virtuoso bass player, composer and conductor
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The Strad Podcast Episode #21: Leon Bosch on Bottesini
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Bottesini’s birth, Leon Bosch speaks about the complete musician who was described as ‘the Paganini of the double bass’
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Review
Book review: The Paganini of the Double Bass: Bottesini in Britain
Stephen Street reviews one of the first works in English on the great 19th-century double bassist Giovanni Bottesini
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Video
Augustin Hadelich and Xavier Foley rehearse Bottesini’s Grand Duo Concertante
A small glimpse into the rehearsal from La Jolla SummerFest 2021, with no shortage of virtuosity
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Review
Oyster Duo: Stolen Pearls
Bass and piano duo breaks the mould and excels in borrowed repertoire
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Review
Live-streamed concert review: Xavier Foley (double bass) Kelly Yu-Chieh Lin (piano)
Leah Hollingsworth tunes in to the Shriver Hall Concert Series (Discovery Series) on 6 March 2021
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Review
Book review: Complete Method for the Double Bass/String Quartet op. 2 (Giovanni Bottesini)
Leon Bosch reviews the first two publications in a project to create urtexts of all the Italian composer’s works
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Article
Double bassist Joel Quarrington performs Bottesini
Double bassist Joel Quarrington performs Bottesini's Elegy no.1 with pianist Andrew Burashko. Quarrington contributes a Masterclass on the work in The Strad’s November 2015 issue – download through The Strad App.Watch: Double bassist Joel Quarrington performs Korngold’s Garden Scene