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Music for Solo Cello / Zalkind

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Details

Composer
BACH BROWN KODALY
Artist
Matthew Zalkind
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Jun 07, 2019
Catalog #
AV2406
UPC
822252240627

About

For his solo debut recording, acclaimed American cellist Matthew Zalkind has chosen three works which, he explains, “have an especially strong sense of kinship, each of which explores the vast expressive and technical possibilities of the solo cello.” Johann Sebastian Bach’s cello suites represented such a high level of achievement that until Kodaly composed his Sonata nearly 200 years later, barely a single significant work was written for solo cello. The Suite of 2012 by Michael Brown, a close friend and colleague of Zalkind’s, was influenced by both the earlier pieces and provides a perfect bridge between them. “impressive refinement… eloquent phrasing… singing tone… fine technique…” (The New York Times) “darts around the instrument fearlessly… The sharply etched passagework in the Bach was startling, surpassing that of many world-class cellists.” (Washington Post)

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REVIEW:

There’s an epic quality to Zalkind’s reading of Kodály’s sprawling Sonata, and his plaintive tone in highlying lyrical passages has an almost keening quality that carries an unexpected whiff of tragedy. The Adagio, too, is conceived on a grand scale, starting with a fearsome, slow crescendo. He seems to think of phrasing in terms of gestures that make both rhetorical and dramatic sense, and in the finale this thoughtfulness is evident in the way he picks up and carries melodic threads through the music’s intricate fabric. Michael Brown’s Bach-inspired Suite sounds a little flimsy placed between these two masterworks but works well enough as an interlude. All in all, this is a most auspicious debut.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude 04:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  2. 2 II. Allemande 07:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  3. 3 III. Courante 03:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  4. 4 IV. Sarabande 05:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  5. 5 V. Gavotte I-II 04:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  6. 6 VI. Gigue 04:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  7. 7 I. Prelude 01:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Michael Brown
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  8. 8 II. Improvisational Sarabande 05:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Improvisational Sarabande
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Michael Brown
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  9. 9 III. Gigue 02:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Gigue
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Michael Brown
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  10. 10 I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato 10:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
    Duration
    10:26
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  11. 11 II. Adagio (con grand espressione) - Con moto - Tempo I - Più mosso 13:09
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Adagio (con grand espressione) - Con moto - Tempo I - Più mosso
    Duration
    13:09
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind
  12. 12 III. Allegro molto vivace 12:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    12:04
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Matthew Zalkind