A trick for playing Bottesini arpeggios on the double bass
Chris West marks the publication of his new biography of Bottesini by explaining a special position that can be used to help with some of the trickiest passages in the great man’s music, including excerpts from the Duos with violin and with clarinet, the Concerto di Bravura, the Tarantella, Carnival of Venice, the Fantasias on Sonnambula and Beatrice di Tenda, and Allegretto Capriccio. The Paganini of the Double Bass: Bottesini in Britain available now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B099XGJS3... Reaching The Heights - Thumb Position on the Double Bass: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/198023283... or available as a PDF download from Double Bass Blog https://gumroad.com/l/heights_thumb Chris teaches at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London.
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