Leonard Rose was an immensely significant and formative figure among Cellists in the 20th century. He made music history as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher alike. Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants in the US, he started a major international career in the 1950s and went on to become the most important American cellist of his time. Equally outstanding was his work as an educator, namely at the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School. Erich Leinsdorf, chief conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, briefly called the “cello” section of his orchestra “Rose Section”, as seven of its members had been Rose’s students. The New York Times added that five of the cellists in both the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, as well as six in the Cleveland Orchestra, had received crucial impulses for their careers through Rose. Yo-Yo-Ma also decided that none other than Rose would qualify as his teacher. So the nine-year-old, a quarter-cello under his arm, appeared in Isaac Stern’s apartment, where the trio Stern-Istomin-Rose rehearsed, and asked to audition – the rest is history. This box and its 10 original albums from the years 1945 to 1961 plus numerous bonus tracks is honoring a great musical personality. Rose is accompanied here by such greats as Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Bruno Walter, Fritz Reiner, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac Stern, Bidu Sayao and Gladys Swartout.
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Traditional – Thomas Moore – The Minstrel Boy
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Traditional – The Garden Where the Praties Grow
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Charles W. Glover – Edward Mordaunt Spencer – The Rose of Tralee
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Traditional – Fay Sargent – The Palatines Daughter
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Ernest R. Ball – Keirn Brennan – A Little Bit of Heaven
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Traditional – A Ballynure Ballad
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Ernest R. Ball – Chauncey Olcott – George Graff jr. – When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Traditional – Thomas Moore – The Young May Moon
Leonard Rose, Christopher Lynch, John Wummer, Laura Newell – Hermann Löhr – Samuel Lover – You’d Better Ask Me
Leonard Rose – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33
Leonard Rose, Joseph Fuchs, Lilian Fuchs – Ludwig van Beethoven – Serenade D-Dur, Op. 8 for Violin, Viola & Cello I. Marcia: Allegro
Leonard Rose, Joseph Fuchs, Lilian Fuchs – Ludwig van Beethoven – Serenade D-Dur, Op. 8 for Violin, Viola & Cello II. Adagio
Leonard Rose, Joseph Fuchs, Lilian Fuchs – Ludwig van Beethoven – Serenade D-Dur, Op. 8 for Violin, Viola & Cello III. Menuetto
Leonard Rose, Joseph Fuchs, Lilian Fuchs – Ludwig van Beethoven – Serenade D-Dur, Op. 8 for Violin, Viola & Cello IV. Adagio. Scherzo. Adagio. Allegro molto. Adagio
Leonard Rose, Joseph Fuchs, Lilian Fuchs – Ludwig van Beethoven – Serenade D-Dur, Op. 8 for Violin, Viola & Cello V. Allegretto alla Polacca
Leonard Rose, Joseph Fuchs, Lilian Fuchs – Ludwig van Beethoven – Serenade D-Dur, Op. 8 for Violin, Viola & Cello VI. Andante quasi allegretto. Allegro. Andante. Allegro
Leonard Rose, Felix Ayle, Robert Bloom, Julius Baker, Fernando Valenti – BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major I. Allegro moderato
Leonard Rose, Felix Ayle, Robert Bloom, Julius Baker, Fernando Valenti – BACH- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major II. Andante
Leonard Rose, Felix Ayle, Robert Bloom, Julius Baker, Fernando Valenti – BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major III. Allegro assai
Leonard Rose – Ernest Bloch – Schelomo (Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra)
Leonard Rose – Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Op. 33 I. Allegro non troppo
Leonard Rose – Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Op. 33 II. Allegretto con moto
Leonard Rose – Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Op. 33 III. Tempo I
Leonard Rose – César Franck – Sonata in A Major (Transcr. of the Violin Sonata) I. Allegretto ben moderato
Leonard Rose – César Franck – Sonata in A Major (Transcr. of the Violin Sonata) II. Allegro
Leonard Rose – César Franck – Sonata in A Major (Transcr. of the Violin Sonata) III. Recitativo – Fantasia. Ben moderato. Largamente
Leonard Rose – César Franck – Sonata in A Major (Transcr. of the Violin Sonata) IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Edvard Grieg – Sonata for Piano and Cello in A Minor I. Allegro agitato
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Edvard Grieg – Sonata for Piano and Cello in A Minor II. Andante molto tranquillo
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Edvard Grieg – Sonata for Piano and Cello in A Minor III. Allegro. Allegro molto e marcato
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Franz Schubert – Sonata in A Minor Arpeggione I. Allegro moderato
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Franz Schubert – Sonata in A Minor Arpeggione II. Adagio
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Franz Schubert – Sonata in A Minor Arpeggione III. Allegretto
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Luigi Boccherini – Cello Sonata in A Major I. Adagio
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Luigi Boccherini – Cello Sonata in A Major II. Allegro
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Giovanni Battista Sammartini – Cello Sonata in G Major I. Allegro
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Giovanni Battista Sammartini – Cello Sonata in G Major II. Grave
Leonard Rose, Leonid Hambro – Giovanni Battista Sammartini – Cello Sonata in G Major III. Vivace
Leonard Rose – Robert Schumann – Cello Concerto in A Minor I. Nicht zu schnell
Leonard Rose – Robert Schumann – Cello Concerto in A Minor II. Langsam
Leonard Rose – Robert Schumann – Cello Concerto in A Minor III. Sehr lebhaft
Leonard Rose – Ernest Bloch – Schelomo (Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra)
Leonard Rose – Ludwig van Beethoven – Triple Concerto in C Major Op. 56 I. Allegro
Leonard Rose – Ludwig van Beethoven – Triple Concerto in C Major Op. 56 II. Largo
Leonard Rose – Ludwig van Beethoven – Triple Concerto in C Major Op. 56 III. Rondo alla Pollaca
Leonard Rose, Gladys Swartout, Gibner King – Jules Massenet – Élégie
Leonard Rose, Gladys Swartout, Gibner King – Edwin Greene – Sing me to sleep
Leonard Rose, Isaac Stern – Johannes Brahms – Double Concerto in A Minor Op. 102 I. Allegro
Leonard Rose – Johannes Brahms – Double Concerto in A Minor Op. 102 II. Andante
Leonard Rose – Johannes Brahms – Double Concerto in A Minor Op. 102 III. Vivace non troppo. Poco meno allegro
Leonard Rose – Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture Op. 80
Leonard Rose – Johannes Brahms – Tragic Overture Op. 81
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Suite du Ballet No. 1 Danse de sabre
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Suite du Ballet No. 1 Danse dAicha
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Suite du Ballet No. 1 Danse des jeunes filles. Danse des Kurdes
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Suite du Ballet No. 1 Berceuse
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Suite du Ballet No. 1 Danse des jeune Kurds. Danse dArmen
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Suite du Ballet No. 1 Lezghinka
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Ballet Suite No. 2 Danse Russe
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Ballet Suite No. 2 Andante
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Ballet Suite No. 2 Adagio de Gayaneh
William Lincer, Leonard Rose, John Corigliano, Mischa Rosenker – Aram Khatchaturian – Ballet Suite No. 2 Le Feu
Leonard Rose – Edouard Lalo – Cello Concerto in D Minor I. Prelude: Lento. Allegro maestoso – II. Intermezzo: Andantino con moto – III. Introduction: Andante. Allegro vivace
Leonard Rose, Bidú Sayao – Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas brasileiiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Introduction
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Theme
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 3 Var. 1
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 2
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 3
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 4
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 5
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 6
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 7
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 8
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 9
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Var. 10
Leonard Rose – Richard Strauss – Don Quixote, Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character Op: 35 Finale