Joseph Merk was the most outstanding cellist in Vienna in the first half of the nineteenth century. Although Beethoven's Triple Concerto was not originally written for him, Merk's performances... more

A highly decorated composer in Soviet Russia, Reinhold Glière maintained a low political profile and a conservative but astonishingly inventive melodic style. His interest in national harmonies and... more

Lights off, curtain up for Winterreise in the version for narrator, cello and piano. Another short preface by Martin Rummel, whose understanding and appreciation not only for the work, but also for... more

Alexander Hülshoff & Martin Rummel - Johann Stiastny: Works For Two Violoncellos, Vol. 2 / Little is known about the cellist and composer Johann Stiastny, and what is known contradicts each other in... more

This is the first of two volumes of Hummel's superb chamber music arrangements of Mozart's six 'Grand Symphonies'. Flautist Uwe Grodd, violinist Friedemann Eichhorn, cellist Martin Rummel and painist... more

It is not known for sure why Haydn chose the flute over the more usual violin in these three trios. Possibly it was to appeal to English or aristocratic taste for the instrument.