Double Bass Brahms 2

[SAlcott]

Anyone got a good fingering for mm 59-60, 1st mvmt?

 

[the_Ryan]

Anyone got a good fingering for mm 59-60, 1st mvmt?

Hopefully this makes sense:

Basically, I keep the first 4 notes in one position and the last 7 notes in another position; the second position starts in a forward pivot since I just place my thumb in the neck heel, and then I pivot back in half step increments, although extensions or full shifts for the minor thirds on one string are equally viable.

Spoiler: Getting way too in the weeds:

The important thing is that I shift after the second high F#: a lot of people shift after the harmonic A (which is totally fine and I've done it in the past), but that outlines a phrasing that emphasizes and then comes away from each beat ("2 and 3 and") rather than a phrase that goes towards each beat ("and 2 and 3"). It's a subtle difference and both ways of thinking produce the effect of the offbeats being quieter than the beats, but to me the "and 2 and 3" phrasing leads to the arrival on beat one of 60, whereas the "2 and 3 and" phrasing kinda makes beats 2 and 3 their own gestures.

 

[neilG]

I play the first 3 notes in one position just as Ryan does, then the octave f sharps in one position.