The Vanhal Tapes - Ep. III. Allegro

The double bass concerto by Johann Baptist Vanhal is one of the staples of our repertoire, both for modern players and for the “ancient music”-oriented musicians. Although it’s playable on a modern bass (with some minor adaptations left and right), it only shows its true colors when played in the original tuning on a bass with gut strings and frets, just like it was intended. The manuscript is now available for consultation on the internet, and the great thing is that we can now see all the other orchestr