Kodály and Dohnányi: Chamber Works for Strings CD review – Hungarian passion

Zoltán Kodály appears to have deliberately deprived himself of the pleasure of writing for the cello, his favourite instrument, when composing his string Serenade, Op 12 in 1920.
 Scored for two violins and viola, the texture is light and airy but the sonority rich and inventive, despite the lack of a conventional lower register.

Full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/15/kodaly-dohnanyi-chamber-works-for-strings-serenade-review-resonus