MORE CELLO GIANTS (10 CDS)

Due to a recent rise in interesting young soloists, the cello has again become one of the most popular concert instruments. It is therefore all the more exciting to once again hear some of the most important cellists of the 20th century, whose abilities can be admired on the 10 CDs of this documentation. Phonographic and radio recordings capture the richness of their musical instruments, including the great cellos of Domenico Montagnana and Antonio Stradivari, which are worth millions of dollars today. Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven, Boccherini, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Dvorak, Chopin, Debussy and Hindemith have dedicated some of their most charming, often important works to the instrument with the enthralling sound, which can be heard on these CDs.

Disc. 1
Maurice Gendron (Vc)
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre
de la Suisse Romande ,
recorded in 1953

Capriccio Pieces, Op. 62
Christoph von Dohnanyi,
Vienna Symphony Orchestra ,
recorded in 1962

Schumann: Fantaisie Pieces
Jean Françaix (pf)
recorded in 1952

Disc. 2
André Navarra (Vc)
Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85
John Barbirolli,
Hallé Orchestra ,
recorded in 1957

Schumann: Cello Concerto, Op. 129
Eugène Bigot, Orchestre
de la Concerts Lamoureux,
recorded in 1941

Disc. 3
Enrico Mainardi (Vc)
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D.821
Guido Alberto Borciani (pf)
Recorded in 1950

Brahms: Cello Sonata No.2
Carlo Zecchi (pf)
Recorded in 1952

Disc. 4
Zara Nersova (Vc)
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata Op.19
Arthur Balsam (pf)
Recorded in 1956

Reger: Cello Suite No.2
Recorded in 1955

Disc. 5
Antonio Janiglo (Vc)
Mozart: Divertimento K.137
Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B-flat major
Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op.6-4
I Solisti Zagreb
Gunhild Stappenbeck (Cemb)
Recorded in 1961, 1960, and 1957

Disc. 6
Gaspar Cassado (Vc)
Dvorak: Cello Concerto Op. 104
Respighi: Adagio and Variations
Jonel Perlea,
Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra,
Recorded in 1958

Disc. 7
Gregor Piatigorsky (Vc) Grieg
: Cello Sonata Op.
36 Ralf Berkowitz (pf)
Recorded in 1945

Hindemith: Cello Concerto
Paul Hindemith,
CBS Symphony Orchestra ,
Recorded in 1943

Disc. 8
Emanuel Feuermann (Vc)
R. Strauss's symphonic poem "Don Quixote"
Arturo Toscanini,
NBC Symphony Orchestra ,
Live recording in 1938

Disc. 9
Ludwig Hoerscher (Vc)
Beethoven: Seven Variations on a Theme from "The Magic Flute" by Mozart
Ellie Nay (pf)

Chopin: Cello Sonata Op.65
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor
Hans Altmann (pf)
Recorded between 1957 and 1959

Disc. 10
Siegfried Palm (Vc)
Janos Starker (Vc)
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello Op.102
Salvatore Accardo (Vln)
Siegfried Palm (Vc)
Bruno Maderna, conductor
RAI Rome Symphony Orchestra,
recorded in 1961

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 Hob.VIIb-2
Janos Starker (Vc)
Carlo Maria Giulini,
Philharmonia Orchestra ,
recorded in 1958