Credits:

Daniel Müller-Schott

Description:

For a long time after J.S. Bach's "Suite for Unaccompanied Cello," composed in the early 18th century, no significant works for solo cello were written. In the 20th century, however, masterpieces in this field emerged one after another. The first of these was Kodaly's "Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello," with a playing time of over 30 minutes. Müller-Schott calls this piece an "Everest," a solitary work with beauty in its severity. Müller-Schott will also present his first solo cello work, the "Cadenza," which has "influenced me over the years," as well as a number of unique unaccompanied cello works by Hindemith, Prokofiev, Henze, Casals, and Crumb. The album title "CelloUnlimited" is aptly translated as "Cello Beyond the Limitations of the Cello. Naxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8~I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
2.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8~II. Adagio (con grand espressione)
3.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8~III. Allegro molto vivace
4.Sonata for Solo Cello in C sharp minor, Op. 134~[Excerpt]
5.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3~I. Lebhaft, sehr markiert (mir festen Bogenstrichen)
6.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3~II. Massig schnell, gemachlich (durchweg sehr leise)
7.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3~III. Langsam
8.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3~IV. Lebhafte Viertel (ohne jeden Ausdruck und stets pianissimo)
9.Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3~V. Massig schnell (sehr scharf markierte Viertel)
10.Serenade~I. Adagio rubato
11.Serenade~II. Un poco allegretto
12.Serenade~III. Pastorale
13.Serenade~IV. Andante con moto, rubato
14.Serenade~V. Vivace
15.Serenade~VI. Tango
16.Serenade~VII. Allegro marciale
17.Serenade~VIII. Allegretto
18.Serenade~IX. Menuett
19.Cadenza
20.Sonata for Solo Cello~I. Fantasia
21.Sonata for Solo Cello~II. Tema pastorale con variazioni
22.Sonata for Solo Cello~III. Toccata
23.El cant dels Ocells / Song of the Birds (for Solo Cello)