Martinů/Kodály

Bohuslav Martinů
(1890 – 1959)
Sonata Nr. 2 for Cello and Piano

Zoltán Kodály
(1882 – 1967)
Sonata Op. 8 for solo cello

Ulrich Schmid, Cello
Günter Herzfeld, Piano

MDG 1179.2 available in music stores

 

Excerpt from Sonata Nr. 2 for cello and piano

by Bohuslav Martinů | Cello: Ulrich Schmid

Excerpt from Sonata Op. 8 for solo cello

by Zoltán Kodály | Cello: Ulrich Schmid

Press Reviews

Press

The duo gave a convincing performance of Martinu’s Sonata, both technically and musically. Schmid has an impressive ability to make even slow passages swing. Kodály’s Sonata has an urgent feel to it, persuasive in its elaboration of the “Hungarian dialect”. An excellent disc!
Fono Forum

A cellist, whose name one should make a note of.
Neue Luzerner Zeitung