Prom 74: 9.09.16 - Verdi: Requiem

[parkepr]

Give it some welly!!!

Then there was the 1962 Giulini/Philharmonia performance broadcast live on TV where the bass drumstick head goes flying up in the air.

You can't beat the visual impact of the bass drum laid flat and being hit as hard as possible. Not, as far as I know, the same performance referred to above, but this Giulini account of the Dies Irae opening has it dead right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVJTQcOMLQw

For 10/10 effort, I don't think you can beat this chap here on the bass drum... I think it's David Corkhill... You can see him in action at about 11mins 26sec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE8orNCAOl0