18:40
The Story of Bottesini's Reverie
53:48
Manchester Double Bass Week 1985
02:59
Strauss in the Doghouse (NYO Bass Quartet, 1985)
01:00:55
National Youth Orchestra Prom 1981 (Berlioz - Roman Carnival/Stravinsky - Petrushka) cond. Dutoit
03:21
Four Exercises to improve bowing on the double bass
05:36
The How, What & Why of the Double Bass Bow Hold
07:01
A trick for playing Bottesini arpeggios on the double bass
09:54
Where to find all the harmonics on a double bass (2/2) - Artificial harmonics
08:24
One fingering for all harmonic minor scales on the double bass
07:40
One fingering for all melodic minor scales on the double bass
11:22
Where to find all the harmonics on a double bass (1/2) - Natural harmonics
03:42
Bottesini - Allegretto Capriccio (alla Chopin) for double bass and piano
09:38
Arpeggios on the double bass (2/3) - The Minor Arpeggio Secret
16:39
Arpeggios on the double bass (1/3) - Lower positions and harmonics
06:40
One fingering for all major scales on the double bass
02:31
Sarabande from Cello Suite in G major by J.S. Bach played by Chris West (double bass)
04:31
Open String rule for the double bass
09:07
Chris West’s Springback technique for double bass fingering
02:47
Prelude from Cello Suite in G major by J.S. Bach played by Chris West (double bass)
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About
Chris West is a Professor of double bass at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London. He was formerly the solo bass in the Guildhall String Ensemble and co-principal of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a regular guest principal with major British orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia and Academy of St Martin-in-the-fields and can be heard on many film and TV soundtracks such as Downton Abbey and two Harry Potter movies. He is also well-known as a chamber musician, featuring on discs of the Schubert Octet, Beethoven Septet and Vaughan Williams Quintet. His publications include a Guide to Double Bass Harmonics, Reaching The Heights-A Guide to Thumb Position on the Double Bass, and a biography of Giovanni Bottesini.
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