Chris West
Chris West is a Professor of double bass at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London. He was formerly the solo bass in the Guildhall String Ensemble and co-principal of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a regular guest principal with major British orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia and Academy of St Martin-in-the-fields and can be heard on many film and TV soundtracks such as Downton Abbey and two Harry Potter movies. He is also well-known as a chamber musician, featuring on discs of the Schubert Octet, Beethoven Septet and Vaughan Williams Quintet. His publications include a Guide to Double Bass Harmonics, Reaching The Heights-A Guide to Thumb Position on the Double Bass, and a biography of Giovanni Bottesini.
The Story of Bottesini's Reverie
Manchester Double Bass Week 1985
Strauss in the Doghouse (NYO Bass Quartet, 1985)
Four Exercises to improve bowing on the double bass
The How, What & Why of the Double Bass Bow Hold
A trick for playing Bottesini arpeggios on the double bass
Where to find all the harmonics on a double bass (2/2) - Artificial harmonics
One fingering for all harmonic minor scales on the double bass
One fingering for all melodic minor scales on the double bass
Where to find all the harmonics on a double bass (1/2) - Natural harmonics
Bottesini - Allegretto Capriccio (alla Chopin) for double bass and piano
Arpeggios on the double bass (2/3) - The Minor Arpeggio Secret
Arpeggios on the double bass (1/3) - Lower positions and harmonics
One fingering for all major scales on the double bass
Sarabande from Cello Suite in G major by J.S. Bach played by Chris West (double bass)
Open String rule for the double bass
Chris West’s Springback technique for double bass fingering
Prelude from Cello Suite in G major by J.S. Bach played by Chris West (double bass)