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William Kapell [1922-1953] piano

Rachmaninov, Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19  _ Edmund Kurtz, cello.
Brahms, Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1 _ William Primrose,
Brahms, Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 _ Jascha Heifetz, violin.

William Kapell was one of the most promising American pianists of the postwar generation, producing a few recordings that have attained legendary status after his untimely death. 
The Kapell-Primrose collaboration on the Brahms Viola Sonata in F minor is beyond all argument, superb. Primrose plays the piece with a warm-hearted tone and open-hearted interpretation, and Kapell doesn't so much follow Primrose as wrap himself around him like a comfortable sweater.The surprise of this volume of the Kapell Edition is Edmund Kurtz. While not in the same league as RCA's house cellist Piatgorsky, Kurtz turns in a driven yet expansive performance of the Rachmaninov Cello Sonata. Together with Kapell's vigorous piano playing, Kurtz turns in nearly as fine a performance of the Rachmaninov as is imaginable. One of the more interesting volumes in the Kapell Edition. Release date 1998.