Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Adagio et Allegro pour cor et piano, op. 70 (trans. pour contrebasse et piano de S. Dalla Torre et M. Petersen)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en mi mineur, op. 38 (trans. pour contrebasse de E. Beringer)

Adolf Misek (1875-1955)
Sonate pour contrebasse et piano n° 2 en mi mineur, op. 6

Ekkehard Beringer, contrebasse
Tomoko Takahashi, piano

A double bass sounds masculine and passionate, comparable to a baritone. Highly valued as a harmonic and rhythmic platform, there is little opportunity for the instrument to make a solo appearance – this CD is different. Ekkehard Beringer, a member of the NDR Elbphilharmonie and professor at the Hanover University of Music and Performing Arts, is a virtuoso on the double bass and is able to elicit a wide range of timbres from the instrument. Whether it is original works such as Adolf Mišek's Sonata in E minor or arrangements of horn and cello works by Brahms and Schumann, Ekkehard Beringer's playing sounds virtuosic, brilliant and yet down-to-earth, brilliantly accompanied by the pianist Tomoko Takahashi.