Compil. 2014 on Mercury label
Classical (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern)
This set brings together all of Janos Starker's celebrated solo Mercury recordings in their original LP sequence in an original jackets to mark the 90th anniversary of his birth. All recordings made on 1/2" 3-track tape using three Schoeps M201 microphones. Produced and 3-to-2 mixed for Compact Disc by Wilma Cozart Fine. Sequencing for this compilation by Ben Wiseman (The Audio Archiving Company). Decca Classics is very grateful to Thomas Fine for his invaluable assistance in clarifying many details and for the provision of illustrative material. Original LP Sleeve Notes CD 1 and 2: ℗ 1966 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 15 April 1963 (BWV 1008 & 1011), 7 & 8 September, 1965 (BWV 1007 & 1012) and 21 & 22 December, 1965 (BWV 1009 & 1010). First released as SR90445 (BWV 1007), SR90370 (BWV 1008 & 1011); SR90446 (BWV 1009 & 1010), SR90447 (BWV 1012) Total Timing: 113:07 CD 3: ℗ 1968 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 16 & 17 April 1963. First Released as SR90480 Total Timing: 40:04 CD 4: ℗ 1967 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 6 & 7 June 1966. First Released as SR90460 Total Timing: 51:22 CD 5: ℗ 1965 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Studio A of Fine Recording Studios, New York, 17 October 1963. Only original masters used for transfer to Compact Disc. First Released as SR90405 Total Timing: 48:50 CD 6: ℗ 1965 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 25 & 26 June 1964. First Released as SR90392 Total Timing: 51:30 CD 7: ℗ 1963 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 8-10 July 1962. First Released as SR90320 Total Timing: 47:54 CD 8: ℗ 1962 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 6-10 July 1962. First Released as SR90303 Total Timing: 48:02 CD 9: ℗ 1963 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 9 & 10 July 1962. First Released as SR90347 Total Timing: 46:29 CD 10: ℗ 1965 Universal International Music BV Recording Location: Watford Town Hall, Watford, near London, 26 & 27 June 1964. First Released as SR90409 Total Timing: 34:24
Janos Starker vc, 1924-2013 HU cello, liner notes, album by | |
Ben Wiseman , compiled by | |
Raymond McGill compiled by, management, project management | |
Antal Dorati hps, 1906-1988 HU conductor | |
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski , *1923 PO conductor | |
The London Symphony Orchestra , orchestra | |
Gyorgy Sebok p, 1922-1999 US piano | |
Stephen Swedish p, US piano | |
August Lindner , arranged by | |
Carlo Alfredo Piatti vc, 1822-1901 IT arranged by |
WLP Ltd. art direction, booklet editor |
Jacques Parker design, original front cover design |
Rolf Bruderer design, original front cover design |
George Maas design, wallet front design |
Harold Lawrence design, wallet front design, liner notes, photography by, recorded by, producer |
Robert Eberenz engineer, associate, engineer, chief engineer, supervised by, recording supervisor |
William Auerbach-Levy illustration, wallet front drawings |
Bernard Jacobson liner notes |
Carol Frances Brown liner notes |
Edward Cole liner notes |
Frederic V. Grunfeld liner notes |
Igor Kipnis liner notes |
Martin Mayer liner notes |
Paul Affelder liner notes |
Peter G. Davis liner notes |
Shirley Fleming liner notes |
Tully Potter liner notes |
Andrew Nicholas mastered by |
Dennis Drake mastered by |
Mary Morris photography by |
Peter Gravina photography by |
Arnold Newman photography by, wallet front photo |
Wesley Bowman Studio, Inc. photography by, wallet front photo |
Wilma Cozart recorded by, producer |
Robert Fine engineer, chief engineer, supervised by, recording supervisor |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Complete Suites For Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007-1012 | Janos Starker | ||
2 | Suite No. 1 In G Major, BWV1007 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
3 | Praeludium | Janos Starker | 2:31 | |
4 | Allemande | Janos Starker | 4:26 | |
5 | Courante | Janos Starker | 2:24 | |
6 | Sarabande | Janos Starker | 3:21 | |
7 | Menuets I & II | Janos Starker | 2:55 | |
8 | Gigue | Janos Starker | 1:38 | |
9 | Suite No. 2 In D Minor, BWV1008 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
10 | Praeludium | Janos Starker | 3:15 | |
11 | Allemande | Janos Starker | 2:48 | |
12 | Courante | Janos Starker | 1:25 | |
13 | Sarabande | Janos Starker | 3:39 | |
14 | Menuets I & II | Janos Starker | 2:34 | |
15 | Gigue | Janos Starker | 1:41 | |
16 | Suite No. 3 In C Major, BWV1009 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
17 | Praeludium | Janos Starker | 4:13 | |
18 | Allemande | Janos Starker | 2:55 | |
19 | Courante | Janos Starker | 2:11 | |
20 | Sarabande | Janos Starker | 3:20 | |
21 | Bourées I & II | Janos Starker | 3:12 | |
22 | Gigue | Janos Starker | 2:11 | |
23 | Suite No. 4 In E Flat Major, BWV1010 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
24 | Praeludium | Janos Starker | 4:04 | |
25 | Allemande | Janos Starker | 2:47 | |
26 | Courante | Janos Starker | 2:31 | |
27 | Sarabande | Janos Starker | 3:24 | |
28 | Bourées I & II | Janos Starker | 3:52 | |
29 | Gigue | Janos Starker | 1:38 | |
30 | Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV1011 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
31 | Praeludium | Janos Starker | 6:50 | |
32 | Allemande | Janos Starker | 4:13 | |
33 | Courante | Janos Starker | 2:07 | |
34 | Sarabande | Janos Starker | 2:44 | |
35 | Gavottes I & II | Janos Starker | 4:05 | |
36 | Gigue | Janos Starker | 2:35 | |
37 | Suite No. 6 In D Major, BWV1011 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
38 | Praeludium | Janos Starker | 4:42 | |
39 | Allemande | Janos Starker | 4:33 | |
40 | Courante | Janos Starker | 2:35 | |
41 | Sarabande | Janos Starker | 3:22 | |
42 | Gavottes I & II | Janos Starker | 3:36 | |
43 | Gigue | Janos Starker | 2:48 | |
44 | 3 Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba And Harpsichord, BWV 1027-1029 | Janos Starker | ||
45 | Sonata No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1027 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
46 | I. Adagio | Janos Starker | 3:25 | |
47 | II. Allegro Ma Non Tanto | Janos Starker | 3:19 | |
48 | III. Andante | Janos Starker | 2:21 | |
49 | IV. Allegro Moderato | Janos Starker | 2:53 | |
50 | Sonata No. 2 In D Major, BWV 1028 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
51 | I. Adagio | Janos Starker | 1:53 | |
52 | II. Allegro | Janos Starker | 3:43 | |
53 | III. Andante | Janos Starker | 4:46 | |
54 | IV. Allegro | Janos Starker | 3:51 | |
55 | Sonata No. 3 In G Minor, BWV 1029 | Janos Starker | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
56 | I. Vivace | Janos Starker | 4:51 | |
57 | II. Adagio | Janos Starker | 5:20 | |
58 | III. Allegro | Janos Starker | 3:36 | |
59 | Italian Cello Sonatas | Janos Starker | ||
60 | Sonata No. 4 In A Major, G4 | Janos Starker | Luigi Boccherini | |
61 | I. Adagio | Janos Starker | 3:44 | |
62 | II. Allegro Moderato | Janos Starker | 4:30 | |
63 | Sonata For Cello And Continuo In E Minor, RV 40 | Janos Starker | Antonio Vivaldi | |
64 | I. Largo | Janos Starker | 2:29 | |
65 | II. Allegro | Janos Starker | 1:19 | |
66 | III. Largo | Janos Starker | 2:19 | |
67 | IV. Allegro | Janos Starker | 1:45 | |
68 | Sonata In D Minor, Op. 5, No. 7 | Janos Starker | Arcangelo Corelli | |
69 | I. Preludio | Janos Starker | 3:22 | |
70 | II. Allemanda | Janos Starker | 1:46 | |
71 | III. Sarabanda | Janos Starker | 2:28 | |
72 | IV. Giga | Janos Starker | 1:41 | |
73 | Sonata In D Magor | Janos Starker | Pietro Antonio Locatelli | |
74 | I. Allegro | Janos Starker | 3:34 | |
75 | II. Adagio | Janos Starker | 5:04 | |
76 | III. Minuetto | Janos Starker | 5:22 | |
77 | Sonata In E Major | Janos Starker | Giuseppe Valentini | |
78 | I. Grave | Janos Starker | 3:01 | |
79 | II. Allegro | Janos Starker | 2:06 | |
80 | III. Allegro (Tempo Di Gavotta) | Janos Starker | 2:24 | |
81 | IV. Allegro | Janos Starker | 3:10 | |
82 | Mendelssohn / Martinů / Chopin / Debussy / Bartók / Weiner | Janos Starker | ||
83 | Variations Concertantes, Op. 17 | Janos Starker | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 7:49 |
84 | Variations On A Theme Of Rossini | Janos Starker | Bohuslav Martinů | 7:32 |
85 | Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3 | Janos Starker | Frédéric Chopin | 8:41 |
86 | Sonata No. 1 In D Minor | Janos Starker | Claude Debussy | |
87 | I. Prologue | Janos Starker | 4:09 | |
88 | II. Sérénade - | Janos Starker | 3:23 | |
89 | III. Finale | Janos Starker | 3:15 | |
90 | Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94 | Janos Starker | Béla Bartók | 10:17 |
91 | Hungarian Wedding Dance | Janos Starker | Leó Weiner | 3:43 |
92 | Brahms: Cello Sonatas 1 And 2 | Janos Starker | ||
93 | Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 | Janos Starker | Johannes Brahms | |
94 | I. Allegro Non Troppo | Janos Starker | 12:48 | |
95 | II. Allegretto Quasi Minuetto | Janos Starker | 5:02 | |
96 | III. Allegro | Janos Starker | 6:07 | |
97 | Cello Sonata No. 2 In F Major, Op. 99 | Janos Starker | Johannes Brahms | |
98 | I. Allegro Vivace | Janos Starker | 9:16 | |
99 | II. Adagio Affettuoso | Janos Starker | 7:09 | |
100 | III. Allegro Passionato | Janos Starker | 6:45 | |
101 | IV. Allegro Molto | Janos Starker | 4:23 | |
102 | Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 / Chopin: Cello Sonata | Janos Starker | ||
103 | Cello Sonata No. 2 In D Major, Op. 58 | Janos Starker | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | |
104 | I. Allegro Assai Vivace | Janos Starker | 7:38 | |
105 | II. Allegretto Scherzando | Janos Starker | 4:54 | |
106 | III. Adagio | Janos Starker | 4:54 | |
107 | IV. Finale: Molto Allegro E Vivace | Janos Starker | 7:10 | |
108 | Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 65 | Janos Starker | Frédéric Chopin | |
109 | I. Allegro Moderato | Janos Starker | 9:44 | |
110 | II. Scherzo: Allegro Con Brio | Janos Starker | 4:18 | |
111 | III. Largo | Janos Starker | 3:19 | |
112 | IV. Finale: Allegro | Janos Starker | 5:57 | |
113 | Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Bruch: Kol Nidrei | Janos Starker | ||
114 | Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104 | Janos Starker | Antonín Dvořák | |
115 | I. Allegro | Janos Starker | 15:08 | |
116 | II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo | Janos Starker | 11:11 | |
117 | III. Finale: Allegro Moderato | Janos Starker | 11:47 | |
118 | Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 | Janos Starker | Max Bruch | 9:56 |
119 | Schumann: Cello Concerto / Lalo: Cello Concerto | Janos Starker | ||
120 | Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129 | Janos Starker | Robert Schumann | |
121 | I. Nicht Zu Schnell | Janos Starker | 10:33 | |
122 | II. Langsam | Janos Starker | 4:01 | |
123 | III. Sehr Lebhaft | Janos Starker | 9:00 | |
124 | Cello Concerto In D Minor | Janos Starker | Édouard Lalo | |
125 | I. Prélude: Lento - Allegro Maestoso | Janos Starker | 11:12 | |
126 | II. Intermezzo: Andantino Con Moto - Allegro Presto | Janos Starker | 4:59 | |
127 | III. Andante - Allegro Vivace | Janos Starker | 6:44 | |
128 | Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 | Janos Starker | ||
129 | Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op. 23 | Janos Starker | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 15:46 |
130 | Moderato Assai Quasi Andante | Janos Starker | ||
131 | Temo: Moderato Semplice | Janos Starker | ||
132 | Variazione I: Tempo Del Tema | Janos Starker | ||
133 | Variazione II: Tempo Del Tema | Janos Starker | ||
134 | Variazione III: Andante Sostenuto | Janos Starker | ||
135 | Variazione IV: Andante Grazioso | Janos Starker | ||
136 | Variazione V: Allegro Moderato | Janos Starker | ||
137 | Variazione VI: Andante | Janos Starker | ||
138 | Variazione VII E Coda: Allegro Viva | Janos Starker | ||
139 | Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 33 | Janos Starker | Camille Saint-Saëns | |
140 | Allegro Non Troppo - Animato - Allegro Molto - Tempo I - | Janos Starker | 5:36 | |
141 | Allegretto Con Moto - Tempo I - | Janos Starker | 5:35 | |
142 | Un Poco Meno Allegro - Più Allegro (Tempo I) - Molto Allegro | Janos Starker | 7:27 |