Starker Performance Editions - LudwigMasters

This is the first of Debussy's three sonatas for cello. Composed in three movements of varying styles, this beautiful and interesting piece became one of the most performed cello sonatas of the 20th c...

The guiding principle of this edition by Janos Starker is to provide suggestions led by musical considerations based on the underlying rules of string playing. It is hoped that this edition will encou...

Brahms famously described this piece as "certainly not difficult to play", and while easier than some of his other very challenging works, it is still a quality performance piece. The SONATA NO 1 is w...

From Janos Starker: DON QUIXOTE by Richard Strauss is based on Cervantes's saga of the adventures of the Don, and is one of our major cello works. When I first performed it with Fritz Reiner and the C...

Bartok's suite of six short Romanian Folk Dances is here arranged by Janos Stark for cello and piano. I. Joc cu bata II. Braul III. Pe loc IV. Buciumeana V. Parca Romaneasca VI. Maruntel

The final work of Ernest Bloch's Jewish Cycle, "Schelomo" (Hebrew for "Solomon") features the cello acting as the voice of King Solomon. The liturgical character of this work requires the distinction...

Kodaly's Sonata for Cello is among the most significant pieces in the cello repertoire. The suggested bowings and fingerings in this edition are the result of over six decades of performances, some of...

Taking influence from Brahms, Dohnanyi's beautiful KONZERTSTUCK is a virtuosic piece for cello. It is in three sections, with a performance time of approx. 25 minutes.

Robert Schumann's (1810-1856) Cello Concerto in A Minor was written in only two weeks, between October 10th and October 24th 1850. It premiered on April 23rd, 1860, with Ludwig Ebert as the soloist. I...

This beautiful cornerstone piece of cello repertoire was composed by Strauss when he was only 19 years old. It was dedicated to cellist Hans Wihan, who performed the premiere in 1883.

Originally composed in 1824 for the arpeggione, a 6 string bowed guitar, this arrangement of Schubert's SONATA IN A MINOR is a beautiful and challenging piece of cello repertoire. This excellent editi...

The famous DOUBLE CONCERTO by Brahms is a fantastic showpiece for two brilliant and equally matched soloists. Composed for the cellist Robert Hausmann and Brahms' dear estranged friend, violinist Jose...

Chopin composed his magnificent SONATA IN G for his friend, cellist Auguste Franchomme. Utilizing themes from Polish dance and folk music, this captivating masterpiece of classical repertoire showcase...

An immensely powerful piece for solo cello and piano, Brahms' SONATA NO. 2, OP. 99 is one of the most impressive cello repertoire selections. Composed of four movements, the first Allegro vivace conta...

Kodaly's SONATA, Op. 4, except for some transcriptions, was the first work Kodaly wrote for cello while taking some cursory cello lessons. Op. 4 opens with a brooding first movement, primarily lyrical...

Traditionally assigned by cello instructors when students are developing the basics of the instrument, Lalo's "Concerto" has potential as a vehicle for virtuosic display when properly executed.