FLAC tracks | Classical | 64:45 | 1CD | 253 MbThe piece is unlike no other of its kind”, Béla Bartók affirmed: “the world of ideas it contains is entirely new”. Timbre acquired an unusual, novel dimension by having the two lowest strings tuned one half-step down, to B and F#, respectively. Thus the three lower strings form a B Minor chord, which Kodály places in particular prominence at the onset of the sonata……Tracklist:1 Sonatina for Cello and Piano, Op. 4 07:382 Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: I Allegro masestoso ma appassionata 07:543 Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: II Adagio (con gran espressione) 12:294 Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8: III Allegro molto vivace 10:405 Duo for Cello and Violin, Op. 7: I. Allegro serioso, non troppo 08:346 Duo for Cello and Violin, Op. 7: II. Adagio 09:107 Duo for Cello and Violin, Op. 7: III. Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento 08:20