CD 2: Bach, J.S.: Cello Sonatas Nos.1-3, BWV1027-1029

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No.1 in G, BWV 1027
1. 1. Adagio
2. 2. Allegro ma non tanto
3. 3. Andante
4. 4. Allegro moderato

Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No.2 in D, BWV 1028
5. 1. Adagio
6. 2. Allegro
7. 3. Andante
8. 4. Allegro

Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No.3 in G minor, BWV 1029
9. 1. Vivace
10. 2. Adagio
11. 3. Allegro

Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 3: Schumann: Sonatas Nos.1 in A minor, Op.105 & 2 in D minor, Op.121 for Violin and Piano

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Sonata no.1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op.105
1. 1. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
2. 2. Allegretto
3. 3. Lebhaft

Sonata no.2 for Violin and Piano in D minor, op.121
4. 1. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
5. 2. Sehr lebhaft
6. 3. Leise, einfach
7. 4. Bewegt

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 4: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 & 5 in F, Op.24 "Spring"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.4 in A minor, Op.23
1. 1. Presto
2. 2. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
3. 3. Allegro molto

Sonata for Violin and Piano No.5 in F, Op.24 - "Spring"
4. 1. Allegro
5. 2. Adagio molto espressivo
6. 3. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
7. 4. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 5: Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1, Sz.75 / Janácek: Violin Sonata / Messiaen: Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1, Sz. 75
1. Allegro appassionato
2. Adagio
3. Allegro

Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928)
Violin Sonata
4. 1. Con moto
5. 2. Ballada. Con moto
6. 3. Allegretto
7. 4. Adagio

Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano
8. Thème. Modéré
9. Variation 1. Modéré
10. Variation 2. Un peu moins modéré
11. Variation 3. Modéré, avec éclat
12. Variation 4. Vif et passionné
13. Variation 5. Très modéré

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 6: Beethoven: 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello & Piano, Op.66; Sonatas for Cello & Pianos Nos.1&2, Op.5, 1&2; 7 Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" for Cello and Piano, WoO46

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66
1. Theme. Allegretto
2. Variation I
3. Variation II
4. Variation III
5. Variation IV
6. Variation V
7. Variation VI
8. Variation VII
9. Variation VIII
10. Variation IX
11. Variation X. Adagio
12. Variation XI. Poco Adagio, quasi Andante
13. Variation XII. Allegro

Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1
14. 1. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro
15. 1. Allegro
16. 1. Adagio - Presto
17. 2. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2
18. 1a. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
19. 1b. Allegro molto più tosto presto
20. 2. Rondo (Allegro)

7 Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
21. Theme. Andante
22. Variation I
23. Variation II
24. Variation III
25. Variation IV
26. Variation V. Si prenda il tempo un poco più vivace
27. Variation VI. Adagio
28. Variation VII. Allegro, ma non troppo

Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 7: Prokofiev: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos.1 in F minor, Op.80 & 2 in D, Op.94a; 5 Mélodies, Op.35bis

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in F minor, Op.80
1. 1. Andante assai
2. 2. Allegro brusco
3. 3. Andante
4. 4. Allegrissimo

5 Mélodies, Op.35bis
5. 1. Andante
6. 2. Lento, ma non troppo - Poco più mosso - Tempo I
7. 3. Animato, ma non allegro - Poco più tranquillo - Meno mosso
8. 4. Allegretto leggero e scherzando
9. 5. Andante non troppo - Pochissimo più animato

Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in D, Op.94a
10. 1. Moderato
11. 2. Scherzo (Presto)
12. 3. Andante
13. 4. Allegro con brio

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 8: Beethoven: Sonatas for Cello and Piano Nos.3 in A, Op.69; 4 in C, Op. 102,1 & 5 in D, Op.102,2; 12 Variations on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello & Piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A, Op.69
1. 1. Allegro ma non tanto
2. 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
3. 3. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
4. 4. Allegro vivace

Sonata for Cello and Piano No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1
5. 1. Andante
6. 2. Allegro vivace
7. 3. Adagio
8. 4. Allegro vivace

Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2
9. 1. Allegro con brio
10. 2. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
11. 3. Allegro - Allegro fugato

12 Variations on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello and Piano, WoO 45
12. Thema. Allegretto
13. Variation I
14. Variation II
15. Variation III
16. Variation IV
17. Variation V
18. Variation VI
19. Variation VII
20. Variation VIII
21. Variation IX
22. Variation X. Allegro
23. Variation XI. Adagio
24. Variation XII. Allegro

Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 9: Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos.6 in A, Op.30,1, 7 in C minor, Op.30,2 & 8 in G, Op.30,3

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.6 in A, Op.30 No.1
1. 1. Allegro
2. 2. Adagio
3. 3. Allegretto con variazioni

Sonata for Violin and Piano No.7 in C minor, Op.30 No.2
4. 1. Allegro con brio
5. 2. Adagio cantabile
6. 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
7. 4. Finale (Allegro)

Sonata for Violin and Piano No.8 in G, Op.30 No.3
8. 1. Allegro assai
9. 2. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
10. 3. Allegro vivace

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 10: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Ops. 47 & 96

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9 in A, Op.47 - "Kreutzer"
1. 1. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
2. 2. Andante con variazioni
3. 3. Finale (Presto)

Sonata for Violin and Piano No.10 in G, Op.96
4. 1. Allegro moderato
5. 2. Adagio espressivo
6. 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
7. 4. Poco allegretto

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 11: Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op.70; Fantasiestücke, Op.73, 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op.102, 3 Romances, Op.94; Cello concerto in A minor, Op.129

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op.70
1. 1. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck
2. 2. Rasch und feurig

Fantasiestücke, Op.73
3. 1. Zart und mit Ausdruck
4. 2. Lebhaft, leicht
5. 3. Rasch und mit Feuer

3 Romances, Op.94
6. No.1 Nicht schnell

5 Stücke im Volkston, Op.102
7. 1. Vanitas vanitatum (Mit Humor)
8. 2. Langsam
9. 3. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
10. 4. Nicht zu rasch
11. 5. Stark und markiert

Märchenbilder, Op.113 transcribe for Vc/pno by M.Maisky
12. 1. Nicht schnell

Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano

Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
13. 1. Nicht zu schnell
14. 2. Langsam
15. 3. Etwas lebhafter

Mischa Maisky, cello
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

CD 12: Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65 / Franck: Sonata for Violin & Piano in A - played on the Violoncello / Debussy: Sonata for Cello & Piano in D minor / Chopin: Introduction & Polonaise, Op.3

1. Applause

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65
2. 1. Allegro moderato
3. 2. Scherzo (Allegro con brio)
4. 3. Largo
5. 4. Finale (Allegro)

César Franck (1822 - 1890)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A played on the violoncello
6. 1. Allegretto ben moderato
7. 2. Allegro - Quasi lento - Tempo 1 (Allegro)
8. 3. Recitativo - Fantasie (Ben moderato - Largamente - Molto vivace
9. 4. Allegretto poco mosso

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
10. 1. Prologue (lent)
11. 2. Sérénade (Modérément animé)
12. 3. Finale (Animé)

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Introduction and Polonaise, Op.3
13. Introduction - Lento
14. Alla Polacca - Allegro con spirito

Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano

CD 13: Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") / Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello & Piano, Op.119 / Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello & Piano , Op.40

1. Applause

Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") for Violoncello and Piano
2. 1. Introduzione
3. 2. Serenata
4. 3. Aria
5. 4. Tarantella
6. 5. Minuetto e Finale

Martha Argerich, piano
Mischa Maisky, cello

7. Applause

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Sonata for cello & piano, Op.119
8. 1. Andante grave
9. 2. Moderato
10. 3. Allegro ma non troppo

11. Applause

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op.40
12. 1. Allegro non troppo
13. 2. Allegro
14. 3. Largo
15. 4. Allegro

16. Applause

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
The Tale of the Stone Flower, Ballet in 4 Acts, Op.118
17. Waltz (Arranged for Cello and Piano by G.Piatigorsky and S. Knushevitsky)

18. Applause

 
Martha Argerich, piano
Mischa Maisky, cello