Twelve original albums from 1957 until 1962 feature the legendary Hungarian cellist Janos Starker in exceptional recordings such as the solo suites of Bach, concertos by Dvorak, Haydn, Boccherini and Schumann, Beethoven sonatas and many more. His musical accompanists and partners include Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Gerald Moore, Gyorgy Sebok, Ferenc Fricsay, Walter Susskind, Carlo Maria Giulini, Leon Pommers and others.
Hungarian cellist Janos Starker is one of the greatest musical personalities of the 20th century. He was accepted at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music at the age of eleven, and was educated by teachers such as Zoltan Kodaly, Bela Bartok and Ernst von Dohnanyi. He had a superb technique, an exquisite tone, and his playing was as elegant as it was intense. This Documents compilation of 12 original albums on 10 CDs confirms all too clearly his standing as a virtuoso and artist. Of course, It includes Bach’s Cello Suites – the first of Starker’s four recordings of these famous compositions, a must-have in any cello-lover’s collection. Also included are Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas with the congenial pianist Gyorgy Sebok from 1959, as well as concertos by Dvorak, Haydn, Boccherini, Schumann and Brahms. The collection is rounded off by the highly praised recital – a journey through music history of sorts – with Gerald Moore from 1958, as well as excursions into Italian baroque music and Spanish music of the 19th century. Kodaly’s Cello Sonatas and an arrangement for cello of the Horn Concerto in E flat major by Mozart are included as bonus recordings.
CD 1
1. Johann Sebastian Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.1 G major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude –
2. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.1 G major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande –
3. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.1 G major, BWV 1007: III. Courante –
4. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.1 G major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande –
5. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.1 G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuetto I & II –
6. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.1 G major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue –
7. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.3 C major, BWV 1009: I. Prelude –
8. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.3 C major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande –
9. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.3 C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante –
10. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.3 C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande –
11. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.3 C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourree I & II –
12. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.3 C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue –
13. Zoltan Kodaly – Cello Sonata op. 8: I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato –
14. Kodaly – Cello Sonata op. 8: II. Adagio (con grandespressione) –
15. Kodaly – Cello Sonata op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace
CD2
1. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.2 D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude –
2. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.2 D minor BWV 1008: II. Allemande –
3. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.2 D minor BWV 1008: III. Courante –
4. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.2 D minor BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande –
5. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.2 D minor BWV 1008: V. Menuetto I & II –
6. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.2 D minor BWV 1008: VI. Gigue –
7. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.5 C minor, BWV 1011 : I. Prelude –
8. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.5 C minor, BWV 1011 : II. Allemande –
9. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.5 C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante –
10. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.5 C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande –
11. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.5 C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I & II –
12. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.5 C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
CD 3
1. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.4 E flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prelude –
2. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.4 E flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande –
3. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.4 E flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante –
4. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.4 E flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande –
5. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.4 E flat major BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I & II –
6. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.4 E flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue: Vivace –
7. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.6 D major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude –
8. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.6 D major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande –
9. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.6 D major, BWV 1012: III. Courante –
10. J.S. Bach – Suitefor Violoncello No.6 D major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande –
11. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.6 D major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I & II. –
12. J.S. Bach – Suite for Violoncello No.6 D major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue –
13. Arcangelo Corelli – Sonate d-Moll: I. Prelude –
14. Arcangelo Corelli – Sonate d-Moll: II. Allemande –
15. Arcangelo Corelli – Sonate d-Moll: III. Sarabande –
16. Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto D-Dur op. 3 : I. Allegro –
17. Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto D-Dur op. 3 : II. Larghetto –
18. Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto D-Dur op. 3 : III. Allegro –
CD4
1. J.S. Bach – Air (Orchestral Suite No.3 D major, BWV 1068) –
2. Fritz Kreisler – Allegretto im Stile Boccherini –
3. Camille Saint-Saens – Allegro appassionato op. 43 –
4. Claude Debussy – La fille aux cheveaux de lin (Preludes, Deux. Livre, No. 8, arr. Feuillard) –
5. Frederic Chopin – Nocturne Nr. 2 Es-Dur op.9, Nr. 2 (arr. Popper) –
6. David Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody op. 68 –
7. J.S. Bach – Arioso (Concerto F minor BWV 1056) –
8. Franz Schubert – Allegretto grazioso (arr. Cassado) –
9. Franz Schubert – Moment musical D 780, Nr. 3 f-Moll (arr. Becker) –
10. Modest Mussorgsky – Gopak (arr. Stutschewsky) –
11. Robert Schumann – Traumerei (Kinderszenen op. 15, arr. Palaschko) –
12. Claude Debussy – Menuet (Petite Suite, arr. Gurt) –
13. Alexander Tcherepnin – Ode –
14. Nicolo Paganini – Caprice B-Dur op. 1, Nr. 13
CD5
1. Antonin Dvorak – Cello Concerto B minor op. 104: I. Allegro vivo –
2. Dvorak – Cello Concerto B minor op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo –
3. Dvorak – Cello Concerto B minor op. 104: III. Finale: Allegro moderato –
4. Gabriel Fauré – Èlègie op. 24 –
5. Mozart – Horn Concerto No.3 E flat major (arranged for cello Sandor Fischer): I. Allegro –
6. Mozart – Horn Concerto No.3 E flat major (arranged for cello Sandor Fischer): II. Romance –
7. Mozart – Horn Concerto No.3 E flat major (arranged for cello Sandor Fischer): III. Allegro –
CD6
1. Joseph Haydn – Konzert fur Cello und Orchester Nr. 2 D-Dur Hob.VIIb/2: I. Allegro moderato –
2. Joseph Haydn – Konzert fur Cello und Orchester Nr. 2 D-Dur Hob.VIIb/2: II. Adagio –
3. Joseph Haydn – Konzert fur Cello und Orchester Nr. 2 D-Dur Hob.VIIb/2: III. Rondo: Allegro –
4. Luigi Boccherini – Cellokonzert Nr. 9 B-Dur G. 482: I. Allegro moderato –
5. Luigi Boccherini – Cellokonzert Nr. 9 B-Dur G. 482: II. Adagio non troppo –
6. Luigi Boccherini – Cellokonzert Nr. 9 B-Dur G. 482: III. Rondo: Allegro –
CD7
1. Manuel de Falla – Suite populaire espagnole (El pano moruno, Nana, Cancion, Asturiana, Jota) –
2. Federico Moreno Torroba – Fandanguillo
3. Manuel de Falla – Ritual Fire Dance
4. Enrique Granados – Intermezzo (Goyescas) & Andaluza
5. Isaac Albeniz – Malaguena
6. Gaspar Cassado – Requiebros & Dance of the Green Devil
7. Johannes Brahms – Konzert fur Violine, Violoncello und Orchester a-Moll op. 102: I. Allegro
8. Brahms – Konzert fur Violine, Violoncello und Orchester a-Moll op. 102: II. Andante
9. Brahms – Konzert fur Violine, Violoncello und Orchester a-Moll op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
CD8
1. Robert Schumann – Cellokonzert a-Moll op. 129: I. Nicht schnell
2. Schumann – Cellokonzert a-Moll op. 129: II. Langsam
3. Schumann – Cellokonzert a-Moll op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft
4. Camille Saint-Saens – Cellokonzert Nr. 1 a-Moll op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo
5. Saint-Saens – Cellokonzert Nr. 1 a-Moll op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto
6. Saint-Saens – Cellokonzert Nr. 1 a-Moll op. 33: III. Tempo I
CD9
1. Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello F-Dur op. 5, 1: I. Adagio sostenuto. Allegro
2. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello F-Dur op. 5, 1: II. Rondo: Allegro vivace
3. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello F-Dur op. 5, 1: III. Allegro vivace
4. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello C-Dur op. 102, 1 : I. Andante. Allegro vivace
5. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello C-Dur op. 102, 1 : II. Adagio. Allegro vivace
6. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello D-Dur op. 102, 2 : I. Allegro con brio
7. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello D-Dur op. 102, 2 : II. Adagio con molto sentimento daffetto
8. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello D-Dur op. 102, 2 : III. Allegro. Allegro fugato
CD10
1. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello g-Moll op. 5, 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo
2. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello g-Moll op. 5, 2: II. Allegro molto più tosto presto
3. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello g-Moll op. 5, 2: II. Rondo: Allegro
4. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello A-Dur op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto
5. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello A-Dur op. 69: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
6. Beethoven – Sonate fur Klavier und Cello A-Dur op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile. Allegro vivace