Proviamo nel mio pessimo Inglese, anche se Catalin credo che capisca l' Italiano.

Thanks a lot, Catalin.
When one work is well done, it's a pleasure to promote it ... also in this little italian Forum. It's strange, but I thought you used Corellis with Rach. Your instrument really seems a "Cello" in the higher positions. I think Flexocore is the best set of strings for bow playing. But then it depends...!

Just one question, if you would like to answer.
We're talking about the utility of transcriptions for a doublebass.
Naturally, you should be agreed with them !!! But is there a specific reason, in your opinion?

Sorry my no correct English!

Insomma, servono o non servono queste trascrizioni da altri strumenti? 

Regards

VitC

Dear Catalin,
you have said: "if there is any small chance or possibility to play them on bass, believe me I will take it".
Well, I'm agree with you. Naturally Bach Sonatas are more beautiful on a cello respect to a double bass. Surely also Rach, Brahms, Dvorak or others are more beautiful on the original instruments. But when someone like you or maestro Alberto Bocini who is able to play Beethoven, Schumann or Chopin transcriptions with very good results, well, I personally appreciate the chance you give us to listen to these works also on a double bass. It's very difficult, but a dream might be that one day someone might say: "I didn't think Brahms Sonata works well also on a double bass" !
But probably the most important thing is playing at the best "our" traditional repertorie ... if it's possible (ok, if you ask someone who was Bottesini probably he will answer you: "Who?" ...). But the efforts to develope our technique on "our" instrument, the doublebass, must to be encouraged ... also with some "compromises". 
Probably, in the last fifty year it has been one of the most developed instrument. But it's not a our fault if the repertory is no big!!! Great soloists teach us that it's possible to make music also with a double bass and expecially in Orchestras. 
But I would like to remember that there are other instruments which suffer much more than us!!! 
I stop with one personal consideration.
Probably, someone of us suffer not because of the lack of repertory, but because no great names wrote for it. But if in Mozart's period would be existed the CORELLIS Medium in Tungsten or Nickel and professional doublebass players, probably things might be gone in a different way. So let's forget with the past and go on with a lot of contemporary talented guys which surely will give more visibility to our instrument. 
Perhaps, this is the way to follow.

Thanks a lot Catalin, for expressing your opinion.

And good luck for your Cd!

Ciao

Vito Liuzzi

Ciao tutti,
Vito, it is a great honor for me to be on your forum and again, thanks for talking so highly about my CD! I really hope everybody will enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it. If anybody has any question about me or the CD please don't hesitate to contact me. All the best!!!
Catalin




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catalin wrote on 07.04.2007 at 01:15:59:


Off Topic
Dear Catalin,
it's not a promotional message: it's simply your opinion, naturally Off Topic !!!

I hope "every" bow makers in Italy can demonstrate their qualities or skills. 

Fine OT

Ciao

Vito