Performer: Gregor Piatigorsky, Artur Schnabel, Artur Rubinstein, Ralph Berkowitz
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, CBS Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Hilsberg, Fritz Reiner, Sir John Barbirolli, Alfred Wallenstein, Paul Hindemith
Number of Discs: 6
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: West Hill Radio Archive
Catalogue: WHRA6032
Release: 2010
Size: 933 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
01. Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129
02. I. Nicht zu schnell
03. II. Langsam
04. III. Sehr lebhaft
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
05. I. Adagio – Moderato
06. II. Lento – Allegro molto
07. III. Adagio
08. IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo
CD 02
Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
01. Introduction
02. Theme. Massig
03. Variation 1: Das Abenteur mit den Windmuhlen –
04. Variation 2: Der Kampf gegen die Hammelherde –
05. Variation 3: Gesprache zwischen Ritter und Knappe –
06. Variation 4: Das Abenteur mit der Prozession von Bussern –
07. Variation 5: Don Quixotes Wacht in der Sommernacht –
08. Variation 6: Die verzauberte Dulzinea –
09. Variation 7: Der Ritt durch die Luft –
10. Variation 8: Die Fahrt auf dem verzauberten Nachen (Barcarolle) –
11. Variation 9: Der Kampf gegen die vermeintlichen Zauberer: Der Angriff auf die Monche –
12. Variation 10: Zweikampf mit dem Ritter vom blanken Monde; Heimkehr des geschlagenen Don Quixote –
13. Finale. Don Quixotes Tod
14. Bloch: Schelomo
CD 03
Hindemith: Cello Concerto
01. I. Massig schnell
02. II. Ruhig bewegt – Sehr lebhaft – Im fruheren langsamen Zeitmass
03. III. Marsch: Lebhaft – Trio (nach einem alten marsch) – Lebhafter
04. Piatigorsky: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125
05. XIII. The Swan
06. Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato in B Minor, Op. 43
Rubinstein: 2 Melodies, Op. 3
07. No. 1, Melody in F Major (Arr. For cello and orchestra)
08. Weber: Adagio – Rondo (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and orchestra)
09. anon.: Piece en forme de habanera (Arr. For cello and orchestra)
10. Massenet: Elegie (Arr. For voice, cello and orchestra)
Rachmaninov: 6 Songs, Op. 4
11. IV. Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair (Arr. F. Kreisler for voice, cello and orchestra)
12. Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 (Abridged Version)
CD 04
Boccherini: Sonata in C
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
02. II. Largo assai (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
03. III. Rondo (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
04. Weber: Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 10, J. 103 (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
05. Beethoven: 12 Variations in F Major on Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2
06. I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo –
07. I. Allegro molto più tosto presto
08. II. Rondo. Allegro
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
9. I. Allegro non troppo
10. II. Allegretto quasi menuetto
11. III. Allegro
CD 05
Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36
01. I. Allegro agitato
02. II. Andante molto tranquillo
03. III. Allegro
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor, L. 135
04. I. Prologue
05. II. Serenade – Finale
Barber: Cello Sonata, Op. 6
06. I. Allegro ma non troppo
07. II. Adagio
08. III. Allegro appassionata
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119
09. I. Andante grave
10. II. Moderato
11. III. Allegro ma non troppo
CD 06
01. Davidov: Romance sans paroles, Op. 23
Popper: Characterstucke, Op. 3
02. No. 4, Papillon
03. Goens: Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 2
Sarasate: Spanish Dances, Op. 23
04. No. 2, Zapateado (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3
05. III. Menuetto. Quasi allegro
Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches
06. Suite No. 1, Op. 10: II. In the Village
Ne iskushay menya bez nuzhdi (arr. For violin, cello and piano) [Do not tempt me needlessly]
07. Glinka: Ne iskushay menya bez nuzhdi (arr. For violin, cello and piano) [Do not tempt me needlessly]
Massenet: Thais
08. Act II: Meditation (Arr. For violin, cello and piano)
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62
09. No. 1 in G Major, “May Breeze” [arr. F. Kreisler for cello and piano]
10. Moszkowski: Guitarre in G Major, Op. 45, No. 2
11. Popper: Chanson Villageoise, Op. 62, No. 2
Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 6
12. No. 6, Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt [None but the Lonely Heart] [arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano]
Trowell: Cello Sonata in E Major
13. IV. Largo cantabile – II. Allegro vivo (Arr. A. Trowell for cello and piano)
Tchaikovsky: 6 Morceaux, Op. 51
14. No. 6, Valse sentimentale (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
15. Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. (Arr. G. Piatigorsky)
16. Piatigorsky: Preludio
17. Piatigorsky: Stroll
Bloch: From Jewish Life
18. I. Prayer
Prokofiev: Music for Children, Op. 65
19. No. 10, Marche [March] [arr. G. Piatigorsky]
20. No. 6, Valse [Waltz] [arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano]
Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
21. No. 5, Masquers (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
22. Scriabin: Romans (Romance) [arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano]
Granados: Goyescas, Pt. I
23. Intermezzo (Arr. G. Cassado and G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)
24. Foss: Capriccio (Arr. G. Piatigorsky for cello and piano)