Czardas Monti for two Double Bass solo

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Czardas Monti for two Double Bass solo

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10 жыл бұрын

Chardash by Monti, performed by Lev Weksler on Double Bass. (Arranged for 2 Double basses by Lev Weksler)
This Musical Piece originates from my "Popular Classical Miniatures" collection. I used a 5/8th solo Bass, with an extended fingerboard and high solo Corelli strings.

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@user-lv6qm3fj2z 7 жыл бұрын

Oh... my ... god... When I opened this video I was so skeptical, I though "Pfff, come on, Chardash on contrabass? That's impossible! you gotta have fingers of titanium to do it". I've never been so wrong! And the second part! ON ONE STRING! I bet Paganini himself would applaud you - at least his violin was not 30 kg heavy! Lev, you are a true master. Thank you!

@levweksler1819 7 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Kornev Thank you Vladimir. Спасибо! I'm not the only one who is playing this piece on the double bass. There are other beautiful recordings of this music made by Roman Patkolo, Lauren Pierce and others. And you don’t need “to have a titanium fingers” to play this. Now there are light weight metal strings allowing to develop fast playing technique on the double bass.

@sanstheskeleton2023 7 жыл бұрын

Paganini also had a disease that made his tendons looser than average, which contributes to how fast one could play.

@MrShyguyRS 5 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Kornev Czardas is actually standard repertoire for most professional bassists

@priyeeshofonie9615 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@nox_7277 4 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Kornev agreed. Strongly agreed

@Mari-lh8oq 7 жыл бұрын

I really don't see why someone would mark this as fake, I mean, why would he go out of his way to learn the fingerlings for such a hard piece and play them out on camera and then just not make real sound? C'mon now, that just doesn't make sense, it's a genuine video that took effort to make, don't throw out someone's hard work like that.

@yirenchen6384 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly! He would just throw paintings or sheet music over it.

@gregprymicz9947 6 жыл бұрын

he filmed it. and recorded it two different times. what you're seeing is a video, with a seperate audio track dubbed. The reason is simply audio quality.

@levweksler1819 6 жыл бұрын

Greg Prymicz I'm glad that there are people like you, who understand that for a musician the main priority is the quality of the sound recording and to create possible great piece of music, but not an attempt to impress anyone.

@silverfang2047 6 жыл бұрын

Lev Weksler you did an outstanding job and i now have something to accomplish. I want to be just as good as you. I look ip to you. Right now i would say i am a good bass player but still need to improve on so much more. I am about to become a college freshman and i would love to get better throughout the years

@cameronconley5301 5 жыл бұрын

You can obviously hear the cuts and edited notes. Its undeniable

@Mannotaur 7 жыл бұрын

Your left hand technique is quite something to behold specifically the thumbing.

@Marymarzipan 6 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I played bass in high school (was gonna continue in college but I had back surgery), and the number of people who don't realize just how versatile a bass is blew ( and continues to blow) my mind. This is incredible. Once I get a steady job I might join an orchestra again, this has totally rekindled my desire to play!

@ambers6789 5 жыл бұрын

Mary O'Dell 𝚍𝚘 𝚞 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠?

@gregoryf4186 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you got to play some bottesini

@doggoinbox2719 Жыл бұрын

its been 5 years. did you retry bass?

@dylanmorgan5279 7 жыл бұрын

You, sir, are the best bassist I have ever seen.

@TothTimea32 6 жыл бұрын

best? :DDD total bad tempo, and slides, and dynamic.

@ctgbass 6 жыл бұрын

Please watch Edgar Meyer's and Bozo Paradzik's videos,man :)

@agnesmatusalem9076 6 жыл бұрын

I agree, only Bozo Paradzik makes me emotions...

@amj.composer 5 жыл бұрын

@@TothTimea32 Ever heard of rubato? Ever heard of playing with feeling? Ever heard that artists have their own interpretations? Did you bother listening to the full piece? Ever heard that you're an absolute dumbass?

@ZapPack 5 жыл бұрын

Aryaman Manish Joshi yeah really

@bayarbuyan84 7 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! Only 75k views? It should be in the millions. But don't worry sir, people just haven't found you yet. And when they do, you would be regarded as the master because you sir are amazing!

@MrTennis88 6 жыл бұрын

Well, I am a violinist, not a bassist or cellist, but I can certainly see that your bowing technique is very real and very fluid. Vibrato, also real, and very nice technique as well as all the fingering and shifting. So, you have put in your hours and got your reward, a combination of admiration from the sane and bitter jealousy from the usual internet "I need to get a life brigade." You may have, for all I know, patched some of this together using technology. Anyone who doubts that this happens in classical music recording should watch the movie Pianomania and pay particular attention to the recording of the Bach Art of Fugue. The fact that some people seem to feel that nobody should be allowed to play or record classical music if they are not Leonid Kogin or Rostropovich or Arthur Rubinstein is just sort of pathetic. You can guess how far they got with their instrument, so they quit and live vicariously through the top of the top musicians and invest their time in bitter commentary rather than practice. Anyone who puts in huge love and effort and achieves a high level of musicianship is the winner, they get the thrill of felling the music go through them instead of being a mere listener. Bravo!

@DaveDexterMusic 4 жыл бұрын

I stitch together multiple takes of sessions recordings for the perfect result. Unless it's a live concert, it's all about the end result imo. I'd be surprised if Lev had to do much if any cutting from multiple takes, though. He's quite something.

@itsjoemamad7179 4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Berry u mean celloist

@itsjoemamad7179 4 жыл бұрын

U had the time to make this

@jazmine9385 4 жыл бұрын

cool Chanal No, its cellist.

@jideamobi9555 3 жыл бұрын

I cellist

@aidenjohnson3212 2 жыл бұрын

Lev I wish I was kidding when I tell you I’ve been watching this video since 2018!! I can’t get enough of it, you are a true master! A salute from this Violinist and Pianist!!

@levweksler1819 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Aiden!

@lf6046 6 ай бұрын

🤗You can see the passion this man has for music, the way he plays .Amazing performance. God bless u.THANKS

@levweksler1819 6 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@shogun2215 7 жыл бұрын

One of the better performances of Czardas on the bass that I've heard. You're certainly an exceptional bass player.

@smileyguyz 7 жыл бұрын

It seems like the recording and the camera are off. Try clapping, then when editing the video, just like up the peaks of the two channels (camera microphone and proper microphone) It will help make it line up more I guess if that's how you would like to call it.

@arthur6082 5 жыл бұрын

Ryan LeFevre it’s not live, he edits them to sound more professional

@vojtechcermak6801 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking "why does it sound sometimes like keyboard?" xdd

@momish392 4 жыл бұрын

@@vojtechcermak6801 IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A MIDI BASS SOMETIMES DOESN'T IT HOLY CRAP

@arturoromero951 4 жыл бұрын

The thing is that he did two different recordings of this piece however when the audio and live recording is actually played without the edits the coordination between the two audios would be out of sync because the one you see in the video is Lev doing a second recording of the Czardas, which is why it was edited to make sure to sync both recordings together. I mean there could have been a better job in editing it, but he gave it a lot of effort to do, and I respect him for that

@arturoromero951 4 жыл бұрын

Woodland especially for a piece like czardas tho. I believed he played it well it’s just that it was maybe too much edits

@memeweaver2553 4 жыл бұрын

I am a violinist, and people always say the violin is hard to master, but looking at this makes me think the double bass is much harder to master. I mean look at the aglity you must have to shift that quickly, and I have tried to play one and the strength you must have just to hold down on a string without it hurting and giving you calluses, is truly remarkable.

@chief2632 5 жыл бұрын

Omg the harmonics at 3:37. Never heard a bass use those until today

@thylildude1016 Жыл бұрын

I’ve attempted those harmonics and yeesh they’re hard to get right you have to have amazing skill to play them properly but he’s just casually speeding on through this man is amazinh

@thylildude1016 Жыл бұрын

I’ve looked more and his bass is special made to play those Corelli strings a 5/8th bass and extended fingerboard amazing

@cameronconley5301 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my. You can hear all the cuts and editing he made on the notes. You are a very talented and refined musician, hopefully your future covers are different

@levweksler1819 2 жыл бұрын

Cameron Conley You are a very talented and refined musical critic, but, hopefully, your future critical research is different. Here is a little tip: This piece of music was written for violin and piano, but I, as an exception, play both parts on double bass using my own arrangement. I created this arrangement through trial and error at the audio recording session itself, by experimenting numerous times, recording and re-recording different parts of music, so this is not a "Live performance” in a musical competition, and I don't need to cover any “cuts and editing”. The professionals do it better, but I don't care.

@cameronroundtree4488 7 жыл бұрын

This is truly astounding. I have just found your page and it really makes me excited and uplifted to want to continue double bass. This is not only the best rendition of the piece, but an outstanding reminder of hard work and dedication with a musical instrument can get you.

@xxxstormzzz5019 5 жыл бұрын

Oh man that is some beautiful music he is playing. Wow I love how it sounds so smooth and so good. I like that it has some type of deep sound. It's so beautiful

@PPIMChicago Ай бұрын

This is PHENOMENAL. Utterly blown away.

@trueman9299 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Love the editing as well as the unbelievable performance. It just shows playing with yourself doesn't have to be a rude thing !

@nihilistlemon1995 8 жыл бұрын

Your pizz are really impressives. I'm just amazed by the intro. Still I can't help but noticing the strange sound, a bit like an electic guitar if I dare say so. Anyway it is an awesome video. thank you for producing it and sharing it.

@nihilistlemon1995 7 жыл бұрын

shit audio editing :P

@rapmonsterreadtomeinenglis3647 7 жыл бұрын

What?.. No its actually high solo tuning.

@brunoverertbruggen9796 7 жыл бұрын

Run the pizzicato through some midi soft generator and you,have the score. This is super solo

@missmaryhdream6560 4 жыл бұрын

Well that was absolutely glorious, I loved every minute. Thank you

@davonitos 5 жыл бұрын

Watch from 0:50 either this video is just poorly edited or it is fake. I play the double bass and guitar and this sounds very strange. The tones you hear just instantly cut off after he releases the string. That doesn't work like that. The string still swings a bit and he didn't even mute his strings so... And at 0:50 you obviously see that something is off. As I said, either the editing or its fake.

@xxLukaMegurimneXxx 5 жыл бұрын

He recorders the video after making the audio recording. So there is your answer. Stop saying that it's fake, please For professional musician is an injury I'm a musician too.

@davonitos 5 жыл бұрын

@@xxLukaMegurimneXxx Then tell me why the sound of his instrument changed mid-piece (1:53)? That normally doesn't happen. And also you obviously hear how some tones were cut off. Not damped. Cut off. As I said, I am not quite sure if it really is faked or just poorly edited.

@davonitos 5 жыл бұрын

@@xxLukaMegurimneXxx And also, as a very popular person once said, facts don't care about your feelings. If it's fake, it's fake. If it's poorly edited, then it's poorly edited. You can't say that you don't hear the unnatural dampings and the sound.

@salvat3735 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is quite confusing, the audio sounds fake, but at the same time he is also playing the notes. Why would you play it only to edit it and put MIDI audio over it? I don't know.

@TJCormack 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful in sound, techniquie (a dance of the hands), superb bowing. Magnificant.

@kenseymilla1776 6 жыл бұрын

Astounding, this is pure magic, I'm about to cry, please please allow us to listen more of these gorgeous pieces. Thank you so much.

@drbob528 5 жыл бұрын

I've just listened to this track for the umpteenth time. I doubt that many bassists could play Czardas at this pace and on a single string without ending up in a fracture ward. Lev Weksler is a stunning musician and a very entertaining one. His runs alone are jaw-dropping and his passion and musical depth are a rare experience. It's nice that his twin brother helps out with the right hand! It would be almost scary to hear Lev team up with Vittorio Monti; what a double act. Thank you, Maestro.

@violaisreallycool 6 жыл бұрын

Made me teary-eyed, superb playing Mr. Weksler.

@Brook987 8 жыл бұрын

Bravo!!! Amazing and thank you for sharing Mr. Weksler!

@PenelopeShvarts 7 жыл бұрын

Lev Weksler this is amazing. I play guitar and know how hard it is to play this piece at tempo. I am speechless!

@taveonnawood2060 7 жыл бұрын

you have my bass playing goals. I just started playing again and you make me more dedicated then what i already am. I'm so happy I found your channel.

@levweksler1819 7 жыл бұрын

Taveonna Wood Thank you Taveonna, I am really glad.

@mailingperson 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Mr Le Weksler, thank you for bring us such amazing and beautiful double bass music.

@jordanbrowne7417 4 жыл бұрын

Why does this sound so glitchy

@jordanbrowne7417 4 жыл бұрын

@@dragosfilip3473 thank you

@salvat3735 2 жыл бұрын

because it's fake

@charleslambiase5670 7 жыл бұрын

I accidentally came across this video you for me now that after 41 years of playing electric fretless Bass I am really dedicating myself to my upright bass playing you have become a Mentor I will make it my business to follow you thank you

@levweksler1819 7 жыл бұрын

Charles Lambiase Thank you Charles! You'll be one of the first to whom I will send (as a gift) my arrangements with fingering indicated and some explanations of the technical features of my execution methods.

@jushibuti2575 6 жыл бұрын

I wish this man was my teacher, I been watching this video for a year and still cant believe that its possible to sound this good.

@AvGeekW159 8 жыл бұрын

Those artificial harmonics really caught me off guard!

@marjamerryflower 9 ай бұрын

❤ Extraordinarily wonderful and astonishing! Thank you ever so much, sir, for sharing your expertise with the world!

@levweksler1819 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@AntonioRodrigues-po4xo 5 жыл бұрын

Simplesmente magnífico. Parabéns e obrigado por mostrar esse espetáculo musical.

@daluncio1313 Жыл бұрын

é fake

@LordQueezle 6 жыл бұрын

Such precise playing in the fast sections. I love it!

@Nithink_Tank 7 жыл бұрын

I wish I can like this video - twice.

@xxxstormzzz5019 5 жыл бұрын

Same, it's toooo beautiful

@DRXSSYOUUP 5 жыл бұрын

Make another account and like it there lol

@elysiumrose7658 5 жыл бұрын

My dog was beginning to panic and turning this on instantly calmed him. Thank you!

@hannesheinz720 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning player and a fantastic sound! Great work!

@henrymuxmukuwe2306 3 ай бұрын

I never knew that you can play such high pitched notes on a DB , I love your magic fingers, you're so great 💝💝💝💝💝

@eddiefitzgerald5198 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I love watching you play.

@harishvarma4858 6 жыл бұрын

No version of csardas so well.What correctness and perfection of staccato.Hats off.India.

@bodeinebrazy 4 жыл бұрын

I’m just amazed by you. I’ve never seen someone so in tune with their instrument like it’s their own limb. And that’s a BIG statement.

@alichan8774 6 жыл бұрын

I like the good tempo. Thank you for sharing your musical piece.

@nikolajpetronijevic6849 9 жыл бұрын

Mr. Lev you inspired me to start playing again classical upright bass, and i'm very thankful because of that.

@levweksler1819 9 жыл бұрын

+Nikolaj Petronijevic Thank you very much. I am glad that I can be an inspiration to you and keep you motivated and on the right track, never stop playing:)

@culligham 5 жыл бұрын

Dios mio que bello,, incluso con un toque de locura ! Gracias por compartir su Arte , Maesto!

@MrBrainsquash 7 жыл бұрын

My mouth stays open … till tomorrow or so. Yeah, also @night. Amazing! So fast and accurate.

@user-ko9mi4gi4o 2 жыл бұрын

Уровень - музыкальный Бог! После такого исполнения нельзя не полюбить инструмент. Спасибо большое, уважаемый Лев Векслер.

@ruzanna98 4 жыл бұрын

I've never thought that contrabass might sound so beautiful ❤❤❤

@lawrencebrown1133 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Masterfully played

@levweksler1819 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@honeybee4316 7 жыл бұрын

Holy Sh*t! That just blow my mind. Amazing! Bravo!

@thienngo8732 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, i play violin but here's my very very big respect for you, best string player i've ever seen, that fast part on only 1 string is incredible

@edtecson1243 6 жыл бұрын

Very underated song (keep playing these absolutely beautiful songs)

@codysteevis9536 3 жыл бұрын

If you can double bass slowly, you can double bass quickly!

@osiege4529 5 жыл бұрын

ok people are saying it's not fake but not only are a lot of parts out of sync, but it sounds super computerized and a lot of the notes played which audibly have vibrato, don't physically show on the video. I do think it would be stupid to learn the fingerings and not actually play it so maybe it's not completely fake but i do think there is some discrete editing going on edit: ok I'm reviewing the video and on the fast parts, he isn't even correctly fingering the part. He is sliding his finger which in turn definitely won't produce that clean sound the you can hear. Also, the quarter notes on the fast part audibly have vibrato, but don't show on his hand. The sound also just sounds super computerized and just unnatural. I do strongly believe it's fake

@whykatera81 5 жыл бұрын

It’s not fake! I’m the one who played the overdubs on my keyboard. He’s really playing you just can’t hear him

@femyeah3064 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, it isn't fake. The sound is like that just because he has strings, that are needed for playing fast parts. Difference between normal strings and theese he has is, that normal strings vibrate on a lot higher frequence to play some note. And his strings are made like that they are absorbing a lot of vibration, so on some notes, you can think it is made by computer. But it is not.

@iananderson2777 5 жыл бұрын

Totally with you on this. Auto tune.

@thekelseecourtney 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could like this video the amount of times I watch and listen 😍

@donnkirkbeeson 8 жыл бұрын

I loved every second of that!

@levweksler1819 8 жыл бұрын

+Kirk Beeson Tank you Kirk.

@nocturnallsnake4228 7 жыл бұрын

how could smbd dislike this? I find this vid really nice

@russiangirl1823 5 жыл бұрын

By far... one of the most impressive videos I have ever seen...

@zouna87 6 жыл бұрын

you have earned my respect, sir! I wish when i'm older i will be able to play like you! greetings from Greece :)

@ALEXANDER49668 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful work!

@mnalbayrak 5 жыл бұрын

When I saw this video I thought ,this man is gonna play some thing wrong or out of tune.But you didn't .So it makes it perfect and fantastic.

@AndrewStokes1966 6 жыл бұрын

Wow... brilliant sir. Many years spent mastering that instrument obviously

@efrenrosero702 7 ай бұрын

MARVELOUS..... MASTER OF MASTER.... ❤

@flow_987 4 жыл бұрын

2:46 Holy crap what the hell, that's just beyond-humanly good.

@shivangikale5688 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of you. You're really really amazing at what you do. I've seen Flight of the bumblebee for a thousand times by now. Amazing stuff!! Love your videos :)

@EleazarOctavioRuizSpreafico 9 жыл бұрын

Spectacular!!! Bravo maestro!!!

@vernondyke3281 4 ай бұрын

OMG LUV IT

@nickyelovich3872 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome piece and an amazing performance.

@ahmadmuhammad8594 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely...Beautiful composition and great performance!!

@levweksler1819 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@georgoskar1957 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.Just beautiful.

@willarddavis7938 6 жыл бұрын

I actually really enjoyed the edits, I think they add to the performance.

@Capuzzi09 4 ай бұрын

Holy shit, this is really one of the best performances of this piece I've ever seen. I've been a professional double bass player myself for about 36 years, so I know how difficult what you're doing is. Well done! Really excellent playing. I only know one living bassist who can play it better, and that's Roman Patkolo.

@asen80gmailcom 5 жыл бұрын

This is out of this world!!!

@philipperetourne753 8 жыл бұрын

i did not know it was possible to play it on the doubble bass bravvvvisssimo maestro!!!!

@stoic3183 4 жыл бұрын

*clears throat*.. "Bravo" 👏👏👏👏

@johnpatton7533 4 жыл бұрын

wtf did I just watch lmao. Just wild. You arent human Lev!

@katherinequiroz5853 7 жыл бұрын

I play bass, And this....... touch my hearth ❤

@missmaryhdream6560 2 жыл бұрын

I came back to,listen again, it's so beautiful 💓

@meraldlag4336 4 жыл бұрын

That really helped my self-esteem as a violinist that can barely shift! Fantastic job

@baplaytime8224 4 жыл бұрын

Super sir,I'm an Indian.By your performance I inspired to learn double bass

@user-of2gl4cy7o Ай бұрын

Шикарное звучание!!! Браво!!!

@sebastianzaczek 6 жыл бұрын

Those harmonics... and those glissandi....😃

@tarkanikizler Жыл бұрын

a hypnotic talent, unbelievable

@levweksler1819 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tarkan

@MsNewinspiration 8 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! Its absolutely awesome!! Thank s, enjoyed very much! :)))

@duett445 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing amazing just do not describe enough what is accomplished. Wow.

@thomasjamesocampo6767 7 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly impressed! Never thought it could be done like this on this instrument. You just earned yourself another subscriber good sir.....

@levweksler1819 7 жыл бұрын

Thomas James Ocampo Thank you Thomas!

@rudrab814 5 жыл бұрын

Omg, that clean sound... PERFECT

@jk1214_ 4 жыл бұрын

This man is fantastic

@drbob528 4 жыл бұрын

Each time I watch this performance I am astonished at the agility of Lev Wekselr's hands. His playing is fast, accurate, inventive ... and most of all, entertaining. Thank you, Maestro.

@jdvictor5762 7 жыл бұрын

It gives me such great pleasure to both listen and watch you perform this piece. Such flamboyant style. My humble salute.

@Vrtuosa 8 жыл бұрын

I'm a violist and you're making me want to play bass! You're awesome, Mr. Weksler!

@levweksler1819 8 жыл бұрын

+Vrtuosa Thank you very much. This is the greatest compliment i can gat. Even cellists are trying to make fun of us -bass players.

@lorischmelz-brower1729 8 жыл бұрын

+Lev Weksler as long as the violists don't poke fun. i have heard the true range of sounds fom a double bass-from noise to beauty, and i say, thank you, good sir. have you released any albums to date?

@AvGeekW159 8 жыл бұрын

I don't think he has, be you could easily create your own playlist of his songs.

@levweksler1819 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lori. Not yet, but you'll be one of the first to get it as a gift!

@AvGeekW159 8 жыл бұрын

I have started renting a bass about a month ago and I am having a blast with it, in just a day I started playing The Elephant quite well.

@prophecymediaintl3312 8 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing maestro.....you have inspired me to pick back up the double bass. I stopped about 2 years ago but I think I'm willing to give it another shot again!

@levweksler1819 8 жыл бұрын

“Ninja Boi X Omega” Nurse I am vary glad about that.