Edmund Kurtz

Edmund Kurtz
Born(1908-12-29)29 December 1908
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died19 August 2004(2004-08-19) (aged 95)
London, England
Occupation
Classical cellist
Organizations

Edmund Kurtz (29 December 1908 – 19 August 2004) was a Russian-born cellist and music editor.[1][2][3] He was renowned for his "impeccable technique", "innate musicality", and his "rich tone",[4] with a "warm, sensuous quality that seldom loses its luster".[5] In a career spanning 60 years, he performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician.[6] His edition of Bach's Suites for solo cello, drawn upon facsimiles of the manuscript of Anna Magdalena Bach and showing them opposite each page, is recognized as one of his greatest achievements,[2] and was described as "the most important edition of the greatest music ever written for the instrument".[6]

  1. ^ "Lives in Brief". The Times. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Margaret Campbell (1999). "Masters of the twentieth century". In Stowell, Robin (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to the Cello. Cambridge University Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-521-62928-7.
  3. ^ Quin, Sally (2015). Bauhaus on the Swan: Elise Blumann, an Émigré Artist in Western Australia, 1938-1948. Government Printing Office. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-74258-598-7.
  4. ^ Campbell, Margaret (2001). "Kurtz, Edmund". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42226. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.(subscription required)
  5. ^ Taubman, Howard (1 November 1947). "Tartini Concerto Played by Kurtz; Cellist's Offering of the Work in D minor Highlight of His Recital at Carnegie Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b Campbell, Margaret (23 August 2004). "Edmund Kurtz". The Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2024.