KOUSSEVITZKY, Sergey
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in F-sharp minor, Op. 3 (reduction for double bass and piano)
II. Andante
Bozo Paradzik, guest professor
Hans Stockhausen García, student
Jesús Gómez Madrigal, accompanying pianist
After the student performs the 2nd movement of the Concerto, Professor Paradzik comments that he is unaware of what is most valued in orchestra auditions in Spain, but in Central Europe they take into account musicality and good sound quality, as the student has played, but he was surprised by his excessive freedom in the metrics. Koussevitzky himself played his concerto like this, in the romantic style of the time, but the professor is accustomed to greater rigor and advises him, if he is going to play it in an audition, not to make too many rhythmic changes.
Afterwards, they talk about the fingering in certain passages, to achieve greater control and intonation. They continue reviewing the tempo and metric rigor in the syncopations. Paradzik makes several suggestions regarding changes of position, vibrato intensity, amount of bow to use, etc.
Bozo Paradzik makes a digression to explain to the student and reflect on the different types of tuning in the double bass, depending on the eras and styles of the repertoire for this instrument.
Returning to the Koussevitzky Concerto, they continue working on the phrasing, tempo and rhythm. For a certain point they review the bow, vibrato and articulation. In the climax afterwards he must do more legato with the bow and play fortissimo. The professor points out that it is very good that he thinks about the tuning and the sound of what he is going to play next to prepare it, but without neglecting what he is playing at that moment. In a certain part he advises the student to play more like the pianist does, both in tempo and in the duration of the notes and phrasing. Finally, they review the recapitulation, keeping in mind the differences in the accompaniment with respect to the exposition and thus interpret it accordingly. For the interpretation of the harmonics, Paradzik makes a different proposal.
Language: English
