Starker plays Kodaly

Hans Bottermund (Composer), Zoltan Kodaly (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Hans Bottermund, Zoltan Kodaly
• Audio CD (December 14, 1992)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delos Records
• ASIN: B0000006U7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,469 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > Cello

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's not Brahms, August 14, 2002

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Danny Noonan "The Swiftness" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starker plays Kodaly (Audio CD)

This is truly one of the greatest recordings of all time, precisely because Starker plays the Kodaly like Kodaly - not like Brahms. It's a vicious, bleak piece. Ma's recording is dramatic and flowery and ornamented - and sounds like everything else he does. Pick up this Starker disc - leave Yo-Yo to his Tchaikovsky.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Performance, May 16, 2003

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Russ (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starker plays Kodaly (Audio CD)

I heard Starker perform this live in Sacramento, CA, about 40 years ago. This recording is exquisite. Although Starker's rendition of the Kodaly has its unfavorable critics, it must be noted that Starker played the work for the composer--the first time when Starker was about 15. His final performance for Kodaly was shortly before the composer's death. On that occasion, Kodaly himself stated that Starker's performance, except for one small ritard, was the "Bible performance".

You can't do much better than a recommendation by the composer himself!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Kodaly bar none!!, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Starker plays Kodaly (Audio CD)

After hearing this recording, nothing else can measure up. Starker cuts straight to the heart of this masterpiece and creates absolutely unforgettable music. This version also includes the variations which were cut in the last movement in his earlier recordings. Every cellist and serious music lover should have this recording. The other two pieces are also given fine performances (including some real jaw-droppers in the Paganini). Buy this.