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

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Don Mills, Ontario, Canada : WHRA, p2010.
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6 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc ; 4 3/4 in.

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Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976 Instrumentalist Arranger
Contributor
Hilsberg, Alexander, 1897-1961. Conductor
Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963 Conductor
Barbirolli, John, 1899-1970 Conductor
Wallenstein, Alfred Conductor
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963 Conductor
Voorhees, Donald Conductor
Kostelanetz, Andre, 1901-1980 Conductor
Tourel, Jennie. Singer
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984 Singer
Berkowitz, Ralph Instrumentalist
Newton, Ivor Instrumentalist
Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009 Instrumentalist
Schnabel, Artur, 1882-1951 Instrumentalist
Rubinstein, Artur, 1887-1982 Instrumentalist
Szreter, Karol. Instrumentalist
Kreutzer, Leonid, 1884-1953. Instrumentalist
Wolfsthal, Joseph, 1899-1931 Instrumentalist
Lorand, Edith Conductor
Boulanger, Georges. Instrumentalist
Dajos, Béla Instrumentalist
Benvenuti, Joseph. Instrumentalist
Philadelphia Orchestra Performer
New York Philharmonic Performer
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Performer
CBS Symphony Orchestra. Performer
NBC Symphony Orchestra Performer
Edith Lorand Orchestra. Performer

Contents/Summary

Contents
  • 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)
Included Work
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Concertos, cello, orchestra, no. 1, op. 33, A minor
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Concertos, cello, orchestra, op. 129, A minor
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Concertos, cello, orchestra, op. 85, E minor
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Don Quixote.
Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959. Schelomo.
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Concertos, cello, orchestra (1940)
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976. Variations on a Paganini theme.
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne arranged.
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Allegro appassionato, cello, piano; arranged
Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894. Melodies, piano, op. 3. No. 1; arranged
Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Sonates progressives. No 2. Adagio; arranged
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Vocalise en forme d'habanera; arranged
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Elegies, medium voice, cello, piano; arranged
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 4. Ne poĭ, krasavit͡sa, pri mne arranged.
Boccherini, Luigi, 1743-1805. Sonatas, cello, continuo, G. 6, C major
Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Sonates progressives. No. 5; arranged.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Variations sur le thème Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, cello, piano, no. 2, op. 5, no. 2, G minor
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Sonatas, cello, piano, no. 1, op. 38, E minor
Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Sonatas, cello, piano, op. 36, A minor
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Sonatas, cello, piano
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Sonatas, cello, piano, op. 6
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Sonatas, cello, piano, op. 119, C major
Davidov, Karl I͡Ulʹevich, 1838-1889. Romans bez slov.
Popper, David, 1843-1913. Charakterstücke. Papillon.
Goens, Daniel van, 1858-1904. Scherzo, cello, piano, op. 12, no. 2
Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908. Danzas españolas, op. 23. Zapateado arranged.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Trios, piano, violin, cello, op. 1. No. 3 Menuetto.
Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail MikhaĬlovich, 1859-1935. Kavkazskie ėskizy. V aule; arranged.
Glinka, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich), 1804-1857 Ne iskushaĬ meni͡a bez nuzhdy (Duet); arranged.
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Thaïs. Méditation arranged.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 62. Nr. 1; arranged
Moszkowski, Moritz, 1854-1925. Guitarre; arranged
Popper, David, 1843-1913. Stücke, cello, piano, op. 62. Chanson villageoise
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 6. Net, tolʹko tot, kto znal arranged.
Francœur, François, 1698-1787. Sonatas, cello, continuo, E major arranged.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Morceaux, piano, op. 51. Valse sentimentale arranged.
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Nocturnes, piano, B. 49, C♯ minor; arranged
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976. Prelude, cello.
Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976. Promenade.
Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959. From Jewish life. Prayer.
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Detskai͡a muzyka. Marsh; arranged
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Detskai͡a muzyka. Valʹs; arranged
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Romeo i Dzhulʹetta (Ballet). Maski; arranged.
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Romance, horn, piano, WoO 21, A minor
Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916. Goyescas (Opera). Intermezzo; arranged
Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009. Capriccio, cello, piano
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, cello, BWV 1009, C major. Bourrée, no. 1
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, cello, BWV 1009, C major. Bourrée, no. 2
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Sonatas, cello, piano, op. 65, G minor. Largo
Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894. Soirées à Saint-Pétersbourg. Romance; arranged
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Introduktion, vier Variationen über ein Originalthema und Finale arranged.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Trios, piano, strings, D. 898, B♭ major. Allegro moderato.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Trios, piano, violin, cello, no. 1, op. 49, D minor Selections.

Bibliographic information

Release date
2010
Production date
1924
Note
Compact discs.
Program notes by Terry King in English, including discographical information; with biographical notes in German and French (from Wikipedia) (43 p. : ill., ports.) laid in container.
Production Credits
Sound restoration (except as noted) by Lani Spahr; Andrew Rose restored 4 tracks.
Participant
Gregor Piatigorsky, violoncello ; with various orchestras, conductors; in chamber music; and with various pianists.
Event
Recorded at various locations betwen 1924 and 1955.
Format
DVD.
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Publisher Number
WHRA-6032 WHRA

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