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1. The art of Gregor Piatigorsky [sound recording] : rare 78s, unissued studio recordings, live performances & broadcasts, 1924-1955 [1924]

Description
Music recording — 6 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • CD-1: Concerto no. 1 in a, op. 33 / Saint-Saëns (Philadelphia Orchestra, Alexander Hilsberg, cond.) (19:05)
  • Concerto in a, op. 129 / Schumann (New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, cond.) (11:27; 4:37; 10:03)
  • Concerto in e, op. 85 / Elgar (New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli, cond.) (7:00; 4:29; 4:32; 10:06)
  • CD-2: Don Quixote, op. 35 / Strauss (Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein, cond.) (43:35)
  • Schelomo: Rhapsodie hébraïque / Bloch (Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein, cond.) (20:12)
  • CD-3: Concerto (1940) / Hindemith (CBS Symphony, Paul Hindemith, cond.) (9:00; 7:46; 7:41)
  • Variations on a Paganini theme / Piatigorsky (NBC Symphony, Donald Voorhees, cond.) (9:55)
  • The swan (Le cyne [i.e., cygne]) from Le carnaval des animaux (3:16) ; Allegro appassionato, op. 43 (4:06) / Saint-Saëns (NBC Symphony, Voorhees)
  • Melodie / Rubinstein (NBC Symphony, Voorhees) (3:37)
  • Adagio and Rondo from op. 10b, nos. 2 and 3 (J100,101) / Weber ; arr GP (NBC Symphony, Voorhees) (4:49)
  • Pièce en forme de habanera / Ravel (CBS Symphony, André Kostelanetz, cond.) (3:12)
  • Elégie (arr.) / Massenet (Jennie Tourel, soprano ; NBC Symphony, Voorhees) (3:34)
  • Cease thy singing, maiden fair / Rachmaninoff ; arr. Kreisler from Romnasy [i.e., Romansy], op. 4/4 ; orchestration by De Filippi (Jan Peerce, tenor ; CBS Symphony, Kostelanetz) (4:39)
  • Concerto no. 1 in a, op. 33 (abridged) / Saint-Saëns (NBC Symphony, Voorhees) (8:36)
  • CD-4: Sonata in C / Boccherini (Ralph Berkowitz, piano) (4:42; 3:30; 3:08)
  • Sonata in A from op. 10b/5 / Weber ; arr. GP (Ivor Newton, piano) (7:10)
  • 12 variations in F major op. 66 on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte / Beethoven (Lukas Foss, piano) (9:47)
  • Sonata no. 2 in g, op. 5/2 / Beethoven (Artur Schnabel, piano) (15:26; 8:17)
  • Sonata no. 1 in e, op. 38 / Brahms (Arthur Rubinstein, piano) (10:24; 4:14; 6:06)
  • CD-5: Sonata in a, op. 36 / Grieg (Berkowitz, piano) (8:34; 5:30; 10:30)
  • Sonata no. 1 in d / Debussy (Berkowitz, piano) (3:49; 6:17)
  • Sonata, op. 6 / Barber (Berkowitz, piano) (7:56; 4:19; 6:03)
  • Sonata, op. 119 / Prokofiev (Berkowitz, piano) (10:37; 5:51; 8:28)
  • CD-6: Romanze, op. 23 / Davidov (Karol Szreter, piano) (3:18)
  • Der Schmetterling (The butterfly), op. 3/4 / Popper (Szreter, piano) (2:10)
  • Scherzo, op. 12/2 / van Goens (Szreter, piano) (3:24)
  • Zapateado, op. 23/2 / Sarasate (Szreter, piano) (4:02)
  • Trio in c, op. 1/3 (Minuetto) / Beethoven (Leonid Kreutzer, piano ; Joséf Wolfsthal, violin) (3:00)
  • Suite caucasiénne (no. 1) Dans d'aoule / Ippolitov-Ivanov (Edith Lorand Orchestra, Edith Lorand, cond.) (3:43)
  • Elégie (arr.) / Glinka (Szreter?, piano ; Georges Boulanger, violin) (4:23)
  • Méditation from Thaiis [sic] / Massenet (Szreter, piano ; Dajos Béla, violin) (3:34)
  • Song without words, op. 72/1, May breeze / Mendelssohn ; arr. Kreisler (Szreter, piano) (2:29)
  • Guitarre, op. 45/2 / Moszkowski ; arr. Moszkowski-GP (Szreter, piano) (2:29)
  • Chanson villagoise [i.e., villageoise], op. 2/2 / Popper (Szreter, piano) (2:30)
  • None but the lonely heart, op. 6/6 / Tchaikovsky ; arr. GP (Szreter, piano) (2:46)
  • Sonata in E (Largo and Vivo) / Francoeur ; arr. Trowell (Ivor Newton, piano) (4:26)
  • Valse sentimentale, op. 51/6 / Tchaikovsky ; arr. GP (Newton, piano) (2:06)
  • Nocturne in c♯ minor, op. posth. / Chopin (Newton, piano) ; arr. GP (4:21)
  • Preludio (2:11) ; Procession (aka Stroll or Promenade) (3:13) / Piatigorsky
  • Prayer, from Jewish life / Bloch (Berkowitz, piano) (4:28)
  • March, op. 65/10, from Music for children (1:56) ; Waltz from Music for children, op. 65/6 (2:15) ; Masques, from Romeo and Juliet, op. 75/5 (2:01) / Prokofiev ; arr. GP (Berkowitz, piano)
  • Romance, op. posth. / Scriabin ; arr. GP (Berkowitz, piano) (1:57)
  • Intermezzo, from Goyescas, H62 / Granados ; arr. Cassado-GP (Berkowitz, piano) (4:53)
  • Capriccio / Foss (Lukas Foss, piano) (5:57)
  • Bonus DVD: Andante (Adagio) et rondo / Weber ; Piatigorsky (Joseph Benvenuti,piano)
  • An early television profile: Bourrées in C BWV 1009 / Bach. Largo (Cello sonata op. 65) / Chopin. Masques (Romeo and Juliet) / Prokofiev ; Piatigorsky. Romance, op. 44 no. 1 / Rubinstein ; Piatigorsky. Valse sentimentale, op. 51 no. 6 / Tchaikovsky ; Piatigorsky. Introduction, theme and variations, op. 82 no. 2 D. 603 / Schubert ; Piatigorsky (Ralph Berkowitz, piano)
  • Rubinstein-Heifetz-Piatigorsky Trio: Trio in B♭ op. 99 D. 898 (first movement excerpts) / Schubert. Trio in D minor op. 49 (movements 1-3, slightly abridged) / Mendelssohn
  • Carnegie Hall: The swan / Saint-Saëns (accompanied by harp) (59:01)
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