janmaat Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Hi guys I confess to never having seen it, but it's been one of the most successful plays in Germany from when it came out in 1984/5 and continues to influence the public's view on the instrument; it still is very popular on German stages. Craving to see it. It's a one-man play focused around a frustrated double bass player, by Patrik Süskind (who also wrote The Parfume). Anybody seen it? Has it been staged in the UK? I find French and Italian videos on the 'tube. Here is a German one, but there are many.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sZtm4DabSg Book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Bloomsbury-Classic-Patrick-Suskind/dp/0747537232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324030314&sr=8-1 Cheers J. Quote
bremen Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 I [b]love[/b] Perfume. I only wish I could read it in the original German, though the translation is so beautiful. Have you read both? Quote
janmaat Posted December 16, 2011 Author Posted December 16, 2011 The Parfume, yes, the Double Bass, no.... will fetch a copy to read on the train ride to xmas. Quote
bremen Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 I meant, have you read Perfume both in German and English? Quote
janmaat Posted December 16, 2011 Author Posted December 16, 2011 Well no, only in German, and a good while back. Glad to hear though there are quality translations, as I find a lot of wit and beauty usually gets lost in translation (e.g. Hermann Hesse, or the untranslatable Goethe) - happens the other way 'round as well, of course. Quote
EssentialTension Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 [quote name='bremen' timestamp='1324033220' post='1469953'] I [b]love[/b] Perfume. I only wish I could read it in the original German, though the translation is so beautiful. [/quote] [i]Perfume[/i] is a great book. I need to read or see [i]The Double Bass[/i]. Quote
janmaat Posted December 16, 2011 Author Posted December 16, 2011 Had a look in the book shop today - it's really rather a short text, since it's a monologue for stage. Maybe someone doubling up actor / DB player could find a great gig here Quote
2wheeler Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 I have not heard of Der Kontrabass being staged here in the UK. Although I am not very into the theatre scene, so that isn't saying much. I will read it and Das Parfum as well, since I might as well keep my German going. Thanks for the reading suggestion Quote
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