Tag: Zoltán Kodály
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Nathan Milstein: Miniatures & Vignettes
Born in the (now) Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa, Nathan Milstein began his violin studies at age seven and after fleeing the Soviet Union, eventually made his U.S. debut in 1929 in Philadelphia with Leopold Stokowski. Although he performed and recorded the great Classical and Romantic violin concertos – often writing his own cadenzas…
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János Starker – Kodály: Duo Op. 7 with Elmira Darvarova, Sonata for Solo Cello Op. 8
Urlicht AudioVisual is proud to release for the first time a live recording of Kodály’s formidable Duo for Violin and Cello featuring one of the greatest cellists in history, János Starker, with Bulgarian violinist Elmira Darvarova – a performance that took place days before her daring escape from behind the Iron Curtain in 1986. This…
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The Young János Starker
Parnassus Records returns to international availability some of the earliest recordings by cellist János Starker, one of the 20th century’s most prominent instrumentalists and one of the most popular of the LP and late 78rpm era. An unmissable insight into cellist János Starker’s early work, featuring a performance of Kodály’s Solo Cello Sonata that’s ‘truly…
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Antal Doráti Conducts Zoltán Kodály
“(Suite) “Suite is crisp and vigorous, excellent stereo …outstanding disc” (Penguin) (Dances) I much enjoyed Dorati’s way with these … The Dances from Marrossék and from Galánta are old favourites … compare Kodály’s ‘lusher’ harmonies and richer-toned orchestrations with Bartók’s more spare ones. These performances are the best of all, in my view. Dorati, a…
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David Oistrakh: Encores
(contains EMI’s Great Recordings collection plus 6 more !) “the playing itself is certainly as beautiful as one could imagine, with good balance on the stereo between violin and piano.” (Gramophone) “the kind of favourites that flecked his concerts with such consistent beauty. The subtlety of his vibrato usage and the sophistication he employs bring…
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Kodály Works for Cello and Violin
