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 Best Cello 100 / Various
Release Date: 08/11/2009 
Label:  Emi Classics   Catalog #: 64275   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Johann Sebastian BachAntonio VivaldiMathias Georg MonnFranz Joseph HaydnLuigi Boccherini
Ludwig van BeethovenFranz SchubertRobert SchumannFelix Mendelssohn
Frédéric ChopinNiccolň PaganiniAntonín DvorákJohannes Brahms
Camille Saint-SaënsGabriel FauréCésar FranckEdvard Grieg
Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyMax BruchSir Edward ElgarRichard Strauss
Sergei RachmaninovArthur SullivanJean SibeliusPablo Casals
Sergei ProkofievAstor PiazzollaBenjamin BrittenErnest Bloch
Samuel BarberDmitri ShostakovichJohn TavenerSofia Gubaidulina
Darius MilhaudPablo de SarasateFritz KreislerFelice Giardini
Reynaldo HahnJoaquin NinNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovModest Mussorgsky
Claude DebussyMaurice RavelDavid PopperHeitor Villa-Lobos

Performer:  Pablo CasalsPaul TortelierMstislav RostropovichLynn HarrellHan-Na Chang
Jacqueline Du PréTruls Otterbech MorkWouter MöllerSteven Isserlis
Maggie ColeEric HeidsieckStephen KovacevichRobert Weisz
John NewmarkNatalia GutmanGerald MooreNatalie Clein
Charles OwenJulian Lloyd WebberJohn LenehanDaniel Barenboim
Maud Martin-TortelierTimothy WaldenTimothy HughStephen Hough
Gautier CapuçonRenaud CapuçonChristopher van KempenJean-Yves Thibaudet
Robert CohenAlexander DedyukhinRalph KirshbaumDmitri Shostakovich
Simon CarringtonNeil PercyJános StarkerMaud Tortelier
Alexei ZybtsevPierre FournierCatrin FinchFrank Braley
Valda AvelingRobert WeiszChristopher Van KampenIan Brown
Susan Tomes
Conductor:  Pinchas ZukermanChristopher Warren-GreenSir John BarbirolliMstislav RostropovichIona Brown
Hans-Martin LindeJuha KangasKurt MasurPaul Tortelier
Mariss JansonsLibor PesekSir Andrew DavisMyung-Whun Chung
Antonio PappanoCarlo Maria GiuliniMichel PlassonZdenek Macal
Vernon HandleyRudolf KempeLeonard SlatkinSir Charles Mackerras
Benjamin BrittenLeonard BernsteinJukka-Pekka SarastePaavo Berglund
Gennadi RozhdestvenskyRyusuke NumajiriWalter Susskind
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsLondon Chamber OrchestraLondon Symphony OrchestraNorwegian Chamber Orchestra
Linde ConsortOstrobothnian Chamber OrchestraLondon Philharmonic Orchestra
English Chamber OrchestraOslo Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony OrchestraGustav Mahler Youth OrchestraSanta Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Nash EnsemblePhilharmonia OrchestraToulouse Capitole Orchestra
Dresden StaatskapelleTwelve Cellists of the Berlin PhilharmonicMoscow Philharmonia Orchestra
French National OrchestraScottish Chamber OrchestraBournemouth Symphony Orchestra
London VoicesMoscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Number of Discs: 6 
Recorded in: Mixed 
Length: 7 Hours 30 Mins. 

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This 6-disc set compiles some of the finest recorded versions ever made of popular works for cello, taken from EMI's vast catalog of classical recordings, and includes performances by such renowned cellists as Pablo Casals, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jacqueline du Pré, Pierre Fournier, János Starker, Lynn Harrell, Paul Tortelier, Julian Lloyd Webber, Truls Mork, Steven Isserlis, and more.
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1.  Suite for Cello solo no 1 in G major, BWV 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pablo Casals (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Notes: Mono 
2.  Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
3.  Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
4.  Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413: 1st movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor:  Pinchas Zukerman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
5.  Concerto for Cello in B minor, RV 424: 1st movement, Allegro non molto by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Christopher Warren-Green
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
6.  Concerto for Cello in G minor: Allegro non tanto by Mathias Georg Monn
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Conductor:  Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 18th Century; Austria 
7.  Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1: 1st movement, Moderato by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical 
Written: circa 1761-1765; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
8.  Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op. 101/H 7b no 2: 3rd movement, Allegro by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello)
Conductor:  Iona Brown
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1783; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
9.  Concerto for Cello in B flat major, G 482: 1st movement, Allegro moderato by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Wouter Möller (Cello)
Conductor:  Hans-Martin Linde
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Linde Consort
Period: Classical 
10.  Sonata for Cello and Basso Continuo in G major, G 5: 2nd movement, Allegro militaire by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Steven Isserlis (Cello), Maggie Cole (Harpsichord)
Period: Classical 
11.  Concerto for Cello in G major, G 480: 3rd movement, Allegro by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor:  Juha Kangas
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
12.  Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69: 3rd movement, Adagio cantabile by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Eric Heidsieck (Piano), Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria 
13.  Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69: 4th movement, Allegro vivace by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Eric Heidsieck (Piano), Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria 
14.  Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria 
15.  Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821: 2nd movement, Adagio by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), Robert Weisz (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1824; Vienna, Austria 
16.  Kinderszenen, Op. 15: no 7, Träumerei by Robert Schumann
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), John Newmark (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Germany 
Notes: Mono 
17.  Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129: 3rd Movement, Sehr lebhaft by Robert Schumann
Performer:  Natalia Gutman (Cello)
Conductor:  Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1850; Germany 
18.  Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845; Germany 
19.  Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello), Charles Owen (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829-1830; Poland 
20.  Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 4 in E minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello), John Lenehan (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France 
21.  Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65: 3rd movement, Largo by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France 
22.  Introduction and Variations from Rossini's Mosč "Dal tuo stellato soglio" by Niccolň Paganini
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), Maud Martin-Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Paul Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: ?1819 
23.  Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191: 1st movement, Allegro by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello)
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1895; Bohemia 
Notes: This selection is in excerpted form. 
24.  From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68/B 133: no 5, Silent Woods by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:  Timothy Walden (Cello)
Conductor:  Libor Pesek
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Bohemia 
25.  Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38: 2nd movement, Allegretto quasi menuetto by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1862-1865; Austria 
26.  Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: 3rd movement, Andante-Pi? adagio - Excerpt(s) by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Timothy Hugh (Cello), Stephen Hough (Piano)
Conductor:  Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
27.  Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double": 3rd movement, Vivace non troppo by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Gautier Capuçon (Cello), Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
Conductor:  Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; Austria 
Notes: This selection is in excerpted form. 
28.  Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99 no 1: 4th movement, Allegro molto by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; Austria 
29.  Allegro appassionato for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 43 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1873; France 
30.  Carnival of the animals: no 13, The swan by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Christopher van Kempen (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Nash Ensemble
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; France 
31.  Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33: 1st movement, Allegro non troppo by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1872; France 
32.  Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1901; France 
33.  Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8: 4th movement, Allegro poco mosso by César Franck
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; France 
34.  Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36: 2nd movement, Andante by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1883; Norway 
35.  Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33: Excerpt(s) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Robert Cohen (Cello)
Conductor:  Zdenek Macal
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1876; Russia 
Notes: Introduction – Theme – Variations I, II & VII  
36.  Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47 by Max Bruch
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Liverpool, England 
37.  Salut d'amour, Op. 12 by Sir Edward Elgar
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor:  Vernon Handley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888/1889; England 
38.  Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2 by Sir Edward Elgar
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor:  Vernon Handley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897; England 
39.  Don Quixote, Op. 35: Excerpt(s) by Richard Strauss
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896-1897; Germany 
40.  Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
41.  Concerto for Cello in D major: 3rd movement, Molto vivace by Arthur Sullivan
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
42.  Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85: 1st movement, Adagio-Moderato by Sir Edward Elgar
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor:  Vernon Handley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1919; England 
43.  Pieces (4) for Violin/Cello and Piano, Op. 78: no 2, Romance by Jean Sibelius
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1915-1919; Finland 
44.  El cant del ocells by Pablo Casals
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1972 
45.  Music for Children, Op. 65: no 10, March by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1935; Paris, France 
Notes: Mono
Arrangers: Piatigorsky/Tortelier. 
46.  Cinderella, Op. 87: Adagio by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1940-1944; USSR 
Notes: Mono
Arranger: Prokofiev. 
47.  Adios nonino by Astor Piazzolla
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1961; Argentina 
Length: 4 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Medaglia & Ammon.  
48.  Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: 4th movement, Passacaglia by Benjamin Britten
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Benjamin Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Moscow Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Notes: Mono 
49.  Schelomo: Excerpt(s) by Ernest Bloch
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  French National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
50.  Concerto for Cello, Op. 22: 2nd movement, Andante sostenuto by Samuel Barber
Performer:  Ralph Kirshbaum (Cello)
Conductor:  Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1945; USA 
51.  Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op 107: 1st movement, Allegretto by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1959; USSR 
52.  Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40: 4th movement, Allegro by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; USSR 
Notes: Mono 
53.  Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126: 2nd movement, Scherzo - Allegretto by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello)
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1966; USSR 
54.  The Protecting Veil: no 4, The Incarnation by John Tavener
Performer:  Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor:  Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1987; England 
55.  The Canticle of the Sun: Excerpt(s) by Sofia Gubaidulina
Performer:  Simon Carrington (Percussion), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Neil Percy (Percussion)
Conductor:  Ryusuke Numajiri
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Voices
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1997; Russia 
56.  Concerto for Cello no 1, Op. 136: 1st movement, Nonchalant by Darius Milhaud
Performer:  János Starker (Cello)
Conductor:  Walter Susskind
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; France 
Notes: Mono 
57.  Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11 by Niccolň Paganini
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), John Newmark (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835 
Notes: Mono 
58.  Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23: no 2, Zapateado by Pablo de Sarasate
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), John Newmark (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1880 
Notes: Mono 
59.  Allegretto in the style of Boccherini by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:  János Starker (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: Austria 
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: Mono 
60.  Tamborino by Felice Giardini
Performer:  Maud Tortelier (Cello), Paul Tortelier (Cello), Maud Martin-Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Length: 1 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Notes: Mono 
61.  Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a: no 3, March by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexei Zybtsev (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1919/1924; USA 
Notes: Mono 
62.  La Gitana by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:  Pierre Fournier (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: Austria 
Length: 3 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Notes: Mono 
63.  L'heure exquise by Reynaldo Hahn
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello), John Lenehan (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1893; France 
Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs. 
64.  Cantos populares espańoles (20): no 7, Granadina by Joaquin Nin
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), John Newmark (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1923 
Notes: Mono 
65.  Sadko: no 4, Song of the Indian Guest by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello), Catrin Finch (Harp)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1894-1896; Russia 
66.  Sorochintsy fair: Hopak by Modest Mussorgsky
Performer:  János Starker (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
Notes: Mono 
67.  Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1890/1905; France 
68.  Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1: no 13 in B flat major by Niccolň Paganini
Performer:  János Starker (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: circa 1805; Italy 
Notes: Mono 
69.  Pičce en forme de Habańera by Maurice Ravel
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), John Newmark (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1907; France 
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Notes: Mono 
70.  Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon coeur s'ouvre ŕ ta voix by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Gautier Capuçon (Cello), Frank Braley (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877; France 
Notes: Arranger: Papin.  
71.  Dance of the Elves, Op. 39 by David Popper
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: Leipzig, Germany 
72.  Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056: 2nd movement, Largo-Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  János Starker (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany 
Notes: Mono 
73.  Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer:  Pierre Fournier (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903; Russia 
Notes: Mono 
74.  Suite for Cello solo no 1, Op. 72: 6th movement, Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto by Benjamin Britten
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century 
Notes: Mono 
75.  Cinderella, Op. 87: Waltz-Coda by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Written: 1945 
Notes: Mono
Arranger: Rostropovich. 
76.  Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, Op. 68 by David Popper
Performer:  János Starker (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1894 
Notes: Mono 
77.  Bachianas brasileiras no 1 for 8 Cellos: Fugue by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century 
78.  Sonata for Cello and Basso Continuo in C major, G 6 by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Steven Isserlis (Cello), Maggie Cole (Harpsichord)
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1770 
79.  Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007: 1. Prélude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pablo Casals (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
80.  Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007: 2. Allemande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pablo Casals (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
81.  Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007: 3. Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pablo Casals (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
82.  Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007: 4. Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pablo Casals (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
83.  Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007: 5. Menuet 1 & 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pablo Casals (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
84.  Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007: 6. Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Pablo Casals (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
85.  Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV1009: 1. Prélude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs. 
86.  Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV1009: 2. Allemande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 9 Secs. 
87.  Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV1009: 3. Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs. 
88.  Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV1009: 4. Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs. 
89.  Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV1009: 5. Bourrée 1 & 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs. 
90.  Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV1009: 6. Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 25 Secs. 
91.  Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: 1. Prélude by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 7 Minutes 22 Secs. 
92.  Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: 2. Allemande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 5 Minutes 11 Secs. 
93.  Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: 3. Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs. 
94.  Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: 4. Sarabande by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs. 
95.  Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: 5. Gavotte 1 - by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs. 
96.  Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: 5. Gavotte 2 - Gavotte 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs. 
97.  Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011: 6. Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs. 
98.  Cello Concerto in G, RV413: 1. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor:  Pinchas Zukerman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. 
99.  Cello Concerto in B minor, RV424: 1. Allegro non molto by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Christopher Warren-Green
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs. 
100.  Cello Concerto in B minor, RV424: 2. Largo by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Christopher Warren-Green
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 
101.  Cello Concerto in B minor, RV424: 3. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Christopher Warren-Green
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs. 
102.  Cello Concerto in G minor: 1. Allegro by Mathias Georg Monn
Performer:  Valda Aveling (Harpsichord), Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Conductor:  Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 18th Century; Austria 
Length: 7 Minutes 38 Secs. 
103.  Cello Concerto No. 1 in C: 1. Moderato by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical 
Written: circa 1761-1765; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
Length: 9 Minutes 52 Secs. 
104.  Cello Concerto No. 2 in D: 3. Finale: Allegro by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello)
Conductor:  Iona Brown
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1783; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
Length: 4 Minutes 40 Secs. 
105.  Sonata No. 6 in C for cello and continuo: 1. Allegro by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Maggie Cole (Harpsichord), Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1770 
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs. 
106.  Sonata No. 6 in C for cello and continuo: 2. Largo assai by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Maggie Cole (Harpsichord), Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1770 
Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs. 
107.  Sonata No. 6 in C for cello and continuo: 3. Allegro moderato by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Maggie Cole (Harpsichord), Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1770 
Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs. 
108.  Cello Concerto in B flat: 1. Allegro moderato by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Wouter Möller (Cello)
Conductor:  Hans-Martin Linde
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Linde Consort
Period: Classical 
Written: ?1785 
Length: 8 Minutes 19 Secs. 
109.  Sonata No. 5 in G for cello and continuo: 2. Allegro militaire by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Maggie Cole (Harpsichord), Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1771 
Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs. 
110.  Cello Concerto in G: 3. Allegro by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:  Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor:  Juha Kangas
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Length: 4 Minutes 40 Secs. 
111.  Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69: 3. Adagio cantabile - by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Eric Heidsieck (Piano), Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 1 Minutes 40 Secs. 
112.  Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69: 4. Allegro vivace by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Eric Heidsieck (Piano), Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 6 Minutes 53 Secs. 
113.  Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2: 1. Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Stephen Kovacevich (Piano), Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 6 Minutes 34 Secs. 
114.  Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2: 2. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 10 Minutes 49 Secs. 
115.  Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2: 3. Allegro - Allegro fugato by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Stephen Kovacevich (Piano), Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs. 
116.  Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D821: 2. Adagio by Franz Schubert
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), Robert Weisz (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1824; Vienna, Austria 
Length: 4 Minutes 30 Secs. 
117.  Ręverie by Robert Schumann
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), John Newmark (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Germany 
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
118.  Cello Concerto in A minor: 2. Sehr lebhaft by Robert Schumann
Performer:  Natalia Gutman (Cello)
Conductor:  Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1850; Germany 
Length: 7 Minutes 59 Secs. 
119.  Song without Words in D, Op. 109 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845; Germany 
Length: 5 Minutes 30 Secs. 
120.  Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Op. 3 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello), Charles Owen (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829-1830; Poland 
Length: 8 Minutes 55 Secs. 
121.  Prelude in E minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello), John Lenehan (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France 
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs. 
122.  Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65: 3. Largo by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Daniel Barenboim (Piano), Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France 
Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs. 
123.  Variations on a Theme of Rossini by Niccolň Paganini
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), Maud Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Paul Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1819 
Length: 8 Minutes 34 Secs. 
124.  Cello Concerto in B minor: 1. Allegro (extract) by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello)
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1894-1895; USA 
Length: 6 Minutes 19 Secs. 
125.  Silent Woods by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:  Timothy Walden (Cello)
Conductor:  Libor Pesek
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Bohemia 
Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Notes: Composition written: Bohemia (?1883 - 1884).
Composition revised: Bohemia (1893). 
126.  Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor: 2. Allegretto quasi menuetto by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Daniel Barenboim (Piano), Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1862-1865; Austria 
Length: 5 Minutes 58 Secs. 
127.  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat: 3. Andante (extract) by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Stephen Hough (Piano), Timothy Hugh (Cello)
Conductor:  Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1878-1881; Austria 
Length: 2 Minutes 58 Secs. 
128.  Double Concerto in A minor: 3. Vivace non troppo (extract) by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Gautier Capuçon (Cello), Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
Conductor:  Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; Austria 
Length: 2 Minutes 56 Secs. 
129.  Cello Sonata No. 2 in F: 4. Allegro molto by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; Austria 
Length: 4 Minutes 44 Secs. 
130.  Allegro appassionato, Op. 43 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1873; France 
Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs. 
131.  The Swan (Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Christopher Van Kampen (Cello), Ian Brown (Piano), Susan Tomes (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Nash Ensemble
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; France 
Length: 2 Minutes 58 Secs. 
132.  Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor: 1. Allegro non troppo by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1872; France 
Length: 5 Minutes 36 Secs. 
133.  Elégie by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Michel Plasson
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1901; France 
Length: 7 Minutes 39 Secs. 
134.  Sonata in A: 4. Allegretto poco mosso by César Franck
Performer:  Daniel Barenboim (Piano), Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1886; France 
Length: 6 Minutes 57 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Jules Delsart. 
135.  Cello Sonata, Op. 36: 2. Andante molto tranquillo by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano), Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1883; Norway 
Length: 6 Minutes 43 Secs. 
136.  Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33: Introduction - Theme - Variations 1, 2 & 7 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Robert Cohen (Cello)
Conductor:  Zdenek Macal
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1876; Russia 
Length: 7 Minutes 6 Secs. 
137.  Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47 by Max Bruch
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Liverpool, England 
Length: 12 Minutes 36 Secs. 
138.  Salut d'amour by Sir Edward Elgar
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor:  Vernon Handley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888/1889; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Dennis Milone. 
139.  Chanson de matin by Sir Edward Elgar
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor:  Vernon Handley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Dennis Milone. 
140.  Don Quixote: (extract) by Richard Strauss
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896-1897; Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 
141.  Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
Length: 7 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Notes: Adapter: Chris Hazell.
Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915). 
142.  Cello Concerto in D: 3. Molto vivace by Arthur Sullivan
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1866; England 
Length: 7 Minutes 5 Secs. 
143.  Cello Concerto in E minor: 1. Adagio - Moderato by Sir Edward Elgar
Performer:  Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor:  Vernon Handley
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1919; England 
Length: 7 Minutes 46 Secs. 
144.  Romance (Four Pieces, Op. 78) by Jean Sibelius
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1915-1919; Finland 
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs. 
145.  El cant dels ocells by Pablo Casals
Performer:  Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor:  Antonio Pappano
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1972 
Length: 4 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Pablo Casals. 
146.  Marche, Op. 65 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1935; Paris, France 
Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Gregor Piatigorsky.
Adapter: Paul Tortelier.
This selection is a mono recording. 
147.  Cinderella: Adagio by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1940-1944; USSR 
Length: 5 Minutes 49 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
148.  Cello Symphony: 4. Passacaglia: Andante allegro by Benjamin Britten
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Benjamin Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1933-1934; England 
Length: 6 Minutes 50 Secs. 
149.  Schelomo: (extract) by Ernest Bloch
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  French National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1915-1916; USA 
Length: 6 Minutes 11 Secs. 
150.  Cello Concerto: 2. Andante sostenuto by Samuel Barber
Performer:  Ralph Kirshbaum (Cello)
Conductor:  Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1945; USA 
Length: 7 Minutes 47 Secs. 
151.  Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat: 1. Allegretto by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor:  Paavo Berglund
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1959; USSR 
Length: 6 Minutes 19 Secs. 
152.  Cello Sonata in D minor: 4. Allegro by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:  Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; USSR 
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
153.  Cello Concerto No. 2 in G: 2. Scherzo: Allegretto by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:  Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello)
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1966; USSR 
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs. 
154.  The Protecting Veil: The Incarnation by John Tavener
Performer:  Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor:  Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1987; England 
Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. 
155.  The Canticle of the Sun: (extract) by Sofia Gubaidulina
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Neil Percy (Percussion), Simon Carrington (Percussion)
Conductor:  Ryusuke Numajiri
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1997; Russia 
Length: 5 Minutes 19 Secs. 
156.  Cello Concerto No. 1: 1. Nonchalant by Darius Milhaud
Performer:  János Starker (Cello)
Conductor:  Walter Susskind
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; France 
Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
157.  Moto perpetuo, Op. 11 by Niccolň Paganini
Performer:  John Newmark (Piano), Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835 
Length: 3 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
158.  Zapateado, Op. 23 by Pablo de Sarasate
Performer:  Paul Tortelier (Cello), John Newmark (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1880 
Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
159.  March (Love of Three Oranges) by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexei Zybtsev (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1919/1924; USA 
Length: 1 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
160.  Granadina by Joaquin Nin
Performer:  John Newmark (Piano), Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1923 
Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Pawel Kochanski.
This selection is a mono recording. 
161.  Chant hindou (Sadko) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello), Catrin Finch (Harp)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1894-1896; Russia 
Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs. 
162.  Gopak (Sorotchinsky Fair) by Modest Mussorgsky
Performer:  Gerald Moore (Piano), János Starker (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874-1880; Russia 
Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Joachim Stutschewsky.
This selection is a mono recording. 
163.  Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque) by Claude Debussy
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1890/1905; France 
Length: 4 Minutes 54 Secs. 
164.  Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1: no 13 in B flat major by Niccolň Paganini
Performer:  Gerald Moore (Piano), János Starker (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: circa 1805; Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Fritz Kreisler.
This selection is a mono recording. 
165.  Mon cour s'ouvre ŕ ta voix (Samson et Dalila) by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Frank Braley (Piano), Gautier Capuçon (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877; France 
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Georges Papin. 
166.  Dance of the Elves by David Popper
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: Leipzig, Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. 
167.  Arioso (Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV1056) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  János Starker (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany 
Length: 4 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
168.  Flight of the Bumble-Bee (The Tale of Tsar Saltan) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer:  Pierre Fournier (Cello), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903; Russia 
Length: 1 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Joseph Strimer.
This selection is a mono recording. 
169.  Cello Suite No. 1: 4. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto by Benjamin Britten
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1964; England 
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
170.  Waltz - Coda (Cinderella) by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: USSR 
Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Composition written: USSR (1940 - 1944). 
171.  Rhapsodie hongroise by David Popper
Performer:  Gerald Moore (Piano), János Starker (Cello)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1894 
Length: 8 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: This selection is a mono recording. 
172.  Bachianas brasileiras No. 1: 3. Fugue: Conversa by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1930; Brazil 
Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs. 
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Cello Sonata in C, G 6 (Boccherini)
II. Largo assai
From the Bohemian Forest (Dvorák)
No 5: Silent Woods
Chanson de matin (Elgar)
Adios nonino (Piazzolla)
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