Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello / Cello Sonatas / Adagio for Cello
5/31/1992, 7 Tracks, 59:00
Featuring
Nils-Erik Sparf
Elemér Lavotha
Kerstin Åberg
Zoltán Kodály
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Composition History
Kodály traveled extensively with Béla Bartók, another prominent Hungarian composer, collecting large numbers of Hungarian folk-songs.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Kodály rejected artificial musical pastiche, building his work on authentic popular tradition and refining simple folk elements with genius.
Instruments
The cello used in this recording is a Francesco Ruggieri from the 1690s, a notable historical instrument.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite his instrumental skills, Kodály considered composing his ideal means of expression and felt most naturally drawn to creating music for the human voice.
Performer Biography
Elemér Lavotha, the cellist on this recording, began studying cello at age seven and later became principal cellist of the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Zoltán Kodály, a central figure in 20th-century Hungarian music, showed early versatility by learning instruments like the cello and even performing percussion solos when needed.
Composer Biography
Kodály earned a doctorate in 1905 with a dissertation titled 'The Verse Structure of Hungarian Folk-songs,' indicating his early focus on folk music.
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