Audition excerpts: Contrabass/Bass trombone comparison of "Das Rheingold", by Richard Wagner 

This is a really nice comparison of the contra vs the bass, I don't know about the comment below the difference was day and night to me. The contra has much more power, depth and presence and I can see the cumulative power when this excerpt is played within the low brass section! The bass trombone suddenly sounds more like a tenor now haha

WOW AMAZING, there definitely is a difference in the two. Love your sound !

Thanks for your excellent playing. I'm a woodwind player but also a conductor and "low brass enthusiast", and I so enjoy both of these horns. Here, they sound more similar than I thought they would, but not much more. The contra sounds like what it is: a bigger horn; one more tiny step in the direction of a tuba, acoustically. But your bass playing sounds likewise so "large", that in a large space the clarity that the bass offers might be preferred. I have a feeling however, that what I'm missing, even with headphones, is the resonance. Just through headphones, the contra almost sounds like it has its own quiet tuba accompaniment; it's fun to imagine how huge this would be in person. Again, great playing; a real pleasure.

As a composer scoring with both instruments in mind, I am grateful for the existence of these videos. Thank you, sir for providing them. This showcases the differences in timbre between the two instruments.

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The width of the slide in the trombone seems to be same as a tenor trombone; my bass trombone's slide is wider than my tenor!

what version of this piece is this, because on my score i believe the 7th and 8th to last bar is different. I completely like whatever you played much better

What Wagnerians watch when bored😁

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Thein contrabass and shires bass trombone..?

Seems like a lot of money and effort for little difference aurally? Obviously the contra looks good, but do audiences look?

1st!