Aristocrat of the Cello

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Aristocrat of the Cello
Pierre Fournier (cello) with various orchestras and conductors

[ DG Original Masters / 6 CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 1 March 2006

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"A superb set with fine transfers and comprehensive documentation."
(International Record Review March 2006)

DG celebrates the 100th anniversary of Pierre Fournier's birth in June, 2006. Here is a marvellous 6-CD set that captures the essence of one of the 20th-century's greatest virtuosi

A treasure trove of great and rare recordings, including a less well-known Dvorak Concerto with George Szell and the Berlin Philharmonic, some delightful Baroque and Classical concertos (Vivaldi, Couperin, Boccherini, Haydn), the Brahms sonatas with Firkusny, the Chopin Sonata and a CD of lovely encores, including the first release ever of Tchaikovsky's Pezzo capriccioso - six minutes of pure joy.

Booklet includes rare photos from the family archive

Tracks:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Sonata for Cello and Continuo in E minor, R.40

François Couperin (1668 - 1733)
Pièces en Concert for Cello & Strings

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)
Cello Concerto in A major, Wq172

Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Cello Concerto in B flat major, G 482

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Cello Concerto in C, H.VIIb, No.1
Cello Concerto in D,H.VIIb No.2

Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella")
Chanson russe

Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104

Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in E minor, Op.38
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in F, Op.99

César Franck (1822 - 1890)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A
Transcription for Cello and Piano

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D.821

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Variations Concertantes, Op.17

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op.73
5 Stücke im Volkston, Op.102

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65

François Francoeur (1698 - 1787)
Sonata in E major

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Sonata in C major (after Sonata No.3 for Violin and Continuo)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Six Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Op.10

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Track 5
Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2 (arr. Pierre Fournier)

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
The Golden Cockerel
Hymn to the Sun
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Flight of the Bumble-Bee

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op.70

Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Valse sentimentale, Op.51, No.6

and much more

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Ah perfido!, Op.65
(with Vienna Symphony Orchestra)

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Tannhäuser
Act 2 "Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder"
Act 3 "Allmächt'ge Jungfrau, hör mein Flehen!"
(With Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin)

Tristan und Isolde
Act 3 "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod)
(with Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele)

Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Salome, Op.54
Scene 4 "Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund"
(with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)