Matthew Zalkind - JS Bach, Kodály, Michael Brown: Music for Solo Cello (2019) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Suite No. 6 in D for Solo Cello BWV 1012: I. Prelude
02. Suite No. 6 in D for Solo Cello BWV 1012: II. Allemande
03. Suite No. 6 in D for Solo Cello BWV 1012: III. Courante
04. Suite No. 6 in D for Solo Cello BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
05. Suite No. 6 in D for Solo Cello BWV 1012: V. Gavottes
06. Suite No. 6 in D for Solo Cello BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
07. Suite for Solo Cello: I. Prelude
08. Suite for Solo Cello: II. Improvisational Sarabande
09. Suite for Solo Cello: III. Gigue
10. Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8: I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
11. Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8: II. Adagio (con grand’ espressione)
12. Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace

For his solo debut solo 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 Kodály 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.

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