The French Contrabassoon

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2023
  • The lesser known French Contrabassoon - essential when performing Saint-Saëns for the authentic French sound.
    Hear Howard Dann perform it with us on Thursday 26 January, Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London
    Get tickets here: oae.co.uk/event/saint-saens-s...
    SAINT-SAËNS: Phaëton
    SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto No 1
    SAINT-SAËNS: Danse macabre
    SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No 3 ‘Organ Symphony’
    Steven Isserlis cello
    James McVinnie organ
    Maxim Emelyanychev conductor
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  • @vektor3958
    @vektor3958 Год назад +3750

    Ah, finally, an authentic french sound

    • @ericolens3
      @ericolens3 Год назад +145

      ah yeah, enjoying this whilst eating a croissaint with jam and french pressed coffee, with my girl friend who has a french manicure eating french toast.
      vivre le france.
      a)🇨🇵
      b)🇳🇱
      c)🇷🇺
      d) 🇳🇱

    • @christianquirion526
      @christianquirion526 Год назад +13

      @@ericolens3 a)

    • @version2498
      @version2498 Год назад +41

      As a french person, I can confirm we're always using these sounds to speak. That and musette too.

    • @version2498
      @version2498 Год назад +13

      ​@@ericolens3 fun fact : croissant are from Austria, not from France

    • @MrMeszaros
      @MrMeszaros Год назад +6

      Pardon my french

  • @Lifesizemortal
    @Lifesizemortal Год назад +3926

    perfect "villain sneaking around in the shadows" music

    • @harvc741
      @harvc741 Год назад +41

      Ravel piano concerto for the left hand

    • @EliSpotts
      @EliSpotts Год назад +9

      @@harvc741 I also love his other piano concerto. All movements are a masterpiece.

    • @jacobtapianieto9655
      @jacobtapianieto9655 Год назад +6

      I really love his Concerto for the Left Hand precisely because of its dark character all over the work.

    • @toddwebb7521
      @toddwebb7521 Год назад +3

      Bass clarinet is also used in such parts

    • @TS_Mind_Swept
      @TS_Mind_Swept Год назад +5

      I don't know about "villain" necessarily, but definitely gives walking around in the dark / at night vibes

  • @evanmisejka4062
    @evanmisejka4062 Год назад +2375

    I've been to France, can confirm that the French sound like this

  • @dansaggi2741
    @dansaggi2741 Год назад +1100

    As a Frenchman myself i can confirm it's an authentic french sound

    • @feraudyh
      @feraudyh Год назад +10

      I can tell you are authentic by your spelling mistake!

    • @078OG
      @078OG Год назад +2

      Like a long fart..

    • @larrypatterson2340
      @larrypatterson2340 Год назад +3

      As a guy who took French lessons in the 8th grade and eat french fries I confirm!!

    • @larrypatterson2340
      @larrypatterson2340 Год назад

      @@feraudyh All Frenchmen are not good spellers, ask me how I know? I took French lessons in the 8th grade and I still eat french fries to this day,
      So there,,,,

  • @patrikneumann2575
    @patrikneumann2575 Год назад +657

    Authentic french sound. Proceeds to create eerie frog sounds...

    • @mriganksutariya3256
      @mriganksutariya3256 Год назад +25

      What else to expect from something called ✨Contrabassoon✨

    • @yup2775
      @yup2775 Год назад +3

      LOL

    • @No__one1
      @No__one1 Год назад +14

      You are what you eat

    • @M60gunner1971
      @M60gunner1971 Год назад +3

      ​@@mriganksutariya3256I expect much more, much more okay!

    • @rientsdijkstra4266
      @rientsdijkstra4266 Год назад +2

      Bro, that is cheap! (and very funny)

  • @georgecranston8102
    @georgecranston8102 Год назад +52

    I can really hear that brightness in the tone.

  • @evantighe696
    @evantighe696 Год назад +223

    Ah yes, that sounds authentically French

    • @TheNefastor
      @TheNefastor Год назад +3

      I don't know... It didn't say "merde" 🤔

  • @loveclassicalmusicalot
    @loveclassicalmusicalot Год назад +925

    The contrabassoon is a very underrated instrument.
    Edit: Is this my most liked comment?

    • @asembeled_pro6605
      @asembeled_pro6605 Год назад +5

      ye

    • @liamsmith8518
      @liamsmith8518 Год назад +17

      The price deters many from using it

    • @sbeve638
      @sbeve638 Год назад +8

      @@liamsmith8518 exactly, 60 grand for a decent one, you’d rather get a Heckel for that price

    • @thejackattack
      @thejackattack Год назад +6

      ​@@sbeve638 At that point, we could just get a 3d printer and the materials for half the price lol

    • @Justin14379
      @Justin14379 Год назад +1

      Bro 600 likes is not alot

  • @yahoo12345jojo
    @yahoo12345jojo Год назад +91

    I didn't know my tummy had an "authentic French sound!"

  • @GuyMichaely
    @GuyMichaely Год назад +309

    "it has the authentic French sound"
    *Immediately plays solitude in e minor*

    • @danielwilliams7161
      @danielwilliams7161 Год назад +9

      *SNOOOOOOOOORE

    • @StockhausenScores
      @StockhausenScores Год назад +8

      No, it's Ravel Left Hand Piano Concerto

    • @cilantro5221
      @cilantro5221 11 месяцев назад +10

      ⁠@@StockhausenScoresmissed the joke, the video even says the piece; what the commenter was referencing was a SpongeBob episode in which squidward plays his clarinet and calls the piece solitude in e minor. Patrick proceeds to fall asleep to the piece and squidward stops playing: hence the second commenters snore

    • @a_furiousmagician
      @a_furiousmagician 10 месяцев назад +3

      YEAH E MINOR!!!!

  • @Afurthyclays
    @Afurthyclays Год назад +25

    Bassoon: “Oh, you want steampunk? I’ve got your steampunk!”

    • @sme91158
      @sme91158 7 месяцев назад +2

      That's exactly what I thought when I saw this thing. Never seen this instrument before. First I laughed, then I listened, then I scrolled down the comments for confirmation

  • @Malcoladdin
    @Malcoladdin Год назад +250

    Will there be a full video on this? What a beautiful instrument

    • @HowardDann
      @HowardDann Год назад +7

      Hi Liam, thanks for the comment. There's more on my personal channel, including this video... ruclips.net/video/CAWkArhGVtA/видео.html

  • @blipblip88
    @blipblip88 Год назад +75

    Now THAT'S a bassoon!

  • @ultrajazz5335
    @ultrajazz5335 Год назад +5

    It’s gives me a 1920’s vibe as you walk around the slums of France with people shivering in the cold next to little camp fires trying to get warm!

  • @titanrodick
    @titanrodick Год назад +89

    Marvelous! A slight fiery warmth to the sound. IMHO, the French contrabassoon is and has always been underrated and less known. Thank you for sharing this fabulous instrument and showing everybody the difference.

  • @davidofpiano423
    @davidofpiano423 Год назад +41

    As soon as I saw the instrument, I immediately heard the exact excerpt of Ravel that you ended up playing. That was deeply satisfying.

    • @charlieshoemaker4327
      @charlieshoemaker4327 4 месяца назад +1

      Sorry for my ignorance. What Ravel was that, the piano concerto for the left hand? I play a Fox contra; I’m impressed and pleased with Howard’s sound on the Buffet.

    • @davidofpiano423
      @davidofpiano423 4 месяца назад +1

      @@charlieshoemaker4327 Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, indeed!

    • @charlieshoemaker4327
      @charlieshoemaker4327 4 месяца назад +1

      Thanks. I have it in an excerpt book; I’ll dig it out soon and learn it. I’ve played the other piano concerto(G Major), but not this one.

    • @davidofpiano423
      @davidofpiano423 4 месяца назад

      @@charlieshoemaker4327 Both Ravel Concerti have absolutely amazing Bassoon parts :)

  • @GredelsRage
    @GredelsRage Год назад +2

    Such a lovely rich tone.

  • @landofthelivingskies3318
    @landofthelivingskies3318 Год назад +8

    I can literally feel the vibrations from my phone as he plays it. Amazing.

  • @a_belle_mae3910
    @a_belle_mae3910 Год назад +26

    Honestly they sound so cool. I play bassoon and I hope one day I get the opportunity to play a contra

  • @commandandcontrol
    @commandandcontrol Год назад +37

    Funny how I recognized the piece from the first two notes 😅

    • @The_Legend47
      @The_Legend47 Год назад +2

      U would have been PERFECT on "Name That Tune!"

  • @deriandoody2426
    @deriandoody2426 Год назад +4

    Nice to see someone giving Ravel a shout-out. I don't remember the story, but I think it goes that a ww1 soldier lost his right hand during the war, which sucked because he was a concert pianist. He commissioned Ravel to write him musical pieces that were solely for the left hand.

  • @esotericpig
    @esotericpig Год назад +12

    **brrr buhh ummm ruihmmm**
    Ah yes, the authentic French sound 👌

  • @agogobell28
    @agogobell28 Год назад +3

    It sounds gorgeous.

    • @skiesengine1836
      @skiesengine1836 7 месяцев назад

      I think I may prefer it's timbre other the classic bassoon.
      Which could be my novelty bias, since the instruments don't seem to be different enough to produce noticeably distinct timbres*.
      *Color of sound (not pitch alone)

  • @felixhoezen3935
    @felixhoezen3935 Год назад +26

    'Slightly different to the contrabassoon you would normally see.' Now thats a sentence

  • @ab-zg8pt
    @ab-zg8pt Год назад +65

    He is SO handsome! The bassoon is nice, too.

  • @interruptingPreempt
    @interruptingPreempt Год назад +13

    Sounds really smooth. I like it!

  • @Catholic17
    @Catholic17 Год назад +4

    I play Bassoon Contrabassoon and Sub Contrabassoon now i want to play this

  • @TheWorldBelow360
    @TheWorldBelow360 Год назад +1

    Tougher and dense and thinner are fairly accurate for most French that I have met, while traveling abroad…and who doesn’t love that sound!

  • @eliasalves8059
    @eliasalves8059 2 месяца назад +1

    Wonderful bass, beautiful, deep and full sound!

  • @maximeb190
    @maximeb190 Год назад +1

    How does one ever come up with such a design?!? Incredible

  • @BruceBoschek
    @BruceBoschek 29 дней назад

    Thank you! The sound is unforgettable! ❤

  • @mattwaters6987
    @mattwaters6987 Год назад +1

    Luv the unique tone. Wonderful!😃

  • @iduswelton9567
    @iduswelton9567 Год назад +1

    OH MAN!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, as a former bass baritone clarinetist i can appreciate its sound and Beauty

  • @derin111
    @derin111 Год назад

    Finally! An interesting short video. Thank you!

  • @tvrao2323
    @tvrao2323 Год назад

    Oh my God ..Lung full of Breath Required to play ..Superb n. Unique ..Great instrument.

  • @C-130-Hercules
    @C-130-Hercules Год назад +2

    Awesome 👏 🎷 instrument

  • @jean-philippemousnier5887
    @jean-philippemousnier5887 Год назад +1

    What a marvellous sound ! (Here Ravel). Bravo !

  • @trinnylee8540
    @trinnylee8540 Год назад +3

    This contrabassoon has some good sound. But what helps make the sound is the person who's playing it. And it matters how the person plays it, and he did good being able to make the notes sound nice.

  • @Netromish
    @Netromish Год назад +1

    Another banger from Buffet Crampon. The man don't miss.

  • @fburton8
    @fburton8 Год назад

    First time I've heard a contrababoon... amazing!

  • @cosmesilveira8019
    @cosmesilveira8019 Год назад +1

    Beatiful

  • @wilhelmorangenbaum2
    @wilhelmorangenbaum2 Год назад +1

    That contra surely is a beauty and sounds amazing too

  • @wilhelmbeck8498
    @wilhelmbeck8498 Год назад +5

    You need to do the recording of such instruments in a cocert-hall. Please !

  • @Zombieboss2002
    @Zombieboss2002 Год назад +5

    Was just about ready to skip the video, but I surprisingly really liked the sound of this instrument. It's something I'd like to hear more of.

  • @Alorand
    @Alorand Год назад +4

    When you hear someone make a sound like this, always make sure to ask if they happen to be French.

  • @michaelhoelscher5079
    @michaelhoelscher5079 Год назад +2

    It’s amazing how different it sounds to a standard contrabassoon

  • @MsCaleb79
    @MsCaleb79 Год назад +4

    It really sounds french!

  • @biancaturner725
    @biancaturner725 Год назад

    Wow this is amaaazing!!! Love that colou😍

  • @Ceorolus
    @Ceorolus Год назад

    Super sound and very atmospheric!

  • @giovannicabrini8457
    @giovannicabrini8457 Год назад +1

    That's a fu*king beautiful instrument! Very steampunk. And, as a drummer, I love how the Bubinga sound. I want to buy it just to have it lol

  • @Jaseph2
    @Jaseph2 Год назад +2

    I’m so ignorant. I didn’t even know what a contrabassoon was, but after hearing it, I am sure I have heard it before. It’s a beautiful instrument.
    Isn’t it amazing how many instruments there are in the world. Whenever I meet a musician, I am always curious to learn why of all the instruments in the world, why did they choose that one? It’s fascinating. Sometimes they join the school band and there’s no tuba player and they become one.
    Anyway I want to learn more about this instrument now.

  • @shanewatkins7491
    @shanewatkins7491 Год назад

    Love! Dark and beautiful.

  • @simonwilliams9398
    @simonwilliams9398 Год назад

    Buffet Contra says: you may have your ideas, but I'm in charge now! More vibrato!!! Great range of comments, and well done, Howard.

  • @stavats
    @stavats Год назад +2

    Sounds amazing

  • @pablov1973
    @pablov1973 Год назад

    Very beautiful sound!!!

  • @a.s.vanhoose1545
    @a.s.vanhoose1545 Год назад +1

    Buffet Crampon is killing it as always.

  • @urfan7850
    @urfan7850 Год назад +1

    Amazing!

  • @claudiog.nogueiras2323
    @claudiog.nogueiras2323 Год назад

    i never have seen one of this. amazing. more videos please!

  • @conker0007
    @conker0007 Год назад

    Thanks for the intro of the left hand concerto :)

  • @wellokayyes1266
    @wellokayyes1266 3 месяца назад

    Those low notes are fantastic 🎼

  • @lewisforsythe1403
    @lewisforsythe1403 Год назад

    I love the sound! BASS is king.🤴

  • @JonathanTheTrombonist
    @JonathanTheTrombonist Год назад

    At the first moment I saw it I thought "oh dang... it's beautiful..."
    I mean, look at that dark brass bell, look at its soft coloured wood, look at the keys that melt in so perfectly in the instrument... I swear I'm loving this more for its look than its sound

  • @chrishoo2
    @chrishoo2 Год назад

    Beautiful sound!

  • @zacharyhowellbassoon
    @zacharyhowellbassoon 6 месяцев назад +1

    I much prefer this style of contrabassoon than any other. Its the only contrabassoon I’ve heard that has a clear tone without being muddy and grumbly

  • @AreHan1991
    @AreHan1991 Год назад +1

    Wow, what a sound!

  • @sharkgrove9272
    @sharkgrove9272 Год назад +9

    Legit sounds like an in-tune fog horn

  • @kenmeadows444
    @kenmeadows444 3 месяца назад

    I bet those bass notes feel so good to play

  • @Cellosong2007
    @Cellosong2007 Год назад

    Please, we need this beauty back!

  • @karolgola
    @karolgola Год назад

    thanks for the piece. the best melody for a contrabass in times

  • @WrathOfTheAxolotl
    @WrathOfTheAxolotl Год назад

    ohhh this is gorgeous! I'd love to have one, I always loved playing the contra and this one sounds beautiful

  • @Geoffsmeg
    @Geoffsmeg Год назад

    Brilliant sound!

  • @luishuerta2505
    @luishuerta2505 Год назад +1

    I love the design of the contrabassoon, it’s pretty

  • @RudolfHaken
    @RudolfHaken Год назад +1

    Beautiful tone!

  • @lastdreamofhome
    @lastdreamofhome Год назад

    Just tried out the Ravel LH concerto yesterday and today I get this in my recommendations! What a beautiful instrument. Going to think of this every time I listen now.

  • @_danoffx_4757
    @_danoffx_4757 3 месяца назад

    I like seeing how there are more and more cables as the video goes on

  • @hurngusmcdurngus9106
    @hurngusmcdurngus9106 Год назад

    Thanks Dr James Gill

  • @ataricom
    @ataricom Год назад +4

    This beauty sounds "milky" to me. I like it.

  • @ronaldthomas74
    @ronaldthomas74 Год назад

    Beautiful instrument !!!

  • @Chinese_MartialArts
    @Chinese_MartialArts Год назад

    What an extrordinary instrument

  • @seonaelizabethcoster8465
    @seonaelizabethcoster8465 Год назад

    I had never realised that there were different types of contrabassoons. My friend played bassoon in high school, and in about year 10 started with the contrabassoon. Hers was obviously the german-style one. But wow, had I forgotten just how those bass notes could hit you in your bones!

  • @chadem9572
    @chadem9572 Год назад +1

    Omg its so cool ❤️

  • @mercsu245
    @mercsu245 Год назад

    Sounds awesome

  • @chrisrawley-bassoon4020
    @chrisrawley-bassoon4020 Год назад +1

    Class act 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @iamafish928
    @iamafish928 Год назад

    I need one! I couldn't play it but I want it!

  • @ludwiglanestudios
    @ludwiglanestudios Год назад

    Such a beautiful instrument!

  • @samhaines8228
    @samhaines8228 Год назад +3

    What is the lowest note the contrabassoon can achieve?
    edit: Bb2 apparently.
    In pitch it can produce 32.7 Hz

  • @rafaelfernandeslopesdeoliv1700

    Beautiful, both in sound and looks.

  • @a.b.creator
    @a.b.creator Год назад

    Beautiful

  • @bendingreeds
    @bendingreeds Год назад

    Gorgeous!!

  • @scottclark5383
    @scottclark5383 Год назад

    That sounds amazing, great tones!

  • @augustolima5683
    @augustolima5683 9 месяцев назад

    Incrivelmente baixo. Que ronco! E as notas altas soam lindamente. Que belo instrumento.

  • @dillonqaphsiel7977
    @dillonqaphsiel7977 Год назад +1

    What a beast

  • @ciatangallaghe2485
    @ciatangallaghe2485 Год назад

    Perfect drum and bass thing

  • @rasmusn.e.m1064
    @rasmusn.e.m1064 Год назад +4

    Seems to me that it makes a lot of practical sense to use metal for the final bend in the body.
    Does anyone know why the German system primarily uses wood there?

  • @jeanlawson9133
    @jeanlawson9133 Год назад

    Adams family and a ship Horn met on one foggy and Erie night... AIN'T IT JUST AIN'T IT 😎 lols.....no seriously it's awesome,, I could see it's roll in a Orchestra... thanks.... New one for me.

  • @Mockingbird650
    @Mockingbird650 Год назад

    What a great sound. Reminds me off Peter and the Wolf.

  • @konstapelwalander
    @konstapelwalander Год назад

    Hateful eight vibe intensifies.. awesome!

  • @adeadcrab
    @adeadcrab Год назад

    very cool sound

  • @albertocalvete307
    @albertocalvete307 Год назад

    Fascinate sonido..!!!

  • @bigs6878
    @bigs6878 Год назад +1

    “Buffet crampon” sounds like a fancy mountaineering shoe store