The Art of Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
WHRA6032
(6 CDs + 1DVD)
West Hill Radio Archive (2010)
 
CD 1 - 71:25

1. Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) : Concerto no.1 in A minor, op. 33 (19:05)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Alexander Hilsberg
4/10/49 Columbia (unissued)

2.-4. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) : Concerto in A minor, op. 129 (11:27; 4:37; 10:03)
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner
4/4/43.

5.-8. E dward William Elgar (1857-1934) : Concerto in E minor, op. 85  (7:00; 4:29; 4:32; 10:06)
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
John Barbirolli
11/10/40

 
CD 2 - 63:49

1.-13. Richard Strauss (1864-1949) : Don Quixote, op. 35 (43:35)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Alfred Wallenstein
1/13/55

14. Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) : Schelomo: Rhapsodie hébraïque (20:12)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Alfred Wallenstein
1/23/55

 
CD 3 - 70:21

1.-3. Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) : Concerto (1940) (9:00; 7:46; 7:41)
CBS Symphony
Paul Hindemith
12/15/43

4. Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976) : Variations on a Paganini Theme (9:55)
NBC Symphony
Donald Voorhees
5/11/45

5. Saint-Saëns : Swan (NBC Symphony, Donald Voorhees, juin 18, 1951, Live) (3:16)

6. Saint-Saëns : Allegro Appassionato (NBC Symphony, Donald Voorhees, octobre 16, 1944, Live) (4:06)

7. Rubinstein : Melody (NBC Symphony, Donald Voorhees, 18 juin 1951, Live) (3:37)

8. Weber : Adagio et Rondo from op. 10b, nos. 2 and 3 (J100,101) / Arr. GP (NBC Symphony, Donald Voorhees, 16 octobre 1945, Live) (4:49)

9. Ravel: Pièce en forme de habanera (CBS Symphony, André Kostelanetz, 4 avril 1943) (3:12)

10. Massenet : Élégie (Jenny Tourel, NBC Symphony, Donald Voorhees, 16 octobre, 1944, live) (3:34)

11. Rachmaninov : Cease thy singing, maiden fair / arr. Kreisler from Romnasy [i.e., Romansy], op. 4/4 ; orchestration by De Filippi (Jan Peerce, tenor ; CBS Symphony, Kostelanetz, 4 avril 1943) (4:39)

12. Saint-Saëns: Concerto pour violoncelle n° 1 op; 33 - extrait (NBC Symphony, Donald Voorhees, 18 juin 1951) (8:36)

 
CD 4 - 72:50

1.-3. Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805) (arr. GP) Sonata in C (4:42; 3:30; 3:08)
Ralph Berkowitz, piano
mid 1940s
Voice of America

4. Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826) Sonata in A (arr. GP) Sonata in A from op. 10b/5 (7:10)
Ivor Newton, piano
12/7/33, 5/15/34
HMV DB 2248

5. Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) 12 Var. in F op. 66 (9:47)
Lukas Foss, piano
6/14/55
RCA LM 6120

6.-8. Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Sonata no.2 in g, op. 5/2 (15:26; 8:17)
Artur Schnabel, piano
12/6,16/34
HMV DB 2391-93

9.-11. Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) Sonata no.1 in e, op. 38 (10:24; 4:14; 6:06)
Arthur Rubinstein, piano
7/6/36
HMV DB 2952-54

 
CD 5 - 78:05

1.-3. Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) Sonata in a, op. 36 (8:34; 5:30; 10:30)
Ralph Berkowitz, piano
6/8/45
Columbia (unissued)

4.-5. Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Sonata no.1 in d 3:49; 6:17)
Ralph Berkowitz, piano
12/9/47
Columbia (unissued)

6.-8. Barber, Samuel (1910-1981) Sonata, op. 6 (7:56; 4:19; 6:03)
Ralph Berkowitz, piano
5/29/47
Columbia (unissued)

9.-11. Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953) Sonata, op. 119 (10:37; 5:51; 8:28)
Ralph Berkowitz, piano
8/11-13/53
RCA LM 1792

 
CD 6 - 78:39

1.-15. 1924-1934 Enregistrements Polydor, Parlophone, Odeon, and HMV

Davidov : Romance op. 23 (Karol Szreter, piano, 1925) (3:18)
Puccini : Der Schmetterling (The butterfly), op. 3-4 / Arr. Popper (Karol Szreter, piano, 1925) (2:10)
Van Goens : Scherzo, op. 12/2 Arr. Popper (Karol Szreter, piano, 1924) (3:24)
Sarasate : Zapateado op. 23/2 (Karol Szreter, piano, enregistrement Polydor, 1925) (4:02)
Beethoven : Trio Menuet 1-3 (accompagnement piano : Leonid Kreutzer, violon solo : Joseph Wolfsthal, 1925) (3:00)
Ippolitov-Ivanov : Suite caucasiénne (no. 1) Dans d'aoule (Edith Lorand Orchestra, Edith Lorand, enregistrement Columbia, 1924) (3:43)
Glinka : Elégie (Karol Szreter, piano, violon solo, Georges Boulanger, violin, 1927) (4:23)
Massenet : Méditation de Thaïs (Karol Szreter, piano, Dajos Béla, violon, 1927, enregistrements Columbia) (3:34)
Mendelssohn : Chanson de mai, op. 72/1, arr. Kreisler (Karol Szreter, piano, 1929, enregistrement Odéon) (2:29)
Moszkowski : Guitare, op. 45/2, arr. Moszkowski-GP (Karol Szreter, piano, 1927, enregistrements Columbia) (2:29)
Popper :Chanson villageoise, op. 2/2 (Karol Szreter, piano, 1927, enregistrement Odéon) (2:30)
Tchaïkovski : None but the lonely heart, op. 6/6, arr. GP (Karol Szreter, piano, 1927, enregistrement Odéon) (2:46)
Francoeur : Sonata in E (Largo and Vivo), arr. Trowell (Ivor Newton, piano, 1934, enregistrement HMV) (4:26)
Tchaïkovski : Valse sentimentale, op. 51/6, arr. GP (Ivor Newton, piano, 1933, enregistrement HMV) (2:06)
Chopin : Nocturne in c♯ minor, op. posth. arr. GP (Ivor Newton, piano, 1934, enregistrement HMV) (4:21)

16.-21. Unissued Columbia recordings

Piatigorsky : Preludio (2:11) ; Procession (aka Stroll or Promenade) (1947, enregistrement Columbia) (3:13)
Bloch : Prayer, from Jewish life (Ralph Berkowitz, 1947, enregistrement Columbia) (4:28)
Prokofiev : 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 (Ralph Berkowitz, 1945, enregistrement Columbia) (2:01)

22. Scriabin, Alexander (1872-1915) : Romance, op. posth. (arr. GP) (1:57)
Ralph Berkowitz, piano
9/20/50

23. Granados, Enrique (1867-1916) Intermezzo, from Goyescas, H62 (arr.Cassado-GP) (4:53)
Ralph Berkowitz, piano
9/18/50
RCA LM 1187

24. Foss, Lukas (1922-2009) Capriccio (ed. GP) (5:57)
Lukas Foss, piano
9/20/50
RCA LM-2293

 

Bonus DVD - Gregor Piatigorsky in Performance (59:01)

Chapter 1
Weber-Piatigorsky: Andante [Adagio] et Rondo (1934)
Joseph Benvenuti, piano

Chapter 2 : An Early Television Profile (1949).
Bach: Bourrées in C BWV 1009
Chopin: Largo (Cello Sonata op. 65)
Prokofiev-Piatigorsky: Masques* (Romeo and Juliet)
Rubinstein-Piatigorsky: Romance, op. 44 no. 1
Tchaikovsky-Piatigorsky: Valse Sentimentale, op. 51 no. 6
Schubert-Piatigorsky: Introduction, Theme and Variations, op. 82 no. 2 D. 603
Ralph Berkowitz, piano.

Chapter 3 : Rubinstein-Heifetz-Piatigorsky Trio (1949).
Schubert: Trio in Bb op. 99 D. 898 (first movement excerpts)
Mendelssohn: Trio in D Minor op. 49 (movements 1-3, slightly abridged)

Chapter 4 from Carnegie Hall:
Saint-Saëns: The Swan, accompanied by harp (1947)