The complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, with recordings made for Philips Classics, of one of the most successful and versatile cellists of the past decades – Mischa Maisky. Includes the first international release of: Tamezo Narita’s Hamabe no Uta (Song of the Sea Shore); Itsuki no Komoriuta (Lullaby of Itsuki, Japanese traditional); and Yun-Joon Kim’s Elegie.

The 44-CD limited edition combines Maisky’s solo recordings with concerti and chamber music recorded with many of the greatest musicians of our time, including: Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Lang Lang, Berliner Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Mehta. Comprising the core cello repertoire but also lesser-known works and many cello arrangements of Lieder or chamber music, often written for or by Maisky.

Maisky’s recordings have enjoyed world-wide critical acclaim and have been awarded five times the prestigious Record Academy Prize in Tokyo, three times Echo Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, Grand Prix du Disque in Paris and Diapason d’Or of the Year as well as the coveted Grammy nominations.

Highlights include Maisky’s acclaimed 1985 and 1999 recordings of the Bach Suites, the Meditation album (1990); his Grammy-nominated Duo albums with Martha Argerich; and a recording of the Preludio to Villa Lobos’s Bachianas Brasileiras no.1 with Maisky multitracked eight times playing all parts.

Booklet (En/De/Fr) includes an interview with Mischa Maisky, conducted by Camille de Rijck, about his discography on Deutsche Grammophon and his musical partners.

Contents:

CD 1–2
JS Bach - Cello Suites (1985 recording)

CD 3–4
JS Bach - Cello Suites (1999 recording)

CD 5
JS Bach - Cello (Viola da gamba) Sonatas, BWV 1027–1029
- Martha Argerich

CD 6
JS Bach - Goldberg Variations (transcr. for string trio)
- Julian Rachlin, Nobuko Imai

CD 7–8
Beethoven - The Cello Sonatas
- Martha Argerich

CD 9
Vivaldi & Boccherini - Cello Concertos
- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

CD 10
Brahms - Piano Quartet, op.25
Schumann - Fantasiestücke, op.88
- Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet

CD 11
Brahms - Cello Sonata no.1 in E minor, op.38
- Pavel Gililov

CD 12
Brahms - Songs without Words
- Pavel Gililov

CD 13
Dvořák - Cello Concerto
Bloch - Schelomo
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

CD 14
Dvořák - Cello Concerto
R Strauss - Don Quixote
- Tabea Zimmermann, Berliner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta

CD 15
Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme
- Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

CD 16
Haydn - Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2; Violin (Cello) Concerto no.4
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe

CD 17
Mendelssohn - Cello Sonatas; Songs without Words
- Sergio Tiempo

CD 18
Prokofiev - Sinfonia Concertante
Miaskovsky - Cello Concerto
- Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev

CD 19
Rachmaninov - Elegie
- Sergio Tiempo

CD 20
Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov - Piano Trios
- Lang Lang, Vadim Repin

CD 21
Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto no.1; Cello Sonata no.1; Suite, op.16; Le Cygne (Le Carnival des animaux); Allegro apassionato, op.43; Romance in F major, op.36
- Daria Hovora, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

CD 22
Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals
- Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Gidon Kremer, Isabelle van Keulen, Tabea Zimmermann, Georg Maximilian Hörtnagel, Irena Grafenauer, Eduard Brunner

CD 23
Schubert - Songs without Words
- Daria Hovora

CD 24
Schumann - Fantasiestücke
Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata, etc.
- Martha Argerich

CD 25
Schubert - String Quintet in C major, D956
- Gidon Kremer, Kaja Danczowska, Gérard Caussé, Ko Iwasaki
Schubert - String Trio in B flat major, D581
- Gidon Kremer, Nobuko Imai
Webern - 2 Pieces for Cello and Piano
- Oleg Maisenberg

CD 26
Schumann - Cello Concerto
Brahms - Double Concerto, op.102
- Gidon Kremer, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein

CD 27
Schumann - Cello Concerto; Chamber Music
- Martha Argerich, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

CD 28
Shostakovich - Cello Concertos nos. 1, op.107 & 2, op.126

CD 29
Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky - Piano Trios
- Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer

CD 30
R Strauss - Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, op.6
Dvořák - Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, op.100; 4 Romantic Pieces, op.75 no.4 Larghetto (arr. Mischa Maisky); Rondo in G minor, op.94 (version for cello and piano)
R Strauss - 4 Lieder, op.27, TrV170: no.4 Morgen (arr. Mischa Maisky)
- Pavel Gililov

CD 31
Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations; Souvenir de Florence; Lensky’s Aria from Eugen Onegin; Nocturne in D minor (from Op.19, no.4); Andante cantabile, op.11
- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

CD 32  Mischa Maisky & Martha Argerich – In Concert
- Martha Argerich

CD 33  Live in Japan
- Martha Argerich

CD 34  Vocalise
- Pavel Gililov

CD 35  Après un rêve
Music by: Fauré, Bizet, Ravel, Massenet, Debussy, Chausson, Hahn, Duparc, and Poulenc
- Daria Hovora

CD 36  Cellissimo
Music by: Bach, Handel, Boccherini, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, and Bloch
- Daria Hovora

CD 37  Adagio
Music by: Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Respighi, Dvořák, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, R Strauss, Haydn
- Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov

CD 38  Meditation
Music by: Gounod, Handel, Lully, Gluck, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, de Falla, Fauré, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Kreisler
- Pavel Gililov

CD 39  Adagietto
Music by: Mahler, Bach, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Grieg, Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms
- Lily Maisky

CD 40  ¡España! Songs and Dances from Spain
- Lily Maisky

CD 41  20th-Century Classics
Music by: Britten, Bloch, Bartók, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Webern, and Messiaen
- Lily Maisky

CD 42  20th-Century Classics
Music by: Villa-Lobos and Yusupov
- Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Benjamin Yusupov

CD 43  Introduction by Mischa Maisky – Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
Introduction to Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with musical excerpts by Mischa Maisky

CD 44  Rare Recordings
Music by: Beethoven, Chopin, Narita, Offenbach, Kim, and Choi
- Martha Argerich, Julian Rachlin, Daria Hovora