Julian Steckel feat. Antje Weithaas, Paul Rivinius – Kodaly (2019) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Julian Steckel feat. Antje Weithaas, Paul Rivinius – Kodály (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:04:45 minutes | 626 MB | Genre: Classical
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“The piece is unlike no other of its kind”, Béla Bartók affirmed: “the world of ideas it contains is entirely new”. Timbre acquired an unusual, novel dimension by having the two lowest strings tuned one half-step down, to B and F#, respectively. Thus the three lower strings form a B Minor chord, which Kodály places in particular prominence at the onset of the sonata…

Julian Steckel was inspired to tackle this “Everest of cello literature” for the first time at the age of fifteen. The technical challenge was certainly exciting in itself, but he was also fascinated by the music’s beauty, and by Kodály’s special musical language – “even though at that time I didn’t yet know what was Hungarian about it, or what came from Debussy or other sources”, he remarks. Steckel proceeded to work on the sonata with several cellists including the venerable Hungarian-American legend Janós Starker, who made sensational recordings of the work.

Tracklist:
1 Sonatina for Cello and Piano, Op. 4 07:38
2 Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: I Allegro masestoso ma appassionata 07:54
3 Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: II Adagio (con gran espressione) 12:29
4 Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: III Allegro molto vivace 10:40
5 Duo for Cello and Violin, Op. 7: I. Allegro serioso, non troppo 08:34
6 Duo for Cello and Violin, Op. 7: II. Adagio 09:10
7 Duo for Cello and Violin, Op. 7: III. Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento 08:20

Personnel:
Julian Steckel, cello
Antje Weithaas, violin
Paul Rivinius, piano

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