BOTTESINI, Giovanni
Concerto for Double Bass and Piano No. 2 in B minor
I. Allegro moderato
Wies De Boevé, visiting professor
Abel Ivars Morales, student
Jesús Gómez Madrigal, accompanying pianist
The professor begins the class with indications regarding the end of the movement. He suggests that when the musician plays the part with the greatest climax, he should imagine a soprano singing (María Callas). The professor also makes indications about fingering in the trills, the dramatic meaning of a repetition – and the need to highlight it – and about how to play the spiccato, as if jumping.
After these corrections, they work on the movement from the beginning: bowings with a more proud character, articulation so that all the notes are clear – implying a change in character – and greater attention to the harmonic changes, the bowings and the way to achieve more drama.
Language: English
