Silvio Dalla Torre - Histoires (2020)

Stefan Schäfer is principal double bass of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra and a freelance composer. His works across genres and instrumentations are in great demand and are frequently performed, including at top venues such as New York's Carnegie Hall, the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Berlin Philharmonic. Today, Schäfer's oeuvre comprises around one hundred compositions.

Thus, following the tradition of Giovanni Bottesini or Domenico Dragonetti, he is probably one of the most prolific composing double bassists of our time. His compositions for double bass are also played at various international instrumental competitions. In England and the USA Schäfer's works have been awarded composition prizes.

He has also launched new literature for double bass lessons, workshops and competitions. The "Histoires" recorded here have a unique status as a cycle for double bass and piano. They were written in the spirit of 19th century French salon music, but appear in the guise of contemporary music with its many influences.