The Double Bass
The Listening Service - Un pódcast de BBC Radio 3
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It's huge; Its awkward; It's difficult to play; and while it’s totally pivotal to the musical spectrum, it's rarely talked about. It's the epitome of the elephant in the room and yet, we'll discover why it is possibly the most underrated instrument in the orchestra. Tom Service on the history and development of the largest and lowest pitched orchestral string instrument, and hears how it's played today. He's joined by performers Leon Bosch and Daphna Sadeh to discuss why the bass is much, much more than the elephant in the room.
