from the opening concert for the Berlin 2010 Double Bass Convention. Konzerthaus Kammerorchester, Nabil Shehata - conductor
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@steffengotsch9 жыл бұрын
The good news is that it will only take me about 150 years to learn to play like that. Thanks for a performance beyond words, as always, Mr. Rotaru.
@bassocat9 жыл бұрын
haha.... stop thinking like that and start practicing scales and arpeggios ;)
@bassocat12 жыл бұрын
yes, there is enough solo repertoire for bass, but not as much as for violin or cello. Thanks for listening and I am glad you enjoyed it! Catalin
@JasonPegis11 жыл бұрын
Didn't think this was even possible on a bass! Unbelievable, what amazing chops!
@auspicious935 жыл бұрын
have you heard his Paganini 24...
@albertotravagli11 жыл бұрын
Hi Catalin, my name is Alberto, I am already a friend of yours in facebook. I am an Italian doublebass player, but after studying with Petru Iuga in Trossingen I took the position of Solokontrabass in a small orchestra in East Germany. I really think your playing is fantastic and out of this world. I think the rumanian school is one of the best and you are one of the greatest musician I have ever heard. I really hope to meet you someday! Congratulation for everything!!!
@theodorewhite164 Жыл бұрын
I never thought a bass could sound that beautiful. THANK YOU!!!
@Fiddler11029011 жыл бұрын
Catalin, you made my day with your playing! I am a viola student, but you helped me to appreciate all the members of the strings family!
@lauraghuey13 жыл бұрын
i love how composed you play! seeing a smirk every now and then reminded me how even the most difficult music can be the most fulfilling! bravo!
@hailthemightytriff8 ай бұрын
One of my favorite recordings of this piece on any instrument, just unbelievable work Mr Rotaru
@JamildnLima11 жыл бұрын
Hi mr Rotaru great sound. You became one of my favorite double bass player. Thanks for your great art.
@e21big9 жыл бұрын
omg this is just so good, the best Rococo Var I ever heard in years!
@rinatibragimov5 жыл бұрын
bravo Catalin and Nabil!fantastic!
@bassocat5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rinat! I hope you're doing well!!!
@JoshuaLo27323 жыл бұрын
RIP
@wernervanrooyen469710 жыл бұрын
What beauty and skill on what sounds and looks like a wonderful instrument! That 3rd movement is an inspiration to bassist everywhere
@bassocat10 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your kind words :)
@angelosantiagogel81692 жыл бұрын
Is a pleasure to see you playing like that! Beautiful!
@Tresoratops13 жыл бұрын
I love how happy you always look while playing =]
@PaskinMira7 жыл бұрын
Настоящий виртуоз!!! Прекрасное исполнение! Спасибо.
@jimmytuffrey65096 жыл бұрын
I especially like the joy and expression on your face when you look up. Wonderful playing Maestro!
@bassocat6 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Tuffrey thanks... I'm glad you enjoyed 😃
@stefanmilojicic10 жыл бұрын
I listen this concert in Live, and was one of my bigest Inspiration from this Convention 2010. Thanks Catalin Rotaru :)
@bassocat10 жыл бұрын
thanks for your kind comment! :)
@crlsdario5 ай бұрын
I came here to get inspired, gracias Catalin.
@JuanMarcello11 жыл бұрын
Catalin = God. no more words.
@liarusu6168 жыл бұрын
Vai, nu pot sa adaug decat "Splendid"! Cu admiratie si gratitudine din Chisinau, Maestre! (Y)
@bassocat8 жыл бұрын
mersi mult!!! :-)
@MrEddysax9 жыл бұрын
Proficiat, en met een ontspannen houding, meesterlijk
@physphilmusic12 жыл бұрын
It's even more amazing that some variations are played in the original register, i.e. one octave higher than written! This makes variation III, originally technically quite easy, much more difficult!
@bassocat11 жыл бұрын
I'm really glad you like it; thanks for taking time to listen and good luck to you!
@fryBASS13 жыл бұрын
Excellent recording and wonderful sound!!
@danidanzi11 жыл бұрын
Fantastico !!!! Bravissimo Sr. Catalin.
@GooglePleaseEmployMe4 жыл бұрын
You must have practiced 40 hours a day #lingling #respect 9:08 wow. How do you control harmonics so well.. i want to cry
@DudaBotelho31104 жыл бұрын
Twosetviolin fan?
@bassbass201310 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You've been a great help!
@vladi442313 жыл бұрын
Bravo,Catalin!You are great!
@SpitfireCurl12 жыл бұрын
i don't understand how there aren't 1,000,000 views or more.
@yermeksarsembayev773011 жыл бұрын
Super,..Bravo Catalin..
@alanonthebass4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful performance!
@bassocat12 жыл бұрын
@donbass1979 thanks for listening Donat! congrats again for the wonderful performance at the Koussevitzky competition and I too, hope we meet again soon; Happy New Year! Catalin
@diegozecharies8 жыл бұрын
bravo!
@bassocat12 жыл бұрын
@DBass9994 thanks for listening and I'm truly glad you enjoyed it! At the time of this performance, this bass was about 2 weeks old :) It was made by my good friend, Luciano Golia. Best wishes to you!
@dwayneparkerUSA9 жыл бұрын
I'm in tears right now because that was such an emotional performance. Some missed notes, some slightly out of tune, but this was full of heart. And hearing on the bass, really brought out a lot of the rhythms and key notes, that aren't always all that clear on the cello. So, Bravo. With tears in my eyes, Bravo!!!!!
@bassocat9 жыл бұрын
well, it's not easy to find "the perfect" recording, without missed or out of tune notes, especially in a live performance; but thanks for listening and I'm glad you overall enjoyed it. Happy Holidays
@gregoryf4186 Жыл бұрын
@@bassocatI don’t get why people point the minor things like this out, there is no such thing as a perfect performance. The thing that matters is how the audience feels, the music and what feelings that gives you. Your performance was amazing and full of emotion, something many players can’t do.
@clementecarignano11 жыл бұрын
BRAVISSIMO !!!!!
@bassocat12 жыл бұрын
@Mizzles240 thanks for listening! Yes, most of the time I just use the original part and transpose.
@janburger82994 жыл бұрын
beautiful sound👍💪
@squanck13 жыл бұрын
Great, immense Catalin!!
@nathanrock92693 жыл бұрын
Yourrrr toneeee is soooo smooth :)))
@JoshuaLo27323 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@bassocat13 жыл бұрын
@dogtransport it's already in my repertoire; I played it 2 weeks ago in Germany at the bass festival in Michaelstein
@serg-korshun6fly7th8.2 жыл бұрын
Браво!😻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@luigidiamore12 жыл бұрын
amazing Catalin !
@annahoppa8 жыл бұрын
gyönyörű hangon játszik mindenkinek ajánlom, hallgassák őt :)
@bassocat8 жыл бұрын
+hoppa anna thank you :-)
@Fiddler11029011 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate your words!
@carlospinto-ke1qq7 жыл бұрын
Excelente maestro Rotaru!...acabo de descubrirlo, gracias por esta interpretación extraordinaria....solo me inspira a seguir adelante estudiando mi contrabajo....espero conocerle algún día...saludos desde Venezuela!
@bassocat7 жыл бұрын
carlos pinto good luck to you my friend! Abrazos desde Arizona :-)
@carlospinto-ke1qq7 жыл бұрын
igual suerte y que sigan los éxitos maestro!...
@carlospinto-ke1qq7 жыл бұрын
igual para usted maestro, mucha suerte y que sigan los éxitos!...un gran abrazo!...
@bassocat11 жыл бұрын
many thanks Yermek!
@thatyannealves79217 жыл бұрын
Meu Deus como Catalin toca, maravilhoso, amo demais escutar ele tocando❤❤❤❤
@bassocat7 жыл бұрын
thatyanne alves obrigadao... :-)
@thatyannealves79217 жыл бұрын
***** ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@bassocat7 жыл бұрын
thatyanne alves talves, voce pode vir para o FEMUSC no prosimo ano :-)
Absolutely lovely. For a cartoonish version of Tchaikovsky featuring the bass, I do the piano concerto transcribed for electric bass. (I know. It's total blasphemy). Anyway, your tone, technique and intonation are fantastic. And good to see the old German bowing. It seems rare these days.
@curtbarnes42949 жыл бұрын
I'm used to hearing what I'd call a slight metallic sound from the doublebass; it's even heard on some of the old LPs I own. But Rotaru never has a hint of that. Anyone know what I mean? (This performance staggers me, by the way)
@GabrielTutoriais998 жыл бұрын
Very Good, Very Nice!
@Dogaradodia8 жыл бұрын
Certifié intergalactique!
@bassocat11 жыл бұрын
thanks for listening and for your kind words! Good luck with your transcription; it's not cartoonish if it helps you grow as musician and performer :)
@osmartapia88647 жыл бұрын
impresionante!!!
@bassocat12 жыл бұрын
@10124797 thanks for listening and yes, I have many famous friends in the bass world :)
@bassocat13 жыл бұрын
@Critchie23 indeed, at the time of this performance the bass was 2 weeks old....
@ahmadkerimkulov9244 жыл бұрын
Bravo!
@newfolder2net8 жыл бұрын
Bravissssssimo!
@bassocat11 жыл бұрын
many thanks for your comment Jamil, and good luck to you!
@marinaoliveira4318 жыл бұрын
Very Good!
@hannesheinz7203 жыл бұрын
On the double bass(!), he plays this tricky piece as good as a professional cellist!
@AleksofCanada12 жыл бұрын
Catalin, I have a question for you: Is there alot of repetoire for the double bass? At least more than the average person could guess? I'm really thinking of taking up the bass and it's in part due to you ;) I absolutely love your performances your my favorite bassist! Take care, and get back to me, if you will. In your spare time. Congrats on your performance once again ;)
@thomasaldenhoven95134 жыл бұрын
I think, if Tschaikowsky had thougt about playing it on double bass, he wouldn't have written it for cello..
@bluebarman113 жыл бұрын
ma che bravo professsionista pazzesco di difficile interpretazione con il contrabbasso,ma è stupendo.
@AleksofCanada12 жыл бұрын
Also, one more thing, was your bass tuned starting from the bottom string, E, A, D then G for this performance? I think I've seen other bassists that tuned their basses differently for some performancing so I was wondering.
@danielbates740110 жыл бұрын
Mr. Rotaru, I absolutely love your tone, and your vibrato is so expressive. It is pleasantly wonderful to listen to. It's very inspiring for a younger player, such as myself. I'm curious though, did you start on cello and then switch to double bass? The way you sit and play happened to make me wonder.
@bassocat10 жыл бұрын
thanks for your kind comment Daniel! No, I never played cello.... but I found (only for solo playing) that sitting a bit lower will make me feel very comfortable and relaxed :)
@promaje463811 жыл бұрын
Mi sono sempre chiesto: che cosa significa agogica, in senso pratico? Ecco, credo di averlo capito. E' un grande!
@karlosmusic27 жыл бұрын
Maestro Catalin fantastic performance very well executed. I am looking forward to play this piece for my master's recital, however I cannot find this version in G mayor to play with solo strings (so it sounds A), could you please guide me to where I can find it or buy it. Thank you and hope to see you in a near future
@bassocat7 жыл бұрын
Carlos García I'm so sorry, but I actually used the cello part and transposed directly
@goranpiljic936210 жыл бұрын
Mr. Rotaru, the more I listen to you, the more I like your playing. But still, I keep wondering, why do you play so many transcriptions? Or arrangements. Or, whatever, cello stuff. There's so much awesome literature for bass. I am just now discovering the Hertl and Findeisen concertos and I'm sure there's much more out there. No offense (at all) but it kind of seems like you don't like what's been written for your own instrument. So yeah, I'm just wondering and I'd like to hear your point of view. Greetings from Switzerland, an aspiring Double Bass Soloist
@bassocat10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment! Yes you're right, there is enough literature for bass, but not nearly as much as there is for violin or cello. To be honest, I play these transcription works simply because they are divinely beautiful, and because they teach me a lot more about music than the standard bass repertoire, which in my humble opinion, I know pretty well. Best wishes to you and good luck with your bass :)
@coolcool25213 жыл бұрын
Респект
@max.domante9 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Mr. Rotaru, are you going to teach at any Master Courses in central Europe in the next time? Cheers!
@bassocat9 жыл бұрын
unfortunately no, the closest I'll get is Transylvania :(
@max.domante9 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks for you answer! At any case I'd appreciate any information about it
@bassocat12 жыл бұрын
I used normal solo tuning, as I do most of the time, which is a tone higher; so from the bottom, F# B E A
@grandeodalisque13 жыл бұрын
Sir, you put us cellists to shame!
@Janarielsensei12 жыл бұрын
I was supposed to do something important... but honestly, who can resist such memorization?
@examine152511 жыл бұрын
Sadly I never find a piece that is originally made for a bass solo
@beniphotography48419 жыл бұрын
ceva special catalin rotaru,finete si arta...
@bassocat12 жыл бұрын
@geoped1 haha....I love this!!!
@examine152511 жыл бұрын
Which solo instrument is this composition meant for?
@auspicious935 жыл бұрын
'cello
@johnrobinsoniii40284 жыл бұрын
I’ll bet he’s using the Thomastic Solo Guage Strings tuned a whole step higher.
@bassocat4 жыл бұрын
No, I am just using solo tuning strings.... Nothing else
@bigdawg36410 жыл бұрын
Mr. Rotaru, where did you get the bent endpin your currently using? Thanks
@bassocat10 жыл бұрын
Thierry Barbe gave it to me; and he made it in his garage from a piece of aluminum :)
@bigdawg36410 жыл бұрын
I see, very cool! Do you incorporate it into your playing because it is simply more ergonomic? Did you learn this way? it seems that you can use more arm weight, also reaching upper registers seems much more easy than the "standard" position. Sorry if I'm asking a stupid question!
@bassocat10 жыл бұрын
Gabe Rupe there is no such thing as stupid question; no, I played until recently with a regular endpin. I guess the main reason I use it because it's extremely light, and this helps me in my travels. Also, it helps a bit with centering the weight of the instrument which ultimately, allows a fuller vibration
@bigdawg36410 жыл бұрын
I see, thanks so much for answering these questions! You are a true modern day master! :)
@jancowell3 жыл бұрын
Just for me 7:23 12:28 17:03
@geoped112 жыл бұрын
@SpitfireCurl Most likely, because the featured artist isn't wearing his pants below his crotch, wearing a ballcap backwards, screaming yo-yo and mo-fo into a mike while prancing around like the missing link in front of a crowd of spoiled sycophants with one hand attached to the latest elelctronic device. That's my guess.
@strahinjamitrovic37127 жыл бұрын
what strings do u use mr Catalin
@bassocat7 жыл бұрын
upper 2 are Pirastro Flexocore Deluxe and lower 2 Spirocore
@strahinjamitrovic37127 жыл бұрын
Catalin Rotaru again me ... Could u semd me notes i cant find on the internet . If u could sned me on mail i will be greatfull ..My mail is strale007@live.com
@bassocat7 жыл бұрын
Strahinja Mitrovic I don't have any bass notes. I used a cello edition
@strahinjamitrovic37127 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@thrillofthehunt448411 жыл бұрын
Cello
@AugustoTolosa6456684 жыл бұрын
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@NelsonMontana123411 жыл бұрын
Oh, I'm not saying I don't think it's good! ha. It's just that it's such a bastardization and departure from the more "legitimate" and traditional work that you're doing. But art is art. I've taken several cello pieces and reworked them for bass and posted them on KZfaq. And yes, there aren't many written for double bass. A shame. You can paste -- Haydn Double Bass Concerto for Electric Bass Guitar - if you want good laugh. : )
@papafreeman947211 жыл бұрын
Fais du Violoncelle mon pote
@auspicious935 жыл бұрын
um, why, when he's the best bassist in the world. LOL
@Andy-if3sv5 жыл бұрын
Many try to copy Badila but he will be rest forever the best... nice try, but not as much as Ovidiu did ;-)
@bassocat5 жыл бұрын
Ovidiu was my friend and colleague in school! And just for your information, it is possible to play the same piece without copying somebody... ! ;-) Perhaps you can do it better...
@Andy-if3sv5 жыл бұрын
@@bassocat I know what are you saying, I knew Ovidiiu too and was also my friend and teacher... I wrote that because some people forget who got that first in concert, and who Ovidiu was.. I respect your playing and gave also a "like" :-) I can't do it better than Ovidiu or you, you are fucking great and play awesome.. I have the feeling new people forgot about Ovidiu 'cause weren't videos for many years... Sorry I didn^t want to be offense with you!
@bassocat5 жыл бұрын
@@Andy-if3sv no worries, I didn't feel offended. Ovidiu was the one who inspired me to play this piece. And in most of my master classes I tell students about him, if they don't know already. After all, he and I are coming from the same school and he did set a wonderful standard for playing the bass!
@Andy-if3sv5 жыл бұрын
@@bassocat you are awesome bass player how I said.. and as I repeat, as a human too!!! Sorry my english! :-)
@davidhart70546 жыл бұрын
Playing, though beautifully, the bass like a cello - high in the register. Prefer hearing it as a bass.