Vito Liuzzi
"Il Contrabbasso" or
"The Classical Double Bass"
Vito Domenico Liuzzi
South Italy
With my new double bass made by "Donato Rubino", inspired from the Naples' School."Thanks to my Main and Hystorical
maestro Michele Cellaro who has had the patience to teach me such this marvellous instrument. It's not his fault if I could
do better. Probably this is my best. This site is devoted to You. Maestro! Thanks a lot, Maestro Michele!
With love, Vito.
I hope you all appreciate this my no-professional-website.
My best bass regards
Vito D. Liuzzi
1)Everything is purely RANDOM (photos, interviews and other)
2)You can find scores everywhere (in every page!!)
FRANCO PETRACCHI
... with his incredible Gaetano Rossi - 1847
Il Maestro
Mr. Franco PETRACCHI uses on his Rossi "Jargar Strings mod. Dolce"
Some of his recordings
Go to the Official Site to know more
PETRACCHI e "LA CONTRABBASSATA"
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N E W S
LEONARDO PRESICCI
"Cross over bass"
The new Concerto in three movements written and played by the composer himself. Go to VIDEO page to listen to the Concerto played by Mr. Presicci himself.
Click up to order or redirect
A little example !!
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Contact E.E.M. also by a mail to order what you like more (in the video above Leonardo Presicci plays the 1st Time of his "Cross Over Bass" with italian "ORCHESTRA della MAGNA GRECIA" - Stop Simfy
TIM COBB & TOM MARTIN (ISB 2009)
" Just some photos "
Miscellaneous
XBASS.TV
The unique site related to classic or jazz (or other) double bass with ORIGINAL VIDEOs CONCERTS or INTERVIEWs
Miscellaneous
EDICSON RUIZ - a great talent in the Berliner
The talent of Edicson Ruiz
Ruiz at 23 years old has already played an incredible number of works.
I suggest to go to YOUTUBE to watch and listen to his performances, or .... here!
Let's go on ...
The incredible world of the "OCTOBASSE"
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http://tv.unimore.it/media/scienze/seminari_fisica_ott_nov_06/octobass/start.swf
Dr. Nicola Moneta from Italy is the only one in the world to have an Octobasse (another there's in South Italy just in the region in which I live "Puglia") and he's able to play it. Well, in the link above we will see a conference in an italian University. And probably it's the only way to listen to an Octobasse playing with a ....violin. An incredible duet!!
The new talents: ROMAN PATKOLO'
ROMAN PATKOLO' -1982
With MUTTER
The young Bottesini
Vito Liuzzi playing without a bow ... just impossible!
New videos: PINO ETTORRE and Alberto BOCINI
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=48393303
Giuseppe Ettorre contrabbasso, Angeline Pondepeyre pianoforte, Alberto Bocini contrabbasso II (Duetto n.1 e "Memorie...") Telemann: Fantasia per viola da gamba (andante,vivace) Bottesini: Serenata sul "Barbiere di Siviglia", Allegretto Capriccio, Introduzione e Gavotta, Una furtiva lagrima, I Puritani, Duetto n.1 Ettorre: "Memorie di un'altra estate"
Pino Ettore
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Studing the double bass
I think you can observe the big differences between this Concerto no.3 by Dragonetti and the Nanny's one. Dragonetti, imho, couldn't write in that way ... compare Nanny's one with all the works by Dragonetti. Very different things.
Vito, his guitar and keyboard
The Bordicor
Very beautiful the bow
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Giuseppe "Pino" ETTORRE plays on GASPARO da SALO' 1590 - Video
GIUSEPPE "Pino" ETTORRE plays Valzer no. 1 by D. Dragonetti directly on HIS Double Bass 1590 (Gasparo da Salò) and with the original German Bow restored.
For the first time inthe World it's possible to listen and look at the most important double bass in the history of this instrument: the GASPARO da SALO' 1590 owned by Domenico Dragonetti played by PINO ETTORRE (in the video).
The double bass was restored by the italian liuther Sergio Scaramelli, together with the german bow.
Pino ETTORRE (first double bass in LA SCALA THEATRE in Milano) has been the first to provide a video for the Net.
Giovanni LUCCHI from CREMONA and his carbon Fibre bow
Read also my interview to one of the greatest bow makers in the World and my recension about this new bow.
Maestro GIOVANNI LUCCHI
Did they play with a carbon fibre bow ?? !!!
Where is Bottesini 's TESTORE ??
When Bottesini died, his family sold the Testore to a lawyer in Turin (Italy) for Lire 25.000 (Bottesini paid it Lire 400/600), and the lawyer sold it to a group of English for a bigger amount (incredible).
But today we don't know much more about
the Testori or Testore.
Someone thinks it's in China !!!
Probably it will impossible to know it.
But a beautiful history is how Bottesini and Lisei found the Testore in a theatre of "marionette".
It seems it was owned by a double bass player in Milan, his name was Fiando. When he died the double bass "died" with him in this theatre. Probably Bottesini paid it 800/900 Lire or less. One thing it was sure: it was the double bass for Mr. Bottesini and Lisei was convinced of it.
... in other times !!
Vito Liuzzi & ROMANZA DRAMMATICA
Vito Liuzzi & "Tarantella" by Bottesini
Warm up for an audition or recital
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"In Memoriam" of LUDWIG STREICHER
The most carismatic Maestro I've ever heard
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VITO D. LIUZZI (Italy)
Professor of Double Bass
Journalist
Doctor of Law
ITALIAN BLOG about The Double Bass created by me ALSO IN ENGLISH
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Journalist Order in Rome
Inscription in Italian National Order of public Journalist (ROME)
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STEFANO SCIASCIA
"Lux ex tenebris"
NEWS: The original Concerto in A maj by Domenico DRAGONETTI
LEON BOSH New CD
BOTTESINI vol. 2 (HR)
BOGUSLAV FURTOK
INTERVIEW part 4
GARY KARR and HENZE's CONCERTO for Db. and Orchestra
FREDERICK CHARLTON INTERVIEW
by Vito Liuzzi
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
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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"
Click on to order it
Click above
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
Click to internal link
THE NEW ITALIAN FORUM
Click above
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 InterviewAN 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!
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 aboveMy brief observations about Obligato. Click on the photo.
"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 recordingLEON BOSCH
News - Interview with Leon Bosh by Vito Liuzzi
Click on the last photo to know moreMICHAEL 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.
ALFREDO TREBBI
ALFREDO TREBBI - Novissimo manuale semiserio per contrabbasso (click on the picture above to read more)
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.1Stefano 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?!
Click on the cover
KLAUS STOLL
DVD- KLAUS STOLL
Gabriele Ragghianti
Gabriele Ragghianti CD - All about Bottesini
Massimo Giorgi
MASSIMO GIORGI - click on the picture to know more detailsLudwig Streicher
LUDWIG STREICHER - click on the picture for more details
The great Streicher
In "Memoriam" of OVIDIU BADILA
Visit his site to know more
BOGUSLAW FURTOK
MARK MORTON
ASODB - click on the photo
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 aboveJOEL QUARRINGTON
Playing in fifths
To know more click on
Click on the cover
SILVIO DALLA TORRE (CD &DVD)
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