Best Cello 100 / Various

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of the past such as Pablo Casals, Janos Starker, Pierre Fournier, Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline du Pre, and Mstislav Rostropovich, as well as more recent stars like Lynn Harrell, Truls Mork, Steven Isserlis, Julian Lloyd Webber, Robert Cohen, Han-Na Chang, Gautier Capuçon, and Natalie Clein!

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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007

Performer: Pablo Casals (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 15 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009

Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Running Time: 20 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011

Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Running Time: 25 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Cello in G major, RV 413 :: 1. Allegro

Performer: Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor: Pinchas Zukerman
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: by 1742

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in B minor, RV 424

Performer: Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: by 1742

Monn, Georg Matthias : Concerto for Cello in G minor :: 1. Allegro

Performers: Jacqueline du Pré (Cello); Valda Aveling (Harpsichord)
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Running Time: 7 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1 :: 1. Moderato

Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Notes: Composition written: By 1765.
Running Time: 9 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: by 1765

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101) :: 3. Finale

Performer: Truls Truls Mork (Cello)
Conductor: Iona Brown
Ensemble: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1783.
Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1783

Boccherini, Luigi : Sonata for cello & continuo in C major, G. 6 (Six Sonatas no 2)

Performers: Maggie Cole (Harpsichord); Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Running Time: 8 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Classical

Boccherini, Luigi : Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482 :: 1. Allegro moderato

Performer: Wouter Moller (Cello)
Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
Ensemble: Linde Consort
Running Time: 8 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto

Boccherini, Luigi : Sonata for cello & continuo in G major, G. 5 (Six Sonatas no 3) :: 2. Allegro militaire

Performers: Steven Isserlis (Cello); Maggie Cole (Harpsichord)
Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Classical

Boccherini, Luigi : Concerto for Cello no 7 in G major, G 480 :: 3. Allegro

Performer: Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor: Juha Kangas
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69 :: 3. Adagio cantabile -

Performers: Paul Tortelier (Cello); Eric Heidsieck (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1807-1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69 :: 4. Allegro vivace

Performers: Eric Heidsieck (Piano); Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Running Time: 6 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1807-1808

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

Performers: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano); Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Running Time: 20 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1815

Schubert, Franz : Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821 :: 2. Adagio

Performers: Robert Weisz (Piano); Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 11/1824

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Performers: Paul Tortelier (Cello); John Newmark (Piano)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

Schumann, Robert : Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129 :: 2. Sehr lebhaft

Performer: Natalia Gutman (Cello)
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1850.
Running Time: 7 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1850

Mendelssohn, Felix : Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109

Performers: Jacqueline du Pré (Cello); Gerald Moore (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 10/1845

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3

Performers: Natalie Clein (Cello); Charles Owen (Piano)
Running Time: 8 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1829-1830

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169

Performers: John Lenehan (Piano); Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65 :: 3. Largo

Performers: Daniel Barenboim (Piano); Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Introduction and Variations from Rossini's Mosè "Dal tuo stellato soglio"

Performers: Maude-Martin Tortelier (Cello); Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor: Paul Tortelier
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1819

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191 :: 1. Allegro [Excerpt]

Performer: Truls Truls Mork (Cello)
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Silent Woods (Klid), for cello & piano (arr. from From the Bohemian Forest, B. 133), B. 173 (Op. 68/

Performer: Timothy Walden (Cello)
Conductor: Libor Pesek
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 12/28/1891

Brahms, Johannes : Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38 :: 2. Allegretto quasi menuetto

Performers: Daniel Barenboim (Piano); Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Running Time: 5 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1862-1865

Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 :: 3. Andante [Excerpt]

Performers: Stephen Hough (Piano); Timothy Hugh (Cello)
Conductor: Andrew Davis
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1881

Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double" :: 3. Vivace non troppo [Excerpt

Performers: Gautier Capuçon (Cello); Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung
Ensemble: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1887

Brahms, Johannes : Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99 :: 4. Allegro molto

Performers: Daniel Barenboim (Piano); Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1886

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Allegro appassionato for Cello and Piano in B minor, Op. 43

Performer: Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1875

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals

Performers: Ian Brown (Piano); Christopher Kampen (Cello); Susan Tomes (Piano)
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33 :: 1. Allegro non troppo

Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1872

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24

Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor: Michel Plasson
Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1880

César Franck (1822 - 1890) : Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8 :: 4. Allegretto poco moss

Performers: Daniel Barenboim (Piano); Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Running Time: 6 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Grieg, Edvard : Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36 :: 2. Andante molto tranquillo

Performers: Truls Truls Mork (Cello); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1882-1883

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33 :: Introduct

Performer: Robert Cohen (Cello)
Conductor: Zdenek Macal
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1876

Bruch, Max : Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47

Performer: Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: Jewish.
Running Time: 12 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Elgar, Edward : Salut d'amour

Performer: Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor: Vernon Handley
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888

Elgar, Edward : Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2

Performer: Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor: Vernon Handley
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1879-1899

Strauss, Richard : Don Quixote, Op. 35 :: [Excerpt]

Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle
Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1897

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

Performer: Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Sullivan, Arthur : Concerto for Cello (orchestral part lost; reconstructed by C. Mackerras and D. Mackie) :: 3. Molto vivace

Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1866

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: 1. Adagio - Moderato

Performer: Natalie Clein (Cello)
Conductor: Vernon Handley
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1919

Sibelius, Jean : Pieces (4) for cello & piano, Op. 78 :: Romance

Performers: Truls Truls Mork (Cello); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915

Casals, Pablo : El cant del ocells

Performer: Han-Na Chang (Cello)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1972

Prokofiev, Sergei : Music for Children, Op. 65 :: Marche

Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1935

Prokofiev, Sergei : Cinderella :: Adagio

Performers: Alexander Dedyuhkin (Piano); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1940-1944
Studio/Live: Live

Piazzolla, Astor : Adiós Nonino, tango

Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Britten, Benjamin : Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4 :: 4. Passacaglia

Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Benjamin Britten
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 6 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1963
Studio/Live: Live

Bloch, Ernest : Schelomo :: [Excerpt]

Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Ensemble: French National Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1915-1916

Barber, Samuel : Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 22 :: 2. Andante sostenuto

Performer: Ralph Kirshbaum (Cello)
Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1945

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 :: 1. Allegretto

Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1959.
Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1959

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 :: 4. Allegro

Performers: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1934

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126 :: 2. Scherzo

Performer: Truls Truls Mork (Cello)
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1966.
Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1966

Tavener, John : The Protecting Veil :: The Incarnation

Performer: Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Concerto
Written: 1987

Gubaidulina, Sofia : Canticle of the Sun (Sonnengesang), for cello, 2 percussionists & chorus :: [Excerpt]

Performers: Simon Carrington (Percussion); Neil Percy (Percussion); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Ryusuke Numajiri
Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1997

Milhaud, Darius : Concerto, for cello & orchestra (or piano) no 1, Op. 136 :: 1. Nonchalant

Performer: János Starker (Cello)
Conductor: Walter Susskind
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1934

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11

Performers: Paul Tortelier (Cello); John Newmark (Piano)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835

Sarasate, Pablo de : Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23

Performers: Paul Tortelier (Cello); John Newmark (Piano)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1880

Kreisler, Fritz : Allegretto in the style of Boccherini

Performers: Gerald Moore (Piano); János Starker (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: by 1910

Giardini, Felice : Tamborino

Performers: Maude-Martin Tortelier (Cello); Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Classical

Prokofiev, Sergei : March & Scherzo for piano, Op. 33 ter (arr. from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33) :: March (Love of

Performers: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Alexey Zybtsev (Piano)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: March
Written: 1922
Studio/Live: Live

Kreisler, Fritz : La Gitana

Performers: Pierre Fournier (Cello); Gerald Moore (Piano)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: by 05/1919

Hahn, Reynaldo : Chansons grises (7)

Performers: Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello); John Lenehan (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Nin, Joaquin : Granadina

Performers: John Newmark (Piano); Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Sadko :: Chant hindou

Performers: Catrin Finch (Harp); Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1895-1896

Mussorgsky, Modest : Hopak

Performers: Gerald Moore (Piano); János Starker (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1926

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

Performers: Alexander Dedyuhkin (Piano); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Running Time: 4 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890-1905

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1

Performers: Gerald Moore (Piano); János Starker (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1817

Ravel, Maurice : Pièce en forme de Habañera

Performers: John Newmark (Piano); Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1907

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 :: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix

Performers: Gautier Capuçon (Cello); Frank Braley (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859-1877

Popper, David : Elfentanz for cello & piano, Op 39 "Dance of the Elves"

Performers: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Alexander Dedyuhkin (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1881

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 :: Arioso

Performers: Gerald Moore (Piano); János Starker (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Flight of the Bumblebee

Performers: Gerald Moore (Piano); Pierre Fournier (Cello)
Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1901

Britten, Benjamin : Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72 :: 4. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto

Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1964
Studio/Live: Live

Prokofiev, Sergei : Cinderella :: Waltz - Coda

Performers: Alexander Dedyuhkin (Piano); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1940-1944
Studio/Live: Live

Popper, David : Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, Op. 68

Performers: Gerald Moore (Piano); János Starker (Cello)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 8 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1893

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos :: 3. Fugue

Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

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Period Time: Modern
Studio/Live: Live

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