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Jacqueline Du Pr�, cello and Daniel Barenboim, piano, on EMI
Pierre Fournier, cello and Wilhelm Kempf, piano on DG
- Friedrich Gulda, piano, on DG
- Artur Schnable, piano, on Pearl
Maurice Gendron, cello and Jean Fran�aix, piano (Three Sets of Variations), on Philips
Antonio Janigro, cello and J�rg Demus, piano, on Vanguard Classics
Misha Maisky, cello and Martha Argerich, piano, on DG
Mikl�s Per�nyi, cello and Andr�s Schiff, piano, on ECM Records
Gregor Piatigorsky, cello and Solomon, piano, (Five Sonatas) on Testament
Rostropovich, cello and Richter, piano (Five Sonatas), on Philips

Misha Maisky, cello and Martha Argerich, piano, on DG (paired with Polonaise brillante and Sonatas
- by Debussy and Franck) (a live recording)
Rostropovich, cello and Martha Argerich, piano, on DG

Pablo Casals on EMI - George Szell conducting
Emanuel Feuermann on Naxos (paired with Haydn Concerto in D major)
Pierre Fournier on DG - George Szell conducting
Maurice Gendron (24-yrs old) on Arkadia - Willem Mengelberg conducting! (a live recording)
Franz Helmerson on BIS
Edmund Kurtz on Naxos - Toscanini conducting! (a live recording)
Yo Yo Ma on Sony - New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur conducting
Zara Nelsova on Decca - Josef Krips conducting
Gregor Piatigorsky on RCA-BMG (paired with Walton Concerto) - M�nch conducting
Rostropovich on Erato (paired with Tchaikovsky "Rococo" Variations) - Ozawa conducting
- (Rostropovich claimed that it was his best recording of the Concerto)
Miloš S�dlo on Supraphon (paired with Concerto No. 1 in A major!) - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,
- V�clav Neumann conducting
Janos Starker on Mercury Living Presence - Dorati conducting
Paul Tortelier on EMI - Previn conducting

Maurice Gendron on Philips (paired with Faur� El�gie, Dvor�k Concerto and Rondo in G minor)
Andr� Navarra on Erato (paired with Lalo Concerto in D minor) - M�nch conducting
Paul Tortelier on EMI (paired with Allegro appassionato and Lalo Concerto, Faur� El�gie and Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations)

Maurice Gendron, cello and Jean Fran�aix, piano, on Philips
Misha Maisky, cello and Doria Hovora, piano, on DG
- Martha Argerich, piano, on Philips
Leonard Rose, cello and Leonid Hambro, piano, on Sony
Rostropovich, cello and Benjamin Britten, piano, on Decca
Friedrich-J�rgen Sellheim, cello and Eckart Sellheim, piano, on Sony

Casals on Sony - Orrmandy conducting
Pierre Fournier on Cascavelli (paired with Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 and Martin� Concerto)
- - Fricsay, Sawallisch and Horenstein conducting! (live recordings)
Maurice Gendron on Testament (paired with Tchaikovsky "Rococo" Variations)
Yo Yo Ma on Sony
Misha Maisky on DG (paired with Dvor�k Concerto) - Bernstein conducting
Truls M�rk on Virgin Classics (paired with Bruch Kol Nidrei and Bloch Schelomo)
Andr� Navarra on Supraphon (paired with Bloch Schelomo)
Piatigorsky on Testament (paired with Saint-Sa�ns Concerto and Bloch Schelomo) -
- Barbirolli, Reiner and M�nch conducting
Leonard Rose on Sony
Paul Tortelier on BBC (paired with Hindemith Concerto -1940)

Han-Na Chang on EMI (paired with the Cello Sonata) - Extraordinary playing of these two works!
Pierre Fournier on Cascavelli (a live recording)
Yo Yo Ma on CBS - Philadelphia Orchestra, Orrmandy conducting
Rostropovich on Sony - Philadelphia Orchestra, Orrmandy conducting
- On Erato (paired with Prokofiev Symphonie-Concertante) -
  - London Symphony Orchestra, Ozawa conducting
- On EMI - The Russian Years (paired with Concerto No. 2 - a World Premiere in 1966;
  - Sonatas by Shostakovich, Kabalevsky and Khachaturian, who are heard playing their own piano part. Live recordings in Moscow)
  - One should own a copy of this 2-CD set!
Miloš S�dlo on Supraphon
Heinrich Schiff on Philips (paired with Concerto No. 2) - Maxim Shostakovich conducting
Janos Starker on Ermitage (paired with Haydn Concerto in C major) (a live recording)

Misha Maisky, cello and Martha Argerich, piano, on DG (paired with Prokofiev Sonata and Stravinsky Suite Italienne) (a live recording)
Rostropovich with Dmitri Shostakovich, piano, on Eclectra Records
Daniil Shafran with Dmitri Shostakovich, piano, on DOREMI "Legendary Treasures"

Maurice Gendron on Philips (paired with Pezzo Capriccioso and Schumann Concerto) -
- Wiener Symphoniker, Dohn�nyi conducting
Yo Yo Ma on Sony (paired with Prokofiev Symphonie-Concertante) -
- Pittsburgh Symphony, Maazel conducting
Rostropovich on DG (paired with Dvor�k Concerto) - Berlin Philharmonic, Karajan conducting

A collection of the most popular works for cello performed by the renowned cellists of our time including Casals, Fournier, Gendron, Harrell, Maisky, Rostropovich, Schiff, and Starker.

Pierre Fournier - Saint-Sa�ns Concerto and Schumann Concerto on EMI
L’Art de Pierre Fournier, a recital disc on VAi
Yo Yo Ma - Bach Six Solo Suites on Sony - "Inspired by Bach" in collaboration with various artists.
Misha Maisky - Bach Six Solo Suites on DG
Zara Nelsova - Grande Dame du Violoncelle, a disc of sonatas and concerto on VAi
Rostropovich - Bach Six Solo Suites on EMI
- Beethoven Five Sonatas on EM -Richter, piano (live recordings)
- Dvor�k Concerto and Saint-Sa�ns Concerto on EMI - Giulini conducting
- Haydn Two Concerti on Philips
- Schumann Concerto and Bloch Schelomo on DG - Bernstein conducting
- Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev Symphonie-Concertante on EMI
- Strauss, R., Don Quixote on DG - Karajan conducting
Paul Tortelier - a documentary disc includes works of Bach, Beethoven, Faur�, and Ravel on EMI