Double Bass Bow: French or German? 13 November 2017
Double bass Margaret Urquhart shows how the German bow makes Handel's fast and frantic string-crossings possible. Filmed during a rehearsal of Handel's Semele.
"This bow still remains 'springy' after about 200 years or so."
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