“It is difficult to put into words what I suffered - the longing that seemed to be tearing my heart out by the roots, the dreadful sense of being alone in an empty universe, the agonies that thrilled through me as if the blood were running ice-cold in my veins, the disgust with living, the impossibility of dying. Shakespeare himself never described this torture; but he counts it, in Hamlet, among the terrible of all the evils of existence. I had stopped composing; my mind seemed to become feebler as my feelings grew more intense. I did nothing. One power was left me-to suffer.” ― Hector Berlioz
The double pedal Bbs in the contraforte making bass trombonists everywhere, jealous.... 😎
March to the Scaffold is arguably the best part
0:21 Personally I think you should have gotten the contraforte to do a big crescendo to simulate the big timpani roll. Great preformance!
“It is difficult to put into words what I suffered - the longing that seemed to be tearing my heart out by the roots, the dreadful sense of being alone in an empty universe, the agonies that thrilled through me as if the blood were running ice-cold in my veins, the disgust with living, the impossibility of dying. Shakespeare himself never described this torture; but he counts it, in Hamlet, among the terrible of all the evils of existence.
I had stopped composing; my mind seemed to become feebler as my feelings grew more intense. I did nothing. One power was left me-to suffer.”
― Hector Berlioz
I am studying symphony fantastique for online Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and I play bassoon, I love this arrangement!
Ensemble original.Tres bon travail pour un ensemble de bassons
This is amazing, and oh my God the range of the contraforte is insane
Its range is almost the same as that of the regular contrabassoon - but it's strong throughout all of that.
Remarkable!
Awesome!