' Chvala Housli '
(In Praise of the Violin)
(Sonata in D in variation form for violin, piano, and mezzo-soprano) Esther Salaman (mezzo-soprano)
Suzanne Rozsa (violin)
Paul Hamburger (piano)
Ladislav Vycpalek was born near Prague In 1882. This sonata is designed on a large scale and contains much elaborate writing for the violin; at one point, about half-way through, the voice enters and lings in praise of the instrument.