Vito Liuzzi "Il Contrabbasso" or "The Classical Double Bass"

ALL THE PHOTOS about THE DOUBLEBASS & more

This page will be always under construction.

During the time I will add all the models and photos of great liuther (old and contemporary), situated on the Net or from my personal archive, but also doublebasses for students.

My favourite bass !!

In "memoriam " of OVIDIU BADILA - his instrument

POLLMANN

To Link click on the picture

http://page-225187716/

http://www.poellmann-contrabass.de/index.html

TWO WORDS about OBLIGATO SOLO

... only other brief considerations about OBLIGATO SOLO

By now you know my thoughts on the Obligato Pirastro, but since I'm just testing them for the next concert, I noticed other qualities of these strings.
Often times the fourth string is the weakest, while the Obligate SOLO is the F # that provides great satisfaction from a sonorous point of view. In this case the whole set is very well balanced. The sound is more characteristic of this sound like the casing that has a loss. The reactivity of the string under the bow is of some significance and frequency of vibration allow you to can play in any position without major problems.
My students are starting with the Obligato all, when then they want to change to a thin string (now go to the very fashionable iper-thin strings), and more manageable, which will shorten the strings steel or aluminum are more easier to be played under the hand left, but the sound is no longer in the gut to which they were accustomed and do not know what to do. The hyper-thin strings are going good for exhibitionist but not for a bass player who wants to hear the stamp of the past three centuries (and perhaps more).
Today we hear many "contra-cellos ', a kind of instrument that no one knows where to place, why not a double bass and is not a cello. The Obligato (Orchestra or Orchestra) for me to remain the only clearly define the timbre of the double bass. On this I have no doubt. Whit Obligato you will have the sound of three/four centuries ago.
Vito Liuzzi

... let's go on

.... with DBASSIST help !

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VITO D. LIUZZI (Italy)

Professor of Double Bass

Journalist

Doctor of Law

 

IL CONTRABBASSO BLOG by Vito Liuzzi

From here you can also read all Rss 2.o Activity about this site.

Journalist Order in Rome

I'm inscribed in Italian National Order of public Journalist (ROME)

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LEON BOSH New CD

BOTTESINI vol. 2 (HR)

BOGUSLAV FURTOK

INTERVIEW part 4

GARY KARR and HENZE's CONCERTO for Db. and Orchestra

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FREDERICK CHARLTON INTERVIEW

by Vito Liuzzi

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ALL about GIOVANNI BOTTESINI (1821/1889)

Download the more important book about him (in Bottesini's pages)

ANTON TORELLO and his only recording 1932 ca.

"Go, read and listen about it in THOMAS MARTIN page"

BLOG the DOUBLE BASS

by Vito Liuzzi - Italian

BLOG The Double Bass or "Il Contrabbasso"

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Video: Pino Ettorre plays the Gasparo da Salò 1590 (first time in the world)

ASAP Mr. THOMAS MARTIN INTERVIEW

Mr. MARTIN and his Ruggieri on the left

.. and the NEW CD by Thomas MARTIN & Timothy COBB

THE NUMBER 5

FREE DOWNLOAD

MICHELE CELLARO and HIS NEW TRANSCRIPTION: "AULD ROBIN GRAY" by Bottesini

Go to Michele Cellaro's page

and CONTRABASS POLKA by G. BOTTESINI

NEW CD - Gary Karr , Han Han Cho and Harmon Lewis play "Schumann at 39"

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GARY KARR

Basically TELEMANN

Leonardo Presicci "Cross over Bass"

"CROSS OVER BASS" by Leonardo PRESICCI. Website coming soon ..To order let write a mail to E.E.M. Edizioni if you're interested in it. Or click on the image to redirect..

Franco PETRACCHI

  The "MAGISTER"

The great book realized by FRANCO PETRACCHI. Imho the best book ever written for what concerning the Thumb Position. HR

In Bottesini's opinion these studies were impossible to play. Today it's possible thanks to Franco Petracchi technique. Every study is fingered and bowed by Maestro Petracchi.

A very good challange. HR

A great book with Mr. Petracchi's fingerings

NEWS - DANIELE ROCCATO interview

JOEL QUARRINGTON - "Garden Scene" and an incredible technical Digital recording

Garden Scene

SILVIO DALLA TORRE interview

DVD - Click on the image to order it

FREDERICK CHARLTON his works and free transcriptions. Go to his personal page

Click on the photo to enlarge or go to Frederick Charlton's page.

Interview with LEON BOSCH

Interview with MICHAEL WOLF

Interview with PINO ETTORRE

Principal double bass in "La Scala " theatre in Milano

NEWS - Interview with CATALIN ROTARU

Free Downloads

"SCONCERTO" by TROVAJOLI

Just Incredible. NEWS. Fantasia sulle canzonette di Rossini by Bottesini (see Michele Cellaro)

SOME STUDIES by GUIDO GALLIGNANI

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News - ITALO CAIMMI STUDIES

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All Bottesini's compositions

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NEWS by GARY KARR

Two transcriptions by Gary & Harmon for free download

HOW BOTTESINI PLAYED IN THUMB POSITION

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THE NEW ITALIAN FORUM

CONTRABBASSO 1590 FORUM

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Maestro M. CELLARO -free download

"Concerto a due Contrabbassi"

by ARPESANI & BOTTESINI

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NEWS

STEFANO SCIASCIA INTERVIEW

... also in ENGLISH

NEWS - Stefano Sciascia's Interview

AN INCREDIBLE NEWS - SERGIO SCARAMELLI and the SOUND of DRAGONETTI "GASPARO from SALO' 1590'' !!!

For FIRST TIME in ALL OVER THE WORLD it's possible to LISTEN TO  D. DRAGONETTI's 

"GASPARO da SALO' 1590"(the birth of the doublebass), restored from the italian liuther SERGIO SCARAMELLI (doublebass situated in "Basilica di San Marco" Venice -Italy)

 

Link to the site, and directly you will listen, FOR THE FIRST TIME in all over the WORLD, to the SOUND of D.DRAGONETTI's "Gasparo da Salo'  1590'

- SERGIO SCARAMELLI has been the first liuther in the world who has restored this instrument. 

 

To read the complete review go to "Miscellaneous part 2", if you like!

 

 

SERGIO SCARAMELLI and THE SOUND of GASPARO from SALO' 1590

THOMAS MARTIN and his new CDs Collection for Naxos

THOMAS MARTIN - click on the picture above to read about the Maestro.

In the second Cd maestro FRANCO PETRACCHI like performer and conductor of the LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

NEWS: The NUMBER 5

and .... Timothy Cobb

DANIELE ROCCATO

To link click on the image
Click on the image

 

HR

PIRASTRO

Thanks to PIRASTRO for their kindness. Click on the image above

My brief observations about Obligato. Click on the photo.

GIOVANNI LUCCHI and his carbon fibre bow.

CREMONA

"G" not like Gary but "Genius"!

KARR PLAYS DVORAK CELLO CONCERTO with ORCHESTRA

Simply Amazing

FREDERICK CHARLTON

Recorded with gut strings

Maestro Karr has appreciated a lot this recording

THOMASTIK STRINGS

CLICK ON THE PHOTO and REDIRECT: my personal observation about BEL CANTO

BEL CANTOs SOLO are avaible also in Europe.

Petracchi's Strings

LEON BOSCH

News - Interview with Leon Bosh by Vito Liuzzi

Click on the last photo to know more

MICHAEL WOLF

MICHAEL WOLF BOOK, if you like click on to Schott Edition
Click on the photo to read my considerations about maestro Wolf 's Method

PIERMARIO MURELLI

Interview with maestro MURELLI

PIERMARIO MURELLI - "Nuova didattica per contrabbasso " Ed. Ricordi (click on the picture to read more). A very innovative method that doesn't begin in the first half position.Maestro Murelli is Professor of Conservatory in Milan Read my interview, it's very interesting.

Asap in English.

ALFREDO TREBBI

ALFREDO TREBBI - Novissimo manuale semiserio per contrabbasso (click on the picture above to read more)

FRANCOIS RABBATH

Works for LIBEN (direct link clicking on the photo)

LEONARDO PRESICCI METHOD

LEONARDO PRESICCI's METHOD (Pizzicato Edition)

Click on to know more.

FERNANDO GRILLO

Giuseppe "Pino" Ettorre

PINO ETTORRE (Principal Doublebass in "LA SCALA" THEATRE. Downloads (clicking on his image above you'll discover a lot of very interesting free music and much more)

CASTORE e POLLUCE

Pino Ettorre
Giuseppe Ettorre Cd vol.1

The BassGang

The Bass Gang DVD

Stefano Sciascia

Stefano Sciascia

"The legends about this concerto say it's Nanny's work, not Dragonetti's. This work has nothing to do with other Dragonetti's works and it's not among the Drag's manuscripts in the British Museum's library."

 

 Here maestro Sciascia has recorded in first absolute the " authentic" Concert in Amajor for db. and "strings" (more two bassons and two horns) by Domenico Dragonetti (no.3).

About the other concerto "more famous" I have some doubts about the real composer: surely he was a work by E. Nanny.

 

 

 

Giorgio Dini (Jazz or ?)

Giorgio DINI Jazz or what other else?!
Two stereophonic doublebass Click on the cover

Silvia Mattei

SILVIA MATTEI: il Metodo per Contrabbasso di Giovanni Bottesini: una questione di "scuola"

KLAUS STOLL

DVD- KLAUS STOLL

Gabriele Ragghianti

Gabriele Ragghianti CD - All about Bottesini

Massimo Giorgi

MASSIMO GIORGI - click on the picture to know more details

Ludwig Streicher

LUDWIG STREICHER - click on the picture for more details
The great Streicher

UBALDO FIORAVANTI

UBALDO FIORAVANTI

In "Memoriam" of OVIDIU BADILA

Visit his site to know more

GERGELY JARDANYI

Alberto BOCINI

BOGUSLAW FURTOK

MARK MORTON

ASODB - click on the photo

FRANCESCO SIRAGUSA

Other PRINCIPAL double bass player in "LA SCALA THEATRE" - Milano (ITALY)

To Link click on the last cover

MARCO PASQUINO

ITALIAN BOW MAKER

To link click on the photo

SOME ITALIAN FORUM

CONTRABBASSO ITALIANO (founded in 2003 by Vito Liuzzi)

Click on the picture

NBBRECORDS FORUM

Click on the picture

CONTRABBASSO 1590 (new)

Created by myself, that's Vito

Don't click on the picture ... a lot of spywares!

CATALIN ROTARU

Interview with Catalin Rotaru

To link "universe CD" click above

Bozo Paradzik (video)

Click on image

JOEL QUARRINGTON

Playing in fifths
To know more click on
Click on the cover

SILVIO DALLA TORRE (CD &DVD)

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