Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, transcribed for double bass (Kurth)

About the Transcription Surprise! Bassists can now shred this most delightful of Romantic violin concertos just like all those fiddle players can. Honestly, if you can play Bottesini, this one's not that much more difficult. I transposed it to D minor for solo tuning bass, un-violinized a few of the nastier chords to make it more idiomatic for the bass, and I was amazed by how accessible the results were. Treat yourself to a true masterpiece, and find out why this concerto has been a favorite of soloists and audiences alike for centuries. Download the piano accompaniment. About Michael Kurth Kurth has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony bass section since 1994.  Michael Kurth thinks most artist biographies are pretentious and boring, and feels a welcome sense of liberation, not to mention mischief, when writing about himself in the third person. He further believes that all artist biographies should include whether the artist prefers cats or dogs, or is ambivalent. He allows that the