Cellist János Starker and pianist György Sebök, both born in Hungary in the early 1920’s, made a musical team for some 60 years.
These recordings were made in 1959 in Paris, where they both found themselves after the Soviet crackdown on Hungary. “Starker at the peak of his form,” wrote Gramophone. “The cello’s timbre is refined and subtly coloured … and the pianist is completely in harmony with his partner.”
Here is Mr. Starker, playig the music of Bach:
