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The 99 Most Essential Cello Masterpieces

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99 songs (12 hours and 38 minutes) Released on March 14, 2011

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1	Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47 (Adagio after Hebrew melodies) Martin Ostertag, SWR Symphony Orchestra and Michael Boder	9:49
2	Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: I. Prelude Torleif Thedéen & Johann Sebastian Bach	2:12
3	Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: II. Allemande Torleif Thedéen & Johann Sebastian Bach	3:17
4	Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: III. Courante Torleif Thedéen & Johann Sebastian Bach	2:24
5	Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande Torleif Thedéen & Johann Sebastian Bach	3:23
6	Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I - Menuet II Torleif Thedéen & Johann Sebastian Bach	3:31
7	Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue Torleif Thedéen & Johann Sebastian Bach	1:51
8	Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104: I. Allegro Torleif Thedéen, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Kees Bakels	15:15
9	Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104: III. Finale. Allegro moderato Torleif Thedéen, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Kees Bakels	12:49
10	Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo Torleif Thedéen, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and Kees Bakels	11:38
11	Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals): Le cygne (The Swan) Stockholm Chamber Duo	2:53
12	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: I. Lento - Allegro moderato Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	13:24
13	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	6:28
14	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: III. Andante Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	6:25
15	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: IV. Allegro mosso Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	11:28
16	Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Theme and Variations Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	18:53
17	Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Lev Markiz	8:08
18	Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85: II. Allegro molto Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Lev Markiz	4:46
19	Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85: III. Adagio Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Lev Markiz	5:42
20	Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Lev Markiz	12:04
21	Vocalise for Cello and Piano, Op. 34: Lentamente Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	6:28
22	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 65: I. Allegro moderato Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen	15:53
23	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 65: II. Scherzo: Allegro con brio Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen	4:54
24	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 65: III. Largo Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen	3:42
25	Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 65: IV. Finale: Allegro Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen	6:18
26	Waldesruhe (Silent Woods) for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: Lento e molto cantabile Mark Drobinsky, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and Saulius Sondeckis	7:33
27	Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107: I. Allegretto Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and James DePreist	6:11
28	Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107: II. Moderato (attacca) Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and James DePreist	12:08
29	Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107: III. Cadenza (attacca) Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and James DePreist	6:07
30	Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107: IV. Allegro con moto Torleif Thedéen, Malmö Symphony Orchestra and James DePreist	5:21
31	Song Without Words in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 109 Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough	4:45
32	Sonata No. 1 in E Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo Christoph Henkel and Elisabeth Westenholz	14:52
33	Sonata No. 1 in E Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38: II. Allegretto - Quasi menuetto Christoph Henkel and Elisabeth Westenholz	5:57
34	Sonata No. 1 in E Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38: III. Allegro Christoph Henkel and Elisabeth Westenholz	6:58
35	Rondo in G Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 94 / B. 181 Mark Drobinsky, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and Saulius Sondeckis	7:35
36	Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo (attacca) Torleif Thedéen, Tapiola Sinfonietta and Jean-Jacques Kantorow	5:37
37	Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto (attacca) Torleif Thedéen, Tapiola Sinfonietta and Jean-Jacques Kantorow	5:06
38	Concerto No. 1 in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: III. Tempo primo Torleif Thedéen, Tapiola Sinfonietta and Jean-Jacques Kantorow	8:52
39	Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, L 135: I. Prologue: Lent - Sostenuto molto resoluto Frans Helmerson and Hans Pålsson	5:00
40	Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, L 135: II. Sérénade: Modérément animé Frans Helmerson and Hans Pålsson	3:29
41	Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, L 135: III. Finale: Animé Frans Helmerson and Hans Pålsson	3:36
42	Romance in F Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 36 Torleif Thedéen, Tapiola Sinfonietta and Jean-Jacques Kantorow	4:04
43	Concerto No. 1 in C Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb/1: I. Moderato Sergei Roldugin and St. Petersburg Soloists	9:30
44	Concerto No. 1 in C Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb/1: II. Adagio Sergei Roldugin and St. Petersburg Soloists	9:19
45	Concerto No. 1 in C Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb/1: III. Allegro molto Sergei Roldugin and St. Petersburg Soloists	6:31
46	Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb/2: I. Allegro moderato Arto Noras, Slovak Chamber Orchestra and Bohdan Warchal	16:33
47	Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb/2: II. Adagio Arto Noras, Slovak Chamber Orchestra and Bohdan Warchal	6:29
48	Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb/2: III. Rondo: Allegro Arto Noras, Slovak Chamber Orchestra and Bohdan Warchal	4:53
49	Pelléas et Mélisande: Sicilienne, Op. 78 Bengt Ericson and Karin Langebo	4:57
50	Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009: I. Prélude Torleif Thedéen	3:42
51	Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009: II. Allemande Torleif Thedéen	3:45
52	Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009: III. Courante Torleif Thedéen	3:20
53	Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande Torleif Thedéen	5:14
54	Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009: V. Bourée 1 & 2 Torleif Thedéen & Johann Sebastian Bach	4:18
55	Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue Torleif Thedéen	3:41
56	The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee Stockholm Chamber Duo	1:20
57	Concerto in A Major for Cello and Strings, Wq. 172: I. Allegro Hidemi Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan	6:22
58	Concerto in A Major for Cello and Strings, Wq. 172: II. Largo con sordini, mesto Hidemi Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan	8:33
59	Concerto in A Major for Cello and Strings, Wq. 172: III. Allegro assai Hidemi Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan	5:42
60	Sonata in C Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 119: I. Andante grave Guido Schiefen & Olaf Dressler	11:00
61	Sonata in C Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 119: II. Moderato Guido Schiefen & Olaf Dressler	4:53
62	Sonata in C Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 119: III. Allegro non troppo Guido Schiefen & Olaf Dressler	8:41
63	Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell (attacca) Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	11:17
64	Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 129: II. Langsam (attacca) Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	4:12
65	Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	7:44
66	Suite Italienne for Cello and Piano (1932): Serenata Torleif Thedéen and Roland Pöntinen	3:36
67	Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	12:17
68	Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40: II. Allegro Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	3:06
69	Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40: III. Largo Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	9:26
70	Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40: IV. Allegro Markus Stocker and Viktor Yampolsky	4:12
71	Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra (1946): I. Allegro moderato Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	17:26
72	Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra (1946): II. Andante sostenuto Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	8:37
73	Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra (1946): III. Allegro: A battuta Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	9:44
74	Après un Rêve for Cello and Piano Elemér Lavotha and Kerstin Åberg	2:58
75	Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915): I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato Frans Helmerson	8:36
76	Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915): II. Adagio (con grand' espressione) Frans Helmerson	12:33
77	Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915): III. Allegro molto vivace Frans Helmerson	10:56
78	Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 22: I. Allegro moderato Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Gennady Rozhdestvensky	13:33
79	Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 22: II. Andante sostenuto Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Gennady Rozhdestvensky	7:07
80	Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 22: III. Molto allegro e appassionata Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Gennady Rozhdestvensky	9:48
81	Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello in G Major, Op. 131c: I. Prelude Guido Schiefen	3:41
82	Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello in G Major, Op. 131c: II. Adagio Guido Schiefen	6:03
83	Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello in G Major, Op. 131c: III. Fugue Guido Schiefen	4:01
84	Symphony-Concerto (Sinfonia Concertante) in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125: I. Andante Ivan Monighetti, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Ivan Shpiller	9:29
85	Symphony-Concerto (Sinfonia Concertante) in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125: II. Allegro giusto Ivan Monighetti, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Ivan Shpiller	17:26
86	Symphony-Concerto (Sinfonia Concertante) in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125: III. Adagiante con moto - Allegretto - Allegro marcato Ivan Monighetti, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Ivan Shpiller	10:13
87	Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: I. Prélude - Fugue Torleif Thedéen	6:30
88	Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: II. Allemande Torleif Thedéen	5:48
89	Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: III. Courante Torleif Thedéen	2:07
90	Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande Torleif Thedéen	3:54
91	Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I - Gavotte II Torleif Thedéen	4:38
92	Suite No. 5 in C Minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue Torleif Thedéen	2:10
93	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: I. Allegro maestoso Truls Mørk, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Neeme Järvi	13:04
94	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: II. Presto inquieto Truls Mørk, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Neeme Järvi	3:45
95	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: III. Adagio - Cadenza ad lib (attacca) Truls Mørk, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Neeme Järvi	9:58
96	Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: IV. Passacaglia: Andante allegro Truls Mørk, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Neeme Järvi	8:03
97	Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello, Op. 72: Canto Primo - Fuga - Lamento - Canto secondo - Serenata - Marcia - Canto terzo - Bordone - Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto Frans Helmerson	25:23
98	Concerto in C Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 66: I. Lento ma non troppo Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	11:59
99	Concerto in C Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 66: II. Allegro vivace Victor Simon, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Fedoseyev	17:20

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