Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
Deux pièces pour contrebasse et piano, op. 32
Deux morceaux pour contrebasse et piano, op. 9

Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951)
Chanson triste, op. 2
Valse miniature, op. 1 n° 2

Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Kol Nidrei, op. 47 (arr. pour contrebasse)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonate n° 1 en mi mineur, op. 38 (arr. pour contrebasse)

Nabil Shehata, contrebasse
Karim Shehata, piano

The double bass is so much more than just an orchestral foundation when it is played by Nabil Shehata: the winner of the 2003 ARD Music Competition and professor at the Munich University of Music is one of his instrument’s most renowned virtuosos. But Nabil Shehata is a lot more than that, as he proves in his GENUIN debut release: a full-blooded musician who knows how to best bring out the unique colors and qualities of his instrument – whether in original works by Glière and Koussevitzky or arrangements of cello works by Bruch and Brahms. Both rugged and sweet-sounding, brilliant and down-to-earth – for lovers of distinctive sound!