Thierry Barbé Interview/Performance - The Art of Expressive Bass Playing

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In this video, I have the pleasure of meeting one of the classical double bass world's most esteemed artists, Thierry Barbé. Known for his work as a soloist, educator and the Principal Bassist of the Opera de Paris Orchestra, Thierry is at the forefront of the French double bass community with a worldwide reputation for excellence. As a teacher, he has given masterclasses worldwide and is the Contrabass Professor at National Superior Paris Conservatory.
In our discussion, we cover topics including:
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Expressive orchestral bass playing
02:28 François Rabbath
03:52 Early studies
05:34 Bass as an extension of yourself
06:29 Vibrato
08:47 The James Bond exercise
10:43 Bowing technique
16:18 German bow
20:55 Double Bass and bow maker
27:26 Solo performance
At the end of the video, we are treated to a solo performance of the Allemande from Hans Fryba's Suite im alten Stil.
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Пікірлер: 39

  • @belisarioverde2735
    @belisarioverde2735 Жыл бұрын

    Maestro Thierry, you have a magnificent way of playing the double bass! thank you very much, the lesson on vibrato and on the use of the bow, both German and French, is magnificent, congratulations!

  • @joshablatzheim9075
    @joshablatzheim90754 ай бұрын

    Just marvolous!!! J'adorre le Basso Continuo ❤ Kind regards from a Classical Tenor-Violist-Panpipeflutist, From Black Forest 🇪🇺 🇩🇪,directement de la frontière 🇪🇺🇫🇷, des Vosges, saluts en la belle France 🇪🇺🇫🇷, et fasciné Paris, J.B.🙋‍♂️

  • @dāzainmusic
    @dāzainmusic Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this interview! Always great to hear Thierry Barbé play, and interesting topics covered. I remember reading the articles on his website when I first started playing the DB, and being inspired to experiment with different bow holds.

  • @DiscoverDoubleBass

    @DiscoverDoubleBass

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! I was thrilled to meet him and loved the topics he raised, as well as his beautiful performance.

  • @stephenpwilson1930
    @stephenpwilson1930 Жыл бұрын

    Thierry, thank you so much. Your playing at the end of this video made me cry. (a very strange thing for a 66 year old Englishman) thank you so much also for your lesson on vibrato and your use of both German as well as French bow and your different grips. I will experiment. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

  • @deimosvega
    @deimosvega Жыл бұрын

    Bravo Thierry!!!!

  • @gaellhoumeau3973
    @gaellhoumeau3973 Жыл бұрын

    Merci Thierry! Merci Geoff!

  • @elainetaylor534
    @elainetaylor534 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Thierry, very interesting. Thanks also to you Geoff for making this interview happen!

  • @rdubugnon
    @rdubugnon8 ай бұрын

    FABULOUS, Thierry ! Bravissimo

  • @fruitypebbles803
    @fruitypebbles803 Жыл бұрын

    Super informative! ❤

  • @panurgeceline
    @panurgeceline Жыл бұрын

    Extremely interesting on french bass school. Wonderful bassist!

  • @enriqueormenovillafuerte5791
    @enriqueormenovillafuerte57916 ай бұрын

    Great Video, Thanks!!!

  • @peterboxberg3664
    @peterboxberg3664 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! An interview between 3 personalities, the third being the double bass. Playing joy that conveys so, no one can resist

  • @DiscoverDoubleBass

    @DiscoverDoubleBass

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much :-)

  • @romblik6005
    @romblik6005 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @ebgbass
    @ebgbass Жыл бұрын

    Food for the soul! Thank you!!

  • @andresdelafuente3783
    @andresdelafuente3783 Жыл бұрын

    👍🙂 thank you!!

  • @renaudeychenne4252
    @renaudeychenne4252 Жыл бұрын

    Merci !!!! Very nice moment ! Thanks for sharing ;)

  • @emilienpottier5467
    @emilienpottier5467 Жыл бұрын

    Great interview and incredible playing!!!

  • @user-ki1cz4lw4g
    @user-ki1cz4lw4g Жыл бұрын

    Спасибо! Очень познавательно!

  • @themusiccovenant
    @themusiccovenant Жыл бұрын

    Excellent 👌

  • @Ilja-oblomow
    @Ilja-oblomow Жыл бұрын

    Very good observation and comparison between Starker and Rostropovitch. Speaking of cellists, Daniil Schafran, just like Mr. Barbé, not only uses pronation but also the fingers to achieve a constant change (timbre) with the bow. See e.g. his Vocalise here on KZread. Singers achieve this change by changing the inner shape of the mouth, which activates different overtones. Thanks for this fantastic lesson!

  • @quezquez3084
    @quezquez3084 Жыл бұрын

    Beatiful playing.

  • @Guylangloisartist
    @Guylangloisartist7 ай бұрын

    Amazing Thank you for this

  • @DiscoverDoubleBass

    @DiscoverDoubleBass

    7 ай бұрын

    Glad you like it. Meeting Thierry was a joy!

  • @homerfernandez2342
    @homerfernandez2342 Жыл бұрын

    I learn a lot in bowing left and right technique

  • @Threlgar
    @Threlgar8 ай бұрын

    Wonderful Interview!! How does he get SUCH a clean bounce sound up on the lower end of the fingerboard?? Totally amazing!!

  • @daviddanielsson3643
    @daviddanielsson3643 Жыл бұрын

    Loved the interview and the playing. I actually learned things, even though I'm not completely new on the instrument. :)

  • @DiscoverDoubleBass

    @DiscoverDoubleBass

    Жыл бұрын

    That's great! Thanks for watching :-)

  • @markorukavina1143
    @markorukavina114311 ай бұрын

    Now we have an idea about bow hold Lorraine Campet uses... ❤

  • @horsthenn
    @horsthenn Жыл бұрын

    Danke!

  • @DiscoverDoubleBass

    @DiscoverDoubleBass

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I'm delighted you enjoyed it and appreciate your support. :-)

  • @luigiluigi1652
    @luigiluigi1652 Жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @joyrowland3265
    @joyrowland3265 Жыл бұрын

    I have found that i cannot go past a "normalish" speed. I'm assuming that the more you practice and train your muscles, your muscles will be eventually be controlled enough to start going faster. Also, I tend to struggle with vib in passages that move between notes and with louder dynamics. (For instance, I struggle with the half notes in Ein Heldenleben 9.

  • @ulis3082
    @ulis308211 ай бұрын

    Beautiful. In around 30:50 you mention the endpinstop. And that you will leave a link. Unfortunately i can´t anderstand the name of the maker right and can´t find it. Please can you give us the link?

  • @DiscoverDoubleBass

    @DiscoverDoubleBass

    11 ай бұрын

    In our videos there’s always a link in the description to a webpage with a full set of links 👍

  • @ricardosilva5379
    @ricardosilva5379 Жыл бұрын

    Where can one find those rubber tubes that Mr. Barbé has in his bow?

  • @PerfectWoodGrain
    @PerfectWoodGrain Жыл бұрын

    OMFG the cameraman doesn't show HIS BOW HAND!!! Unbelievable.

  • @HBSuccess
    @HBSuccess Жыл бұрын

    He’s hearing nuance in his playing that is not actually there !! C’est tres impossible!!

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