I am of Hungarian heritage. I love the cello, and spent a few years learning it. I like performers who let the music speak.
How has this work and performance escaped me for so long (48 years to be exact)? It took Reddit (better known for kitten and celebrity pictures) to introduce me to it.
Zoltan Kodály
Sonata in B minor for solo cello, Op. 8
Janos Starker
Tokyo 1988
I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
http://www.youtube.com/v/4MEUIGjfHNw
II. Adagio con gran espressione
http://www.youtube.com/v/2qm7_cI2b30
II. Adagio con gran espressione
http://www.youtube.com/v/ytepXpkBOnY
I have since learnt that this was one of Starker's signature pieces, having performed it several times for Kodály himself, first when he was just 15 years old.
I would love to get this video as a download, but iTunes and Amazon do not have it.
I might have to order the old technology DVD and hope it plays on my Australian player.
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CD
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No. 8 is also found on this hybrid release. I'm guessing it is the same performance, but just mastered differently. Thanks for the link, Rob. I'm enjoying it with my first cup of coffee.