János Starker, a cellist born in Budapest, is widely considered the most impeccable master of cello playing in the 20th century.
Recording & Production
The Schwetzingen SWR Festival, where this album's live recordings were made, became the biggest classical radio festival in the world, with nearly 550 broadcasts on all continents.
Performer Biography
Zuzana Růžičková, a harpsichordist, was interned in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen during World War II, where her father and grandparents died.
Performer Biography
Zuzana Růžičková recorded the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach over a period of ten years.
Performer Biography
János Starker began cello lessons at age five, taught at eight, gave his first concert at eleven, and at fourteen, filled in as a soloist for Dvořák's cello concerto with only three hours to prepare.
Performer Biography
After surviving the Nazi concentration camps, Zuzana Růžičková spent several years with unswerving discipline to recover her manual dexterity for playing the harpsichord.
Interpretation
János Starker's cello playing was often described as a 'mixture of fire and ice', characterized by propulsive power and linear tension.
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