Various Artists. 50 Best Cello

Clear Multipack, 3 x 2col CDs, 1 x 8pp 4/4bklt, 2 x 4/4 inlays

TRACKLIST:
CD 1 THE BAROQUE CELLO
J. S. BACH
Cello Suite No.1 in G BWV1007
1 I. Prélude
2 II. Allemande
3 III. Courante
4 IV. Sarabande
5 V. Menuet I & II
6 VI. Gigue
Pablo Casals cello (P) 2003* MONO
Cello Suite No.3 in C BWV1009
7 I. Prélude
8. II. Allemande
9. III. Courante
10. IV. Sarabande
11. V. Bourrées I & II
12 VI. Gigue
Paul Tortelier cello (P) 1961/1987 EMI Music France
Cello Suite No.5 in C minor BWV1011
13 I. Prélude
14 II. Allemande
15 III. Courante
16 IV. Sarabande
17 V. Gavotte I –
18 Gavotte II – Gavotte I
19 VI. Gigue
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
(P) 1995 SGOL Music Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.
VIVALDI
Cello Concerto in G RV413
20 I. Allegro
Lynn Harrell cello
Academy of St Martins in the Fields / Pinchas Zukerman (P) 1980/1992*
Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424
21 I Allegro non molto
22 II Largo
23 III Allegro
Han-Na Chang cello
London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green (P) 2008
CD 2 THE CLASSICAL CELLO
MONN
Cello Concerto in G minor
1 I. Allegro
Jacqueline du Pré cello
Valda Aveling harpsichord continuo
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/2009*
HAYDN
Cello Concerto No.1 in C
2 I. Moderato
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Mstislav Rostropovich (P) 1976/1999*
Cello Concerto No.2 in D
3 III. Finale: Allegro
Truls Mørk cello
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown
(P) 1991 Pro Musica AS/SIMAX under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
BOCCHERINI
Sonata No.6 in C for cello and continuo
4 I. Allegro
5 II. Largo assai
6 III. Allegro moderato
Steven Isserlis cello · Maggie Cole harpsichord
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
Cello Concerto in B flat
7 I. Allegro moderato
Wouter Möller cello
Linde Concert / Hans Martin Linde (P) 1987 EMI Records Ltd/ Virgin Classics
Sonata No.5 in G for cello and continuo
8 II. Allegro militaire
Steven Isserlis cello · Maggie Cole harpsichord
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
Cello Concerto in G
9 III. Allegro
Steven Isserlis cello
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Finland / Juha Kangas P 1991
BEETHOVEN
Cello Sonata No.3 in A Op.69
10 III. Adagio cantabile –
11 IV. Allegro vivace
Paul Tortelier cello · Eric Heidsieck (P) 1972/1994* EMI Music France
Cello Sonata No.5 in D Op.102 No.2
12 I. Allegro con brio
13 II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
14 III. Allegro – Allegro fugato
Jacqueline du Pré cello · Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1966/1988*
CD 3 THE ROMANTIC CELLO
SAINT-SAËNS
1 Allegro appassionato Op.43
Han-Na Chang cello
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Antonio Pappano (P) 2007
2 The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Nash Ensemble
(Christopher van Kempen cello · Ian Brown & Susan Tomes pianos)
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.33
3 I. Allegro non troppo
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini (P) 1978/2001*
FAURÉ
4 Élégie
Paul Tortelier cello
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
(P) 1982/1991* EMI Music France
FRANCK arr. Delsart
Sonata in A
5 IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Jacqueline du Pré cello · Daniel Barenboim piano (P) 1972/2000*
GRIEG
Cello Sonata Op.36
6 II. Andante molto tranquillo
Truls Mørk cello · Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
(P) 1994 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
TCHAIKOVSKY
Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33
7 Introduction – Theme – Variations I, II & VII
Robert Cohen cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Zdenek Macal (P) 1981/1995*
BRUCH
8 Kol Nidrei
Han-Na Chang cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Mstislav Rostropovich (P) 1996
ELGAR arr. Milone
9 Salut d’amour
10 Chanson de matin
Natalie Clein cello
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (P) 2007
RICHARD STRAUSS
11 Don Quixote Op.35 extract
Paul Tortelier cello
Dresden Staatskapelle / Rudolf Kempe (P) 1974/1987*
RACHMANINOV adpt. Hazell
12 Vocalise
Han-Na Chang cello
Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
SULLIVAN
Cello Concerto in D
13 III. Molto vivace
Julian Lloyd Webber cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1986
(P) as shown. The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd except where otherwise stated. *Digital remastering (P) as shown by EMI Records Ltd except where otherwise stated. This compilation (P) 2009 by EMI Records Ltd. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd.
Compilation producer: Tony Locantro
STEREO/MONO
[DDD/ADD]
CD 1 THE BAROQUE CELLO
J. S. BACH
Cello Suite No.1 in G BWV1007
1 I. Prélude
2 II. Allemande
3 III. Courante
4 IV. Sarabande
5 V. Menuet I & II
6 VI. Gigue
Pablo Casals cello (P) 2003* MONO
Cello Suite No.3 in C BWV1009
7 I. Prélude
8. II. Allemande
9. III. Courante
10. IV. Sarabande
11. V. Bourrées I & II
12 VI. Gigue
Paul Tortelier cello (P) 1961/1987 EMI Music France
Cello Suite No.5 in C minor BWV1011
13 I. Prélude
14 II. Allemande
15 III. Courante
16 IV. Sarabande
17 V. Gavotte I –
18 Gavotte II – Gavotte I
19 VI. Gigue
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
(P) 1995 SGOL Music Ltd under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.
VIVALDI
Cello Concerto in G RV413
20 I. Allegro
Lynn Harrell cello
Academy of St Martins in the Fields / Pinchas Zukerman (P) 1980/1992*
Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424
21 I Allegro non molto
22 II Largo
23 III Allegro
Han-Na Chang cello
London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green (P) 2008
CD 2 THE CLASSICAL CELLO
MONN
Cello Concerto in G minor
1 I. Allegro
Jacqueline du Pré cello
Valda Aveling harpsichord continuo
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/2009*
HAYDN
Cello Concerto No.1 in C
2 I. Moderato
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Mstislav Rostropovich (P) 1976/1999*
Cello Concerto No.2 in D
3 III. Finale: Allegro
Truls Mørk cello
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown
(P) 1991 Pro Musica AS/SIMAX under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
BOCCHERINI
Sonata No.6 in C for cello and continuo
4 I. Allegro
5 II. Largo assai
6 III. Allegro moderato
Steven Isserlis cello · Maggie Cole harpsichord
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
Cello Concerto in B flat
7 I. Allegro moderato
Wouter Möller cello
Linde Concert / Hans Martin Linde (P) 1987 EMI Records Ltd/ Virgin Classics
Sonata No.5 in G for cello and continuo
8 II. Allegro militaire
Steven Isserlis cello · Maggie Cole harpsichord
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
Cello Concerto in G
9 III. Allegro
Steven Isserlis cello
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Finland / Juha Kangas P 1991
BEETHOVEN
Cello Sonata No.3 in A Op.69
10 III. Adagio cantabile –
11 IV. Allegro vivace
Paul Tortelier cello · Eric Heidsieck (P) 1972/1994* EMI Music France
Cello Sonata No.5 in D Op.102 No.2
12 I. Allegro con brio
13 II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
14 III. Allegro – Allegro fugato
Jacqueline du Pré cello · Stephen Kovacevich piano (P) 1966/1988*
CD 3 THE ROMANTIC CELLO
SAINT-SAËNS
1 Allegro appassionato Op.43
Han-Na Chang cello
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Antonio Pappano (P) 2007
2 The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Nash Ensemble
(Christopher van Kempen cello · Ian Brown & Susan Tomes pianos)
(P) 1991 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.33
3 I. Allegro non troppo
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini (P) 1978/2001*
FAURÉ
4 Élégie
Paul Tortelier cello
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson
(P) 1982/1991* EMI Music France
FRANCK arr. Delsart
Sonata in A
5 IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Jacqueline du Pré cello · Daniel Barenboim piano (P) 1972/2000*
GRIEG
Cello Sonata Op.36
6 II. Andante molto tranquillo
Truls Mørk cello · Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
(P) 1994 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics
TCHAIKOVSKY
Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33
7 Introduction – Theme – Variations I, II & VII
Robert Cohen cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Zdenek Macal (P) 1981/1995*
BRUCH
8 Kol Nidrei
Han-Na Chang cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Mstislav Rostropovich (P) 1996
ELGAR arr. Milone
9 Salut d’amour
10 Chanson de matin
Natalie Clein cello
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (P) 2007
RICHARD STRAUSS
11 Don Quixote Op.35 extract
Paul Tortelier cello
Dresden Staatskapelle / Rudolf Kempe (P) 1974/1987*
RACHMANINOV adpt. Hazell
12 Vocalise
Han-Na Chang cello
Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
SULLIVAN
Cello Concerto in D
13 III. Molto vivace
Julian Lloyd Webber cello
London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1986