Description

The anthology includes the following CDRs:

• American Pianist Olga Samaroff (1880-1948) CDR
• Dutch Cellist Joseph Hollman (1852–1926) CDR
• Dutch Cellist Anton Hekking (1855–1935) CDR
• German Cellist Heinrich Grünfeld (1855–1931) CDR
• Belgian Cellist Cornelis Joseph Liégiois (1860–1921) CDR
• American Cellist Hans Kronold (1872–1922) CDR
• American Cellist Paul Kefer (1875–1941) CDR
• American Cellist Joseph Malkin (1879–1969) CDR
• Dutch Cellist Willem Willeke (1879–1950) CDR
• German Cellist Paul Grümmmer (1879–1965) CDR
• Belgian Cellist Marix Loevensohn (1880–1943) CDR
• Hungarian Cellist Arnold Földesy (1882–1940) CDR
• French Cellist Jean Bedetti (1883–1973) CDR
• Historical Cello Recordings Hugo Kreisler (1884–1929) CDR
• Canadian Cellist Boris Hambourg (1885–1954) CDR
• Canadian Cellist Rosario Bourdon (1885–1961) CDR
• French Cellist Paul Bazelaire (1886–1958) CDR
• British Cellist Charles Warwick Evans (1888–1974) CDR
• Great Cellists of the Past Felix Salmond (1888–1952) CDR
• Belgian Cellist Maurice Dambois (1889–1969) CDR
• Dutch Cellist Cornelius van Vliet (1889–1963) CDR
• British Cellist Cedric Sharpe (1891–1978) CDR
• American Cellist Hans Kindler (1892–1949) CDR
• French Cellist Maurice Maréchal (1892–1964), Vol. 1 CDR
• French Cellist Maurice Maréchal (1892–1964), Vol. 2 CDR
• British Cellist Beatrice Harrison (1892–1965), 3 CDR
• Spanish Cellist Antoni Sala (1893–1945) CDR
• French Cellist André Levy (1894–1982) CDR
• Italian Cellist Arturo Bonucci (1894–1964), 2 CDR
• Portuguese Cellist Guilhermina Suggia (1885–1950) CDR
• Australian Cellist Lauri Kennedy (1896–1985) CDR
• Enrico Mainardi (1897–1976): Siemens Spezial and Polydor Recordings CDR
• American Cellist Maurice Eisenberg (1900–1972) CDR
• Emanuel Feuermann (1902–1942): Columbia Recordings CDR
• American Cellist Janos Scholz (1903–1993), 2 CDR
• American Cellist Joseph Schuster (1903–1969), 3 CDR
• Swiss Cellist Henri Honegger (1904–1992) CDR
• Belgian Cellist Adolphe Frezin (1906–1978) CDR
• Dutch Cellist Carel van Leeuwen Boomkamp (1906–2000), 2 CDR
• German Cellist Ludwig Hoelscher (1907–1996), 2 CDR
• Australian Cellist Edmund Kurtz (1908–2004), 2 CDR
• American Cellist Raya Garbousova (1909–1997), Vol. 1 CDR
• American Cellist Raya Garbousova (1909–1997), Vol. 2 CDR
• American Cellist Harvey Shapiro (1911–2007), Vol. 1 CDR
• American Cellist Harvey Shapiro (1911–2007), Vol. 2 CDR
• André Navarra (1911–1988): Odeon, Columbia, and Pathé Records CDR
• American Cellist Frank Miller (1912–1986) CDR
• German Cellist Wilhelm Posegga (1912–1963), 2 CDR
• Hungarian Cellist Vera Dénes (1915–1970) CDR
• French Cellist Bernard Michelin (1915–2003) CDR
• American Cellist Edgar Lustgarten (1916–1979) CDR
• Italian Cellist Amedeo Baldovino (1916–1998) CDR
• American Cellist Samuel Mayes (1917–1990), 2 CDR
• French Cellist Roger Albin (1920–2001) CDR
• Russian Cellist Yakov Slobodkin (1920–2009), Vol. 1 CDR
• Russian Cellist Yakov Slobodkin (1920–2009), Vol. 2 CDR
• Russian Cellist Yakov Slobodkin (1920–2009), Vol. 3 CDR
• American Cellist George Ricci (1921–2010) CDR
• American Cellist Laszlo Varga (1924–2014), 2 CDR
• American Cellist Jascha Silberstein (1934–2008), 2 CDR
• Russian Cellist Mikhail Khomitser (1935–2002) CDR
• Forgotten Italian Cellists: Hidden Treasures CDR
• Great Dutch Cellists: Auguste van Biene, Philip Abbas, Paulo Gruppe CDR
• Great German Cellists: Felix Robert Mendelssohn, Hans Bottermund CDR
• Great German Cellists: Hermann Hopf, Karl Dechert CDR
• Great German Cellists: The 78 RPM Era CDR
• Great Italian Cellists: Luigi Silva, Antonio Janigro CDR
• Great Russian Cellists: Wierzbiliowicz, Barjansky, Rogovoy, Dubinsky CDR
• Legendary Female Cellists: Judith Bokor, May Mukle CDR

This impressive collection showcases the breadth of cello artistry across generations, offering a fascinating glimpse into the world of historical cello recordings. Featuring a diverse array of renowned cellists from various countries, the set includes pioneering figures like Emanuel Feuermann, Maurice Maréchal, and Raya Garbousova, as well as lesser-known gems such as the Belgian cellists Cornelis Liégiois and Marix Loevensohn. The compilation highlights not only technical virtuosity but also the emotional depth and character each performer brings to their instrument. A must-have for connoisseurs of classical music and collectors of cello history, this set is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the legacy of the great cellists of the past.