The Classical Cello Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Cello Suites: Inspired by Bach, disc 1
• 1
  Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:21
• 2
  Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:36
• 3
  Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: III. Courante

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:32
• 4
  Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:23
• 5
  Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuett I/II

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:35
• 6
  Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:48
• 7
  Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:08
• 8
  Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:40
• 9
  Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:52
• 10
  Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:07
• 11
  Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuett I/II

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:03
• 12
  Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:26
• 13
  Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:16
• 14
  Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:35
• 15
  Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:00
• 16
  Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:46
• 17
  Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I/II

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:19
• 18
  Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:04
• 19
  Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:24
• 20
  Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:36
• 21
  Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:54
• CD 2: The Cello Suites: Inspired by Bach, disc 2
• 1
  Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:03
• 2
  Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I/II

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:13
• 3
  Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:57
• 4
  Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:37
• 5
  Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:26
• 6
  Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:07
• 7
  Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:32
• 8
  Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I/II

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:25
• 9
  Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:58
• 10
  Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:39
• 11
  Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  8:10
• 12
  Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: III. Courante

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:02
• 13
  Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:20
• 14
  Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I/II

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:43
• 15
  Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:36
• CD 3: Simply Baroque
• 1
  Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren, BWV 167

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:18
• 2
  Erbarme Dich (from St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  7:20
• 3
  Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:44
• 4
  Ertöt’ uns durch Dein’ Güte, BWV 22

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:30
• 5
  Ich ruf’ zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:29
• 6
  Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:07
• 7
  Laß mein Herz die Münze sein, BWV 163

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:01
• 8
  Dein Blut, der edle Saft, BWV 136

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:51
• 9
  “Air on the G String” (from Suite III), BWV 1068

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:04
• 10
  Concerto in G major for Cello and String Orchestra, G.480: I. Allegro

  Luigi Boccherini
  7:38
• 11
  Concerto in G major for Cello and String Orchestra, G.480: II. Adagio

  Luigi Boccherini
  4:52
• 12
  Concerto in G major for Cello and String Orchestra, G.480: III. Allegro

  Luigi Boccherini
  5:04
• 13
  Concerto in D major for Cello and Orchestra, G.478: I. Allegro con spirito

  Luigi Boccherini
  7:15
• 14
  Concerto in D major for Cello and Orchestra, G.478: II. Larghetto

  Luigi Boccherini
  5:47
• 15
  Concerto in D major for Cello and Orchestra, G.478: III. Rondo

  Luigi Boccherini
  4:12
• 16
  Concerto in D major for Cello and Orchestra, G.478: IV. Rondo comodo assai

  Luigi Boccherini
  5:54
• CD 4: Schubert: "The Trout" Quintet
• 1
  Piano Quintet in A major, op. 114 "Trout": I. Allegro vivace

  Franz Schubert
  13:15
• 2
  Piano Quintet in A major, op. 114 "Trout": II. Andante

  Franz Schubert
  6:37
• 3
  Piano Quintet in A major, op. 114 "Trout": III. Scherzo. Presto—Trio

  Franz Schubert
  3:51
• 4
  Piano Quintet in A major, op. 114 "Trout": IV. Theme & Variations. Andantino

  Franz Schubert
  7:46
• 5
  Piano Quintet in A major, op. 114 "Trout": V. Finale. Allegro giusto

  Franz Schubert
  6:27
• 6
  Sonata in A minor, D 821, op. post. 114 "Arpeggione": I. Allegro moderato

  Franz Schubert
  11:11
• 7
  Sonata in A minor, D 821, op. post. 114 "Arpeggione": II. Adagio

  Franz Schubert
  4:22
• 8
  Sonata in A minor, D 821, op. post. 114 "Arpeggione": III. Allegretto

  Franz Schubert
  9:04
• 9
  Die Forelle, D 550, op. 32 (feat. soprano: Barbara Bonney)

  Franz Schubert
  2:16
• CD 5: Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Piano and Cello, Vol. 3
• 1
  Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 4 in C major, op. 102, no. 1: I. Andante - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:42
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 4 in C major, op. 102, no. 1: II. Adagio - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:42
  5.0 ★
• 3
  7 Variations on the Theme "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, for Piano and Cello, WoO 46

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9:46
• 4
  12 Variations on the Theme "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes" from Handel's Judas Macabaeus, for Piano and Cello, WoO 45

  George Frideric Handel
  13:18
• 5
  12 Variations on the Theme "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, for Piano and Cello, op. 66

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11:13
• CD 6: Brahms: Double Concerto, Piano Quartet
• 1
  Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102: I. Allegro

  Johannes Brahms
  16:34
• 2
  Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102: II. Andante

  Johannes Brahms
  7:22
• 3
  Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo

  Johannes Brahms
  8:40
• 4
  Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60: I. Allegro non troppo

  Johannes Brahms
  10:56
• 5
  Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60: II. Scherzo. Allegro

  Johannes Brahms
  4:13
• 6
  Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60: III. Andante

  Johannes Brahms
  9:09
• 7
  Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60: IV. Finale. Allegro comodo

  Johannes Brahms
  10:54
• CD 7: Brahms: Sonatas for Piano and Cello
• 1
  Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor, op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo

  Johannes Brahms
  11:21
• 2
  Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor, op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto - Trio

  Johannes Brahms
  5:50
• 3
  Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor, op. 38: III. Allegro

  Johannes Brahms
  6:30
• 4
  Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 99: I. Allegro vivace

  Johannes Brahms
  9:21
• 5
  Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso

  Johannes Brahms
  8:15
• 6
  Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 99: III. Allegro passionato - Trio

  Johannes Brahms
  7:06
• 7
  Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 99: IV. Allegro molto

  Johannes Brahms
  4:41
• 8
  Violin (Cello) Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: I. Allegro

  Johannes Brahms
  8:29
• 9
  Violin (Cello) Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: II. Adagio

  Johannes Brahms
  4:57
• 10
  Violin (Cello) Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento

  Johannes Brahms
  3:07
• 11
  Violin (Cello) Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108: IV. Presto agitato

  Johannes Brahms
  5:42
• CD 8: Concertos from the New World
• 1
  Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: I. Allegro

  Antonín Dvořák
  15:11
• 2
  Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio, ma non troppo

  Antonín Dvořák
  12:34
• 3
  Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: III. Finale, allegro moderato

  Antonín Dvořák
  12:59
• 4
  Cello Concerto no. 2 in E minor, op. 30: I. Allegro impetuoso

  Victor Herbert
  8:14
• 5
  Cello Concerto no. 2 in E minor, op. 30: II. Andante tranquillo

  Victor Herbert
  6:49
• 6
  Cello Concerto no. 2 in E minor, op. 30: III. Allegro

  Victor Herbert
  5:39
• CD 9: Saint-Saëns and Lalo: Cello Concertos
• 1
  Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33

  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  19:03
• 2
  Cello Concerto in D minor: I. Prelude: Lento-Allegro Maestoso

  Édouard Lalo
  13:03
• 3
  Cello Concerto in D minor: II. Intermezzo

  Édouard Lalo
  6:19
• 4
  Cello Concerto in D minor: III. Introduction: Andante-Allegro Vivace

  Édouard Lalo
  7:40
• CD 10: Paris: La Belle Époque
• 1
  Méditation from Thaïs

  Jules Massenet
  5:53
• 2
  Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13: I. Allegro molto

  Gabriel Fauré
  8:00
• 3
  Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13: II. Andante

  Gabriel Fauré
  7:49
• 4
  Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13: III. Allegro vivo

  Gabriel Fauré
  4:07
• 5
  Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13: IV. Allegro quasi presto

  Gabriel Fauré
  4:46
• 6
  Havanaise, op. 83

  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  9:00
• 7
  Violin Sonata in A major: I. Allegretto ben moderato

  César Franck
  5:46
• 8
  Violin Sonata in A major: II. Allegro

  César Franck
  7:31
• 9
  Violin Sonata in A major: III. Recitative - Fantasia. Ben moderato

  César Franck
  7:19
• 10
  Violin Sonata in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso

  César Franck
  6:03
• CD 11: Strauss: Don Quixote / Schoenberg: Cello Concertos
• 1
  Don Quixote, op. 35

  Richard Strauss
  45:12
• 2
  Concerto for Cello & Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato

  Arnold Schönberg
  6:21
• 3
  Concerto for Cello & Orchestra: II. Andante, alla marcia

  Arnold Schönberg
  5:25
• 4
  Concerto for Cello & Orchestra: III. Tempo di Minuetto

  Arnold Schönberg
  5:03
• CD 12: Elgar and Walton: Cello Concertos
• 1
  Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio-Moderato / II. Lento-allegro molto

  Edward Elgar
  12:25
• 2
  Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio

  Edward Elgar
  4:55
• 3
  Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: IV. Allegro

  Edward Elgar
  11:37
• 4
  Cello Concerto: I. Moderato

  William Walton
  8:44
• 5
  Cello Concerto: II. Allegro appassionato

  William Walton
  6:21
• 6
  Cello Concerto: III. Lento

  William Walton
  14:56
• CD 13: Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
• 1
  Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, op. 125: I. Andante

  Sergei Prokofiev
  11:09
• 2
  Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, op. 125: II. Allegro giusto

  Sergei Prokofiev
  18:21
• 3
  Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, op. 125: III. Andante con moto

  Sergei Prokofiev
  11:08
• 4
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Moderato quasi andante - Tema. Moderato semplice

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  2:38
• 5
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Var.1 (Tempo del Tema)

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  0:56
• 6
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Var II: Tempo del tema

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  1:18
• 7
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Var III: Andante sostenuto

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  3:41
• 8
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Var IV: Andante grazioso

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  1:58
• 9
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Var V: Allegro moderato

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  3:43
• 10
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Var VI: Andante

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  2:40
• 11
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Var VII: Coda, Allegro vivo

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  2:13
• 12
  Andante Cantabile for Cello and String Orchestra

  Peter Tchaikovsky
  8:22
• CD 14: Barber and Britten: Cello Concertos
• 1
  Cello Concerto, op. 22: I. Allegro moderato

  Samuel Barber
  11:38
• 2
  Cello Concerto, op. 22: II. Andante sostenuto

  Samuel Barber
  7:26
• 3
  Cello Concerto, op. 22: III. Molto allegro e appassionato

  Samuel Barber
  7:54
• 4
  Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: I. Allegro maestoso

  Benjamin Britten
  12:36
• 5
  Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: II. Presto inquieto

  Benjamin Britten
  3:57
• 6
  Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: III. Adagio

  Benjamin Britten
  11:30
• 7
  Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: IV. Passacaglia: Andante allegro

  Benjamin Britten
  7:10
• CD 15: The New York Album
• 1
  Cello Concerto: I. Audacemente ma sostenuto

  Stephen Albert
  6:38
• 2
  Cello Concerto: II. Con brio - Instante (Urgent)

  Stephen Albert
  5:43
• 3
  Cello Concerto: III. Larghetto

  Stephen Albert
  9:50
• 4
  Cello Concerto: IV. Con moto: Con imminenso e inquieto

  Stephen Albert
  10:08
• 5
  Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: I. Moderato

  Béla Bartók
  13:26
• 6
  Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: II. Adagio religioso

  Béla Bartók
  4:31
• 7
  Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: III. Allegro vivace

  Béla Bartók
  4:20
• 8
  Schelomo

  Ernest Bloch
  23:30

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Release credits

• Adriaan Verstijnen
  engineer [1-16]
• Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-16]
• André Previn
  conductor [1-6]
• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [15.1-8, 14.1-7]
• Barbara Bonney
  soprano vocals [9]
• Boston Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-4]
• Bud Graham
  engineer [1-11]
• Charles Harbutt
  engineer [1-6]
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-3]
• Claudio Abbado
  conductor [1-3]
• David Zinman
  conductor [15.1-8, 14.1-7]
• Edgar Meyer
  double bass [1-5]
• Emanuel Ax
  piano [6.4-7, 5.1-5, 7.1-11, 4.1-9]
• Isaac Stern
  violin [1-7]
• Jaime Laredo
  viola [4-7]
• James Mallinson
  producer [12.2-6, 5.3, 5.5]
• John Newton
  engineer [3]
• Kathryn Stott
  piano [1-10]
• Kurt Masur
  conductor [1-6]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performer [2-6], performing orchestra [1-6]
• Lorin Maazel
  conductor [13.1-12, 9.1-4], performer [4]
• New York Philharmonic
  performing orchestra [1-6]
• Orchestre national de France
  performer [1-4], performing orchestra [1-4]
• Pamela Frank
  violin [1-5]
• Paul Myers
  producer [1-4]
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  performer [4], performing orchestra [1-12]
• Rebecca Young
  viola [1-5]
• Simon Eadon
  recording [2-6]
• Steven Epstein
  producer [1.1, 7.1-11, 6.1-3, 13.4-11, 8.1-6]
• Tetsuri Kaneko
  producer [4-7]
• Tini Mathot
  producer [1-16]
• Ton Koopman
  cello [1-3, 6-9], conductor [1-16], harpsichord [1-16], orchestrator [6]
• Yo‐Yo Ma
  arranger [1-6], cello [3.1-16, 9.1-4, 13.1-12, 8.1-6, 7.1-11, 6.1-7, 12.1-6, 15.1-4, 15.8, 2.1-15, 1.1-21, 14.1-7, 5.1-5, 4.1-8, 10.1-10, 11.1-4], performer [13.4, 12.2-3], vertical viola [5-7]
• 小澤征爾
  conductor [1-4]
• Show all credits (34)

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  2015