Pierre Fournier - Complete Recordings on DG, Decca & Philips - Box Set 25CDs

Label: DG
Format : Flac (image + cue)
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What remains consistent is Pierre Fournier's elegant and aristocratic playing, his superb control of the bow and his supple, consistently beautiful tone impressed a whole generation of cellists and music lovers all over the world. Sixty-five years since he first recorded for Decca, we are proud to celebrate the artistry of this most distinguished of cellists and the wealth of recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips – presented here together for the very first time in this 25-CD limited edition set.

Pierre Fournier's elegant and aristocratic playing, his superb control of the bow and his supple, consistently beautiful tone impressed a whole generation of cellists and music lovers all over the world.

Fournier's complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips, now collected for the very first time in this limited edition 25-CD set
Original jackets
64-page booklet with new liner notes (in English, French & German) and rare artist photos
Repertoire includes Fournier’s legendary Bach cello suites and Beethoven’s complete piano trios with Szeryng and Kempff
Different interpretations of certain repertoire allow for enlightening comparisons: Beethoven complete works for cello and piano can be found twice in this edition, with Fournier being accompanied by Friedrich Gulda (1959) and Wilhelm Kempff (1965)
Also listen to Fournier as a soloist in Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote” in two different recordings - under Herbert von Karajan and Clemens Krauss.

CD1 Cello Concertos: Lalo, Saint-Saens; Bruch, Bloch
CD2 Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, op. 56
CD3 R. Strauss: Don Quixote, op.35
CD4 Cello Concertos: Dvořák, Elgar
CD5 Vivaldi Cello Sonata; Cello Concertos: Couperin, CPE Bach, Boccherini
CD6 Haydn: Cello Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 | Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
CD7-9 Beethoven: Trios for Piano, Violin and Violoncello
CD10 Beethoven: Trios for Piano, Violin and Violoncello
CD11-12 Beethoven: The Complete Music for Cello and Piano
CD13-14 Beethoven: The Complete Music for Cello and Piano
CD15 Brahms: Cello Sonata No.1 & 2 | Franck: Sonata in A major
CD16 Sonatas | Stücke: Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin
CD17 Arrangements for violoncello and piano: Francoeur, Haydn, Weber, Chopin, Rimsky-Korakov, Schumann, Bach,
CD18-19 J. S. Bach: The Six Suites for Solo Violoncello BWV 1007-1012
CD20 Cello Concertos: Haydn; Dvořak
CD21 R. Strauss: Don Quixote
CD22 Works and arrangements for violoncello & strings: Boccherini, Vivaldi, Couperin | Works for violoncello
CD23 Sonatas for violoncello & piano: Brahms; J. S. Bach
CD24 Brahms: Sonatas for Piano & Violoncello, Nos. 1 & 2
CD25 Sonatas for violoncello & piano: Brahms, Grieg

Complete tracklist : Pierre Fournier - Complete Recordings on DG, Decca & Philips