Rudolf Matz

Rudolf Matz (Zagreb 1901 – Zagreb 1988) played an important role in the musical life of his home town. As a composer, cellist and conductor he combined these three facets in his First Years of the Cello, the six volumes of which were published between 1948 and 1962 and which some consider to be the best work for learning the cello since Duport’s Essai sur le doigté du violoncelle from 1806. Among the hundreds of other compositions by Matz, is the Cello Quartet in D minor published in 1966. In this piece, Matz subtly revisits themes from other illustrious predecessors.