The last quarter of the 20th Century witnessed the emergence of an exceptional number of gifted cellists but “none finer than Austrian virtuoso Heinrich Schiff” (The Strad).  As his career developed, Schiff turned increasingly to conducting. At the height of his career as a cellist – as captured on this outstanding set of recordings made for Philips & Deutsche Grammophon – he was a true force of nature. The limited Edition features 21 CDs, all presented in their original jackets and new liner notes in a 24 pages booklet with many archive photographs. Highlights include the benchmark recordings of Shostakovich’s two cello concertos conducted by the composer’s son Maxim, Haydn Concertos, Schubert’s String Quintet with the Hagen Quartett, Gulda’s Concerto for Cello & Wind Orchestra—written for Schiff—and a definitive account of Lutoslawki’s multifaceted Cello Concerto conducted by the composer.

Tracklist:

CD 1 VIVALDI Cello Concertos

CD 2 GEMINIANI · VIVALDI Cello Sonatas

CD 3 HAYDN Cello Concertos Sinfonia Concertante

CD 4-5 BEETHOVEN Complete Works for Cello & Piano

CD 6 BRAHMS Piano Trio No.1 BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No.7 “Archduke”

CD 7 SCHUBERT String Quintet BEETHOVEN Grosse Fuge

CD 8 SCHUMANN Cello Concerto Adagio & Allegro · Fantasiestücke · 5 Stücke im Volkston

CD 9 BRAHMS Cello Sonatas 1&2

CD 10 BRAHMS Double Concerto ELGAR Cello Concerto

CD 11 DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto · Silent Woods

CD 12 DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto · Silent Woods Rondo in G · Slavonic Dance Op.46/8

CD 13 SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto FAURÉ Elegie LALO Cello Concerto

CD 14 “ENCORE!”

CD 15 R. STRAUSS Don Quixote · Romanze in F · Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

CD 16 RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata · Vocalise SIBELIUS Maliconia DVOŘÁK Polonaise

CD 17 PROKOFIEV Symphony-Concerto · Symphony No.7

CD 18 ZIMMERMANN Canto di Speranza · Cello Concerto · Oboe Concerto Trumpet Concerto

CD 19 SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concertos 1&2

CD 20 LUTOSŁAWSKI Cello Concerto LOURIÉ Concerto da camera SCHNITTKE String Trio

CD 21 GULDA Concerto for Cello & Wind Orchestra BEETHOVEN “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” Variations