Historical Russian Archives – Daniel Shafran Edition (7 CD box set, WavPack)

Performer: Daniel Shafran, Anton Ginzburg, Nina Musinyan, Dmitri Shostakovich, Emil Gilels
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Yuri Temirkanov, Kirill Kondrashin, Dmitri Kabalevsky, Evgeny Mravinsky
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 7 CD box set
Format: WavPack (image+cue)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Size: 1.75 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
01. Suite for Cello Solo No.5 in C minor – I. Prelude
02. Suite for Cello Solo No.5 in C minor – II. Allemande
03. Suite for Cello Solo No.5 in C minor – III. Courante
04. Suite for Cello Solo No.5 in C minor – IV. Sarabande
05. Suite for Cello Solo No.5 in C minor – V. Gavotte
06. Suite for Cello Solo No.5 in C minor – VI. Gigue
07. Suite for Cello Solo No.2 in D minor – I. Prelude
08. Suite for Cello Solo No.2 in D minor – II. Allemande
09. Suite for Cello Solo No.2 in D minor – III. Courante
10. Suite for Cello Solo No.2 in D minor – IV. Sarabande
11. Suite for Cello Solo No.2 in D minor – V. Menuetto
12. Suite for Cello Solo No.2 in D minor – VI. Gigue
13. Suite for Cello Solo No.4 in E flat major – I. Prelude
14. Suite for Cello Solo No.4 in E flat major – II. Allemande
15. Suite for Cello Solo No.4 in E flat major – III. Courante
16. Suite for Cello Solo No.4 in E flat major – IV. Sarabande
17. Suite for Cello Solo No.4 in E flat major – V. Bourree
18. Suite for Cello Solo No.4 in E flat major – VI. Gigue

CD 02
01. Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C major 1. Prelude
02. Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C major 2. Allemande
03. Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C major 3. Courante
04. Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C major 4. Sarabande
05. Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C major 5. Bourree
06. Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C major 6. Gigue
07. Franck – Violin Sonata in A major in the transcription for Cello and Piano 1. Allegretto
08. Franck – Violin Sonata in A major in the transcription for Cello and Piano 2. Allegro
09. Franck – Violin Sonata in A major in the transcription for Cello and Piano 3. Recitativo-Fantasia
10. Franck – Violin Sonata in A major in the transcription for Cello and Piano 4. Allegretto poco mosso
11. Tchaikovsky – Melodie (from Souvenir d’un lieu cher)
12. Tchaikovsky – Valse sentimental (from ‘6 Morceaux’ for piano)
13. Schumann – Traumerei
14. Chopin – Nocturne in Eb Major Op. 9-2

CD 03
01. Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 2- Allegro moderato
02. Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 2- Adagio
03. Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 2- Allegro
04. J. C. Bach – Cello Concerto in C minor- Allegro molto maestoso
05. J. C. Bach – Cello Concerto in C minor- Adagio molto espressivo
06. J. C. Bach – Cello Concerto in C minor- Allegro molto energico
07. Jean-Baptiste Breval – Cello Sonata in G major- Allegro giocoso
08. Jean-Baptiste Breval – Cello Sonata in G major- Adagio
09. Jean-Baptiste Breval – Cello Sonata in G major- Rondo
10. George Frideric Handel – Aria
11. David Popper – Vito, Spanish Dance Op.54-5
12. David Popper – Concert Etude Op. 55-2

CD 04
01. Prokofiev – Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – I. Andante
02. Prokofiev – Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – II. Allegro giusto
03. Prokofiev – Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – III. Andante con moto
04. Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No.2 – I. Largo
05. Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No.2 – II. Scherzo, allegretto
06. Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No.2 – III. Finale, allegretto

CD 05
01. Shostakovich – Cello Sonata in D minor-Allegro non troppo
02. Shostakovich – Cello Sonata in D minor-Allegro
03. Shostakovich – Cello Sonata in D minor-Largo
04. Shostakovich – Cello Sonata in D minor-Allegro
05. Prokofiev – March from ‘Love for 3 Oranges’
06. Granados – Andaluza, from Spanish Dances
07. Albeniz – Malaguena
08. De Falla – Ritual Fire Dance
09. De Falla – Suite populaire Espagnole-El pano moruno
10. De Falla – Suite populaire Espagnole-Nana
11. De Falla – Suite populaire Espagnole-Cancion
12. De Falla – Suite populaire Espagnole-Polo
13. De Falla – Suite populaire Espagnole-Asturiana
14. De Falla – Suite populaire Espagnole-Jota
15. Shchedrin – In the Style of Albeniz
16. Rakov – Romance
17. Vlasov – Melody

CD 06
01. Rachmaninov – Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19-Allegro moderato
02. Rachmaninov – Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19-Allegro scherzando
03. Rachmaninov – Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19-Andante
04. Rachmaninov – Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19-Allegro molto
05. Schnittke – Suite in old style
06. Debussy – Minstrels
07. Debussy – Clair de lune
08. Ravel – Piece en forme de Habandera
09. Saint-Saens – Le Cygne (The Swan)
10. Ayvazian – Armenian Dance

CD 07
01. Kabalevsky – Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 49-Allegro
02. Kabalevsky – Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 49-Largo
03. Kabalevsky – Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 49-Allegretto
04. Davidov – Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor Op. 14-Allegro
05. Davidov – Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor Op. 14-Adagio
06. Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33

strongly recommodation

I recommand this box of Shafran to all reviewers, with some reasons,
1. This box it’s a good value of collecting the live records that Shafran performed during Russia period, in a ecomonic price.
2. It collected some important cellist compositions in it, from russia, to other european important composers. You will find Shafran he is a excellent fully cellist, not only russia cellist.
3. During this box, it’s especially outstanding on his sonatas, ex shostakovich, rachmaninov and breval. He had good cooperation with all pianoists. However, his short pieces, ex tchaikovsky, popper were also excellent too. Of couse, you would find his overall professional performance in concertos.
Finally, it’s worth purchasing to collect.