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Best Cello 100

Mstislav Rostropovich · Paul Tortelier · Han-na Chang · Pau Casals · Daniel Barenboim · Julian Lloyd Webber · Christopher Warren-Green · Vernon Handley · Iona Brown · Mariss Jansons

EMI Classics2009Cat. 6 95251 27h 23m98 tracks

Best Cello 100 (2009), CD, on EMI Classics. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, performed by Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Tortelier, Han-na Chang, Pau Casals; 98 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

2:29

02

Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

3:41

03

Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: Courante

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

2:32

04

Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

2:22

05

Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: Menuet 1 & 2

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

3:14

06

Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007: Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

1:54

07

Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009

3:34

08

Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009

2:09

09

Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: Courante

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009

3:05

10

Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009

4:36

11

Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: Bourrée 1 & 2

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009

4:06

12

Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009

3:20

13

Cello Suite no. 5 in C, BWV 1011: Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011

Mstislav Rostropovich

7:23

14

Cello Suite no. 5 in C, BWV 1011: Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011

Mstislav Rostropovich

5:11

15

Cello Suite no. 5 in C, BWV 1011: Courante

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011

Mstislav Rostropovich

2:26

16

Cello Suite no. 5 in C, BWV 1011: Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011

Mstislav Rostropovich

3:51

17

Cello Suite no. 5 in C, BWV 1011: Gavotte 1

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011

Mstislav Rostropovich

2:47

18

Cello Suite no. 5 in C, BWV 1011: Gavotte 2 & 1

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011

Mstislav Rostropovich

2:47

19

Cello Suite no. 5 in C, BWV 1011: Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 5 c-Moll, BWV 1011

Mstislav Rostropovich

2:25

20

Cello Concerto in G, RV 413: Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413

Pinchas Zukerman, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Lynn Harrell

3:18

21

Cello Concerto in B minor, RV 424: Allegro non molto

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Cello in B minor, RV 424

Christopher Warren-Green, Han-na Chang, London Chamber Orchestra

3:55

22

Cello Concerto in B minor, RV 424: Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Cello in B minor, RV 424

Christopher Warren-Green, Han-na Chang, London Chamber Orchestra

2:45

23

Cello Concerto in B minor, RV 424: Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Cello in B minor, RV 424

Christopher Warren-Green, Han-na Chang, London Chamber Orchestra

3:24

Disc 2

01

Cello Concerto in G minor: Allegro

Georg Matthias Monn - Concerto for Violoncello, Strings and Harpsichord in G minor

John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Jacqueline du Pré

7:39

02

Cello Concerto no. 1 in C: Moderato

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

Iona Brown, Mstislav Rostropovich, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

9:53

03

Cello Concerto no. 2 in D: Finale: Allegro

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

Iona Brown, Det Norske Kammerorkester, Truls Mørk

4:40

04

Sonata no. 6 in C for Cello and Continuo: Allegro

Luigi Boccherini - Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 6 in C major, G 6

Steven Isserlis

2:27

05

Sonata no. 6 in C for Cello and Continuo: Largo assai

Luigi Boccherini - Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 6 in C major, G 6

Steven Isserlis

3:05

06

Sonata no. 6 in C for Cello and Continuo: Allegro moderato

Luigi Boccherini - Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 6 in C major, G 6

Steven Isserlis

2:46

07

Cello Concerto in B-flat: Allegro moderato

Luigi Boccherini - Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482

Hans-Martin Linde, Wouter Möller

8:19

08

Sonata no. 5 in C for Cello and Continuo: Allegro militaire

Luigi Boccherini - Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 5 in G major, G. 5

Steven Isserlis

2:37

09

Cello Concerto in G: Allegro

Luigi Boccherini - Cello Concerto no. 7 in G major, G. 480

Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas, Steven Isserlis

4:44

10

Cello Sonata no. 3 in A, op. 69: Adagio cantabile -

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69

Paul Tortelier, Éric Heidsieck

1:41

11

Cello Sonata no. 3 in A, op. 69: Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69

Paul Tortelier, Éric Heidsieck

6:53

12

Cello Sonata no. 5 in D, op. 102 no. 2: Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2

Jacqueline du Pré, Stephen Kovacevich

6:36

13

Cello Sonata no. 5 in D, op. 102 no. 2: Allegro con molto sentimento d'affetto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2

Jacqueline du Pré, Stephen Kovacevich

10:50

14

Cello Sonata no. 5 in D, op. 102 no. 2: Allegro - Allegro fugato

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2

Jacqueline du Pré, Stephen Kovacevich

3:53

Disc 3

01

"Arpeggione" Sonata in A minor, D. 821: Adagio

Franz Schubert - Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D. 821

4:31

02

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei

3:27

03

Cello Concerto in A minor: Sehr lebhaft

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

Kurt Masur, Natalia Gutman

7:59

04

Song Without Words in D, op. 109

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte, op. 109

Gerald Moore, Jacqueline du Pré

5:31

05

Introduction and Polonaise brillante, op. 3

Frédéric Chopin - Introduction and Polonaise brillante for cello & piano in C major, op. 3

Charles Owen, Natalie Clein

8:56

06

Prélude in E minor

Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo

Julian Lloyd Webber

2:25

07

Sonata in G minor, op. 65: Largo

Frédéric Chopin - Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65

Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline du Pré

4:00

08

Variation on a Theme of Rossini

Niccolò Paganini - Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Rossini

Paul Tortelier, English Chamber Orchestra, Maud Martin Tortelier

8:34

09

Cello Concerto in B minor: Allegro

Antonín Dvořák - Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic, Truls Mørk

6:20

10

Antonín Dvořák - Klid (Silent Woods) for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 no. 5

Libor Pešek, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

5:22

11

Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor: Allegretto quasi menuetto

Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 1 in E minor, op. 38

Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline du Pré

5:51

12

Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat: Andante

Johannes Brahms - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough

2:59

13

Double Concerto in A minor: Vivace non troppo

Johannes Brahms - Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, op. 102 “Double Concerto”

Myung-whun Chung, Renaud Capuçon, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

2:56

14

Cello Sonata no. 2 in F: Allegro molto

Johannes Brahms - Sonata no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 120 no. 2

Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline du Pré

4:42

Disc 4

01

Allegro appassionato, op. 43

Camille Saint-Saëns - Allegro appassionato, op. 43

Antonio Pappano, Han-na Chang, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

3:52

02

Le cygne (Carnaval des animaux)

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des animaux

2:57

03

Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor

Camille Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33

Carlo Maria Giulini, Mstislav Rostropovich

5:29

04

Gabriel Fauré - Élégie, op. 24

Michel Plasson, Paul Tortelier, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse

7:39

05

César Franck - Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major

Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline du Pré

6:55

06

Cello Sonata, op. 36

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

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Truls Mørk

6:43

07

Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33

Robert Cohen, Zdeněk Mácal

7:07

08

Max Bruch - Kol Nidrei, op. 47

Han-na Chang, Mstislav Rostropovich, London Symphony Orchestra

12:36

09

Edward Elgar - Salut d’amour, op. 12

Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Natalie Clein

3:02

10

Chanson de matin

Edward Elgar - Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2

Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Natalie Clein

3:15

11

Don Quixote (extract)

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote

Paul Tortelier, Rudolf Kempe, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

2:13

12

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14

Han-na Chang, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:31

13

Cello Concerto in D

Arthur Sullivan - Cello Concerto in D major

Charles Mackerras, Julian Lloyd Webber, London Symphony Orchestra

7:05

Disc 5

01

Cello Concerto in E minor

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Natalie Clein

7:44

02

Romance (Four pieces, op. 78)

Jean Sibelius - Romanssi, op. 78 no. 2

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Truls Mørk

3:09

04

Sergei Prokofiev - Music for Children, op. 65

1:45

05

Cinderella: Adagio

Sergei Prokofiev - Adagio, op. 97b, from Cinderella

Mstislav Rostropovich

5:57

06

Astor Piazzolla - Adiós Nonino

The 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

4:51

07

Benjamin Britten - Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68

Benjamin Britten, Mstislav Rostropovich, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

6:57

08

Schelomo (extract)

Ernest Bloch - Schelomo

Leonard Bernstein, Mstislav Rostropovich, Orchestre National de France

6:11

09

Samuel Barber - Cello Concerto, op. 22

Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Ralph Kirshbaum

7:46

10

Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107

Paavo Berglund, Paul Tortelier, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

6:19

11

Cello Sonata in D minor

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

Mstislav Rostropovich, Dmitri Shostakovich

3:33

12

Cello Concerto no. 2 in G

Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 126

Mariss Jansons, Truls Mørk

5:15

13

The Protecting Veil

John Tavener - The Protecting Veil

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, London Symphony Orchestra, Steven Isserlis

3:44

14

The Canticle of the Sun (extract)

Sofia Gubaidulina - The Canticle of the Sun

Mstislav Rostropovich, Ryūsuke Numajiri, London Voices

5:19

15

Cello Concerto no. 1

Darius Milhaud - Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 136

Walter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra, János Starker

4:10

Disc 6

01

Niccolò Paganini - Moto perpetuo, op. 11

3:55

02

Pablo de Sarasate - Spanish Dances, op. 23, no. 2: Zapateado

4:01

03

Allegretto in the Style of Boccherini

Fritz Kreisler - Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini)

Gerald Moore, János Starker

3:42

04

Felice Giardini - Tamborino for Two Cellos

Paul Tortelier, Maud Martin Tortelier

1:44

05

Sergei Prokofiev - Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A

Mstislav Rostropovich

1:39

06

Fritz Kreisler - La Gitana

Gerald Moore, Pierre Fournier

3:30

07

L'Heure exquise

Reynaldo Hahn - Chansons grises: No. 5. L'Heure exquise

Julian Lloyd Webber

3:58

08

Joaquín Nin - Chants d'Espagne: Granadina

2:21

09

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Hindu Song from Sadko

Julian Lloyd Webber, Catrin Finch

3:08

10

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Gopak

Gerald Moore, János Starker

1:54

11

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune

Mstislav Rostropovich

4:54

12

Niccolò Paganini - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, MS 25, op. 1 no. 13 in B-flat major: Allegro “The Devil’s Laughter”

Gerald Moore, János Starker

2:48

14

Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix

Camille Saint-Saëns - Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix

Frank Braley, Gautier Capuçon

2:53

15

Dance of the Elves

David Popper - Elfentanz, op. 39

Mstislav Rostropovich

2:34

16

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056

Gerald Moore, János Starker

4:46

17

Flight of the Bumble-Bee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee

Gerald Moore, Pierre Fournier

1:17

18

Cello Suite no. 1: Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto

Benjamin Britten - Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: 6. Moto perpetuo e canto quarto. Presto

Mstislav Rostropovich

2:41

19

Cinderella: Waltz-Coda

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella, op. 87: Act II. No. 37. Waltz-Coda

Mstislav Rostropovich

2:43

20

Rhapsodie hongroise

David Popper - Hungarian Rhapsody, op. 68

Gerald Moore, János Starker

8:31

21

Bachianas brasileiras no. 1

Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras nº 1, W246

The 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

3:43