Martin Rummel - Merk: 20 Études for Cello, Op. 11 (2018)

The Viennese cellist Joseph Merk has become one of many musicians who were originally associated with a lot of historically important facts and figures before falling into oblivion. Merk s musical career began at a very early age as a successful violin player. After being bitten by a dog in his left arm, he could no longer hold the violin up to his chin and thus changed to the cello, which at the time had just started to become a soloists instrument. This release from cellist Martin Rummel features Merk s 20 etudes for cello solo op. 11. Born in 1974, Martin Rummel can currently be heard on more than 40 albums, several of which have raised international attention. He is a regular guest at important venues and festivals across the globe, and his playing is frequently honored with standing ovations from audiences, be it for concerto appearances such as his American debut with Tchaikovsky s Rococo Variations or his extraordinary performances of the Complete Bach Cello Suites in one evening.