Kodály's Covert Clan

[Brahmsian]

Well, as I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan the various Janos Starker performances (including some on the more recent side)...and I do think the sound of particularly his later performances of it are quite good.  The first recording that I heard of this work is a relatively recentish one with Jiri Barta on Supraphon which I still enjoy.  It's this one:  https://www.supraphon.com/album/1405-kodaly-novak-cello-sonatas

It's with Jan Cech on the piano and includes two sonatas for cello and piano:  one by Kodaly and another one by V. Novak (both which I enjoy).

Let us know what you decide on and how you like it/them!

PD

p.s.  It's from 2003

Thank you PD.  I'll add these to the sampling pile. 

[Jo498]

The Starker recording(s) are the "classic" (I admittedly have heard only one of them on youtube years ago and never managed to get a disc). A modern one I own that was cheap and coupled with the Duo is with Guido Schiefen on Arte Nova/Oehms, currently probably only available used.

ASIN : B0021JLO7G
ASIN ‏: ‎B01AXM17GU

[Brahmsian]

Thank you both.

I have done some sound samples on numerous ones (mainly focused on the 3rd movement) and right now these two are on the short list:

Oren Shevlin
Julian Steckel

I'm far from done sampling though.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Thank you both.

I have done some sound samples on numerous ones (mainly focused on the 3rd movement) and right now these two are on the short list:

Oren Shevlin
Julian Steckel

I'm far from done sampling though.

May I ask where/how you've been doing your sampling?

PD

[Brahmsian]

May I ask where/how you've been doing your sampling?

PD

At Presto Music.

A good portion of the recordings have sound samples (1st minute of each movement).

[Pohjolas Daughter]

At Presto Music.

A good portion of the recordings have sound samples (1st minute of each movement).

I just did a quick google and see that Oren Shevlin (himself) has posted his complete performance of it at Wigmore Hall.  First movement here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INX3MKkbnF8

And when I googled (also on YT) I see that Julian Steckel took a master class with Starker. 

Also uploaded a performance of Julian S. there too:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlLDzCY85Q0

PD

[Spotted Horses]

My first encounter with the piece was through two recordings on Harmonia Mundi, one by Xavier and Jean-Marc Philips, the other by Luca and Deilteins. I've since accumulated recordings by Fourier (live, 1958) and Starker (old EMI mono).

[Spotted Horses]

Went back and listened to the first movement of Op 8 from Luca and Deilteins (long out of print, but available as a download from Presto and perhaps other places).



I found it splendid. I seem to remember it being a challenge to grasp when I first listened to it years ago, but in this case the first movement goes down easy.

As I mentioned, I have Starker's EMI recording (1958?) and am considering his 1987 recording on Delos.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Went back and listened to the first movement of Op 8 from Luca and Deilteins (long out of print, but available as a download from Presto and perhaps other places).



I found it splendid. I seem to remember it being a challenge to grasp when I first listened to it years ago, but in this case the first movement goes down easy.

As I mentioned, I have Starker's EMI recording (1958?) and am considering his 1987 recording on Delos.

Haven't heard of Luca nor Dieltiens before now, so will have to investigate.

First time that I listened to that work, I was left feeling something to the effect of "Yuck!  Too modern/jarring...." something along those lines.  Went back to it a few months later and my jaw dropped and "Yuck!" changed into "Wow!!".    I've loved it ever since.

PD

[Brahmsian]

I've settled and placed an order on the following three recordings:

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I've settled and placed an order on the following three recordings:

Looking forward to hearing your comments about these CDs.  That BIS one has a number of works on it that I'm not familiar with too.

PD

[Brahmsian]

Looking forward to hearing your comments about these CDs.  That BIS one has a number of works on it that I'm not familiar with too.

PD

Thank you.  Will report. And thank you for the Barta recommendation. 

[Symphonic Addict]

To be released tomorrow:



It includes Kodály's Dances of Galanta, but I posted it for the Symphonie Gaspésienne by the French-Canadian composer Claude Champagne (1891-1965). It could be worth listening.