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Steven Isserlis: The Complete RCA Recordings

Christoph Eschenbach · Lorin Maazel · Michael Collins · Olli Mustonen · Thomas Adès · Roger Norrington · Michael Tilson Thomas · Douglas Boyd · Vladimir Spivakov · Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

RCA Red Seal2016Cat. 889853125729h 23m104 tracks

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: I. Moderato

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

10:01

02

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

7:21

03

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: III. Allegro molto

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

7:04

04

Adagio cantabile in G major

Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 13 in D major, Hob. I:13

Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

6:31

05

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2: I. Allegro moderato

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2, op. 101

Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

14:03

06

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2, op. 101

Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

4:39

07

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2: III. Rondo. Allegro

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2, op. 101

Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

4:41

08

Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat major, Hob. I:105: I. Allegro

Joseph Haydn - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe & Bassoon in B-flat major, Hob. I:105

Douglas Boyd, Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

9:25

09

Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat major, Hob. I:105: II. Andante

Joseph Haydn - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe & Bassoon in B-flat major, Hob. I:105

Douglas Boyd, Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

4:28

10

Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat major, Hob. I:105: III. Allegro con spirito

Joseph Haydn - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe & Bassoon in B-flat major, Hob. I:105

Douglas Boyd, Roger Norrington, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

6:43

Disc 3

01

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 129: Nicht zu schnell –

Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Christoph Eschenbach, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

11:05

02

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 129: Langsam –

Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Christoph Eschenbach, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

4:07

03

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 129: Sehr lebhaft

Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Christoph Eschenbach, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

5:42

04

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 129: Cadenza (revised ending)

Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Christoph Eschenbach, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

1:56

05

Adagio for Cello and Orchestra in G major, op. 38

Woldemar Bargiel - Adagio, op. 38

Christoph Eschenbach, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

7:05

06

3 Fantasiestücke for Piano and Cello, op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck

Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke für Klarinette und Klavier, op. 73: Nr. 1. Zart und mit Ausdruck

Christoph Eschenbach

3:23

07

3 Fantasiestücke for Piano and Cello, op. 73: II. Lebhaft, leicht

Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke für Klarinette und Klavier, op. 73: Nr. 2. Lebhaft, leicht

Christoph Eschenbach

3:27

08

3 Fantasiestücke for Piano and Cello, op. 73: III. Rasch und mit Feuer

Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke für Klarinette und Klavier, op. 73: Nr. 3. Rasch und mit Feuer

Christoph Eschenbach

4:16

09

Adagio and Allegro for Piano and Cello in A-flat major, op. 70: Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck

Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro, op. 70

Christoph Eschenbach

5:10

10

Adagio and Allegro for Piano and Cello in A-flat major, op. 70: Rasch und feurig

Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro, op. 70

Christoph Eschenbach

4:41

11

Fünf Stücke im Volkston for Cello and Piano, op. 102: I. Mit Humor "Vanitas vanitatum"

Robert Schumann - 5 Stücke im Volkston für Klavier und Cello, op. 102

Christoph Eschenbach

2:39

12

Fünf Stücke im Volkston for Cello and Piano, op. 102: II. Langsam

Robert Schumann - 5 Stücke im Volkston für Klavier und Cello, op. 102

Christoph Eschenbach

3:54

13

Fünf Stücke im Volkston for Cello and Piano, op. 102: III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen

Robert Schumann - 5 Stücke im Volkston für Klavier und Cello, op. 102

Christoph Eschenbach

4:24

14

Fünf Stücke im Volkston for Cello and Piano, op. 102: IV. Nicht zu rasch

Robert Schumann - 5 Stücke im Volkston für Klavier und Cello, op. 102

Christoph Eschenbach

1:48

15

Fünf Stücke im Volkston for Cello and Piano, op. 102: V. Stark und markiert

Robert Schumann - 5 Stücke im Volkston für Klavier und Cello, op. 102

Christoph Eschenbach

2:53

18

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, op. 129. Cadenza (original ending)

Robert Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Christoph Eschenbach, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

1:55

Disc 4

01

Romance oubliée, S. 132c. Andante malinconico

Franz Liszt - Romance oubliée, S. 132c

3:41

02

Sonata for Piano and Cello in A minor, op. 36: I. Allegro agitato – Presto

Edvard Grieg - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36

8:14

03

Sonata for Piano and Cello in A minor, op. 36: II. Andante molto tranquillo

Edvard Grieg - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36

6:15

04

Sonata for Piano and Cello in A minor, op. 36: III. Allegro – Allegro molto e marcato

Edvard Grieg - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36

10:52

05

Elégie no. 1, S. 130b. Andante

Franz Liszt - Elegy no. 1, S. 130b

4:58

06

Elégie no. 2, S. 131. Quasi Andante

Franz Liszt - Elegy no. 2, S. 131

4:17

07

Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 1 in D major, op. 18: I. Allegro moderato

Anton Rubinstein - Sonata for cello and piano no. 1 in D major, op. 18

9:01

08

Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 1 in D major, op. 18: II. Allegretto

Anton Rubinstein - Sonata for cello and piano no. 1 in D major, op. 18

6:18

09

Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 1 in D major, op. 18: III. Allegro molto

Anton Rubinstein - Sonata for cello and piano no. 1 in D major, op. 18

7:40

10

Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, S. 382. Quasi Allegretto

Franz Liszt - Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, S. 382

6:22

11

La lugubre gondola, S. 134. Andante

Franz Liszt - Die Trauergondel (La lugubre gondola), S. 134

8:29

Disc 5

Disc 6

01

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 in D minor, op. 119: I. Allegro moderato e maestoso – Andante sostenuto

Camille Saint-Saëns - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 in D minor, op. 119

Christoph Eschenbach, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

12:06

02

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 in D minor, op. 119: II. Allegro non troppo – Cadenza. Très modéré – Tempo I – Molto allegro

Camille Saint-Saëns - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra no. 2 in D minor, op. 119

Christoph Eschenbach, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

6:06

03

La Muse et le Poète for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, op. 132

Camille Saint-Saëns - La Muse et le Poète, op. 132

Christoph Eschenbach, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Joshua Bell

15:51

04

Romance for Cello and Orchestra in E major, op. 67

Camille Saint-Saëns - Romance, op. 67

Christoph Eschenbach, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

7:09

Disc 7

13

Andante (original version of Romance, op. 69)

Gabriel Fauré - Andante (original version of Romance, op. 69)

4:34

Disc 8

01

Don Quixote, op. 35: Introduktion: Mäßiges Zeitmaß

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation III: Sancho's Wishes, Peculiarities of Speech and Maxims

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

6:03

02

Don Quixote, op. 35: Thema. Mäßig: Der Ritter von der traurigen Gestalt – Maggiore: Sancho Panza

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Maggiore. Sancho Panza

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:11

03

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation I. Gemächlich: Das Abenteuer mit den Windmühlen

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation I: Departure. The Adventure of the Windmills

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:35

04

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation II. Kriegerisch: Der Kampf gegen die Hammelherde

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation II: The Battle With the Sheep

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:41

05

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation III. Mäßiges Zeitmaß: Gespräche zwischen Ritter und Knappe

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation III: Sancho's Wishes, Peculiarities of Speech and Maxims

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

8:03

06

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation IV. Etwas breiter: Das Abenteuer mit der Prozession von Büßern

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation IV: The Adventure With the Procession of Penitents

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

2:02

07

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation V. Sehr langsam: Don Quixotes Waffenwache und Herzensergüsse

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation V: Don Quixote's Vigil During the Summer Night

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:01

08

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VI. Schnell: Die verzauberte Dulzinea

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VI: Dulcinea

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:11

09

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VII. Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher. Der Ritt durch die Luft

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VII: Don Quixote's Ride Through the Air

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:15

10

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VIII. Gemächlich: Die Fahrt auf dem verzauberten Nachen

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VIII: The Trip on the Enchanted Boat

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:58

11

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation IX. Schnell und stürmisch: Der kampf gegen die vermeintlichen Zauberer

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation IX: The Attack on the Mendicant Friars

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

1:08

12

Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation X. Viel breiter: Zweikampf mit dem Ritter vom blanken Monde – Heimkehr des geschlagenen Don Quixote

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation X: The Duel and Return Home

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

4:01

13

Don Quixote, op. 35: Finale. Sehr ruhig: Don Quixotes Tod

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation III: Sancho's Wishes, Peculiarities of Speech and Maxims

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

5:28

14

Romance for Cello and Orchestra in F major, TrV 118

Richard Strauss - Romanze in F major for Violoncello & Orchestra, AV 75

Lorin Maazel, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

8:28

15

Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, op. 6: I. Allegro con brio

Richard Strauss - Cello Sonata in F major, for cello and piano: 1. Allegro con brio

8:44

16

Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, op. 6: II. Andante ma non troppo

Richard Strauss - Cello Sonata in F major, for cello and piano: 2. Andante ma non troppo

8:30

17

Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, op. 6: III. Finale. Allegro vivo

Richard Strauss - Cello Sonata in F major

7:51

Disc 9

01

Pohádka (1923 Version): I. Con moto

Leoš Janáček - Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5

4:55

02

Pohádka (1923 Version): II. Con moto

Leoš Janáček - Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5

3:53

03

Pohádka (1923 Version): III. Allegro

Leoš Janáček - Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5

2:38

04

Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40

10:59

05

Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: II. Allegro

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40

2:58

06

Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: III. Largo

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40

7:57

07

Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: IV. Allegro

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40

4:15

08

Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119: I. Andante grave – Moderato animato – Andante – Andante grave, come prima – Allegro moderato

Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119

9:43

09

Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119: II. Moderato – Andante dolce – Moderato primo

Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119

4:28

10

Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119: III: Allegro ma non troppo – Andantino – Allegro, ma non troppo

Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, op. 119

7:16

11

Pohádka (supplementary version): I. Con moto

Leoš Janáček - Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5

4:53

12

Pohádka (supplementary version): II. Presto

Leoš Janáček - Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5

1:52

13

Pohádka (supplementary version): III. Adagio – Allegro (original final movement, 1912)

Leoš Janáček - Fairy Tale for cello & piano "The Story of Tsar Berendyey", JW 7/5

3:40

Disc 10

02

Eternal Memory: I. With great peace and serenity

John Tavener - Eternal Memory

Vladimir Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi

3:06

03

Eternal Memory: II. Dance-like and slightly grotesque, with an illusion of motion

John Tavener - Eternal Memory

Vladimir Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi

3:12

04

Eternal Memory: III. With great peace and serenity

John Tavener - Eternal Memory

Vladimir Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi

4:22

Disc 11

01

Andante con Variazioni, WoO 44b

Ludwig van Beethoven - Andante and Variations, WoO 44b

8:59

02

Intermezzo from Violin Sonata no. 3

Robert Schumann - Violin Sonata no. 3 in A minor, WoO 27

3:20

03

Scherzo from Nocturne et Scherzo

Claude Debussy - Nocturne et scherzo, L. 26, CD 39

3:49

04

Hector Berlioz - La Captive. Orientale, H. 60C

4:13

05

Morceau du concours

Gabriel Fauré - Morceau de concours pour violon & piano

2:46

06

The Donkey and the Driver, op. 61

Hubert Léonard - L'Âne et l'ànier, op. 61 no. 4

3:41

10

Song of the Black Swan, W. 122

Heitor Villa-Lobos - O canto do cisne negro, W122

2:53

11

Romantic Piece, op. 75/4

Antonín Dvořák - 4 Romantic Pieces for Violin & Piano, op. 75, B. 150

7:16

13

Dance of the Elves, op. 39

David Popper - Elfentanz, op. 39

3:05

16

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Lied (Romance) in F minor, TN ii/32

2:25

17

Alexander Scriabin - Romance for Horn and Piano

1:58

Disc 12

01

Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in A minor, op. 114: I. Allegro

Johannes Brahms - Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in A minor, op. 114

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

8:07

02

Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in A minor, op. 114: II. Adagio

Johannes Brahms - Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in A minor, op. 114

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

8:28

03

Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in A minor, op. 114: III. Andantino grazioso (– Trio)

Johannes Brahms - Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in A minor, op. 114

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

4:26

04

Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in A minor, op. 114: IV. Allegro

Johannes Brahms - Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello in A minor, op. 114

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

4:36

05

4 Märchenerzählungen, op. 132: I. Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell

Robert Schumann - Märchenerzählungen for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, op. 132

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

2:52

06

4 Märchenerzählungen, op. 132: II. Lebhaft und sehr markiert

Robert Schumann - Märchenerzählungen for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, op. 132

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

2:58

07

4 Märchenerzählungen, op. 132: III. Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck

Robert Schumann - Märchenerzählungen for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, op. 132

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

4:13

08

4 Märchenerzählungen, op. 132: IV. Lebhaft, sehr markiert

Robert Schumann - Märchenerzählungen for Piano, Clarinet and Viola, op. 132

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

4:27

09

Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40: I. Mäßig

Carl Frühling - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

6:49

10

Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40: II. Anmutig bewegt

Carl Frühling - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

5:44

11

Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40: III. Andante

Carl Frühling - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

8:37

12

Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40: IV. Allegro vivace

Carl Frühling - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 40

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

5:16

13

Träumerei from Kinzerszenen, op. 15/7

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei

Michael Collins, Stephen Hough

2:46